Elton, Louisiana

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

ALMANAC

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.2% to the 557 homes here.

is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count.Sources: Computed by the Almanac

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Population

Down 1.9% since 2020.

974

people, the 159th-largest of Louisiana's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Louisiana's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
The workday

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

95.2%

of 63 jobs located in Elton are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
Rent

Median rent is up 19% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$499

a month. Louisiana's median is $1,064.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $329.

A $329 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Jefferson Davis Parish.
- $597 Tract 3
- $926 Tract 4.02
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Room to build

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

$435–$653

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $499 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 76% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.2% to the 557 homes here.

1

is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
Home value

A median home costs 61% less than Louisiana's.

$84,900

median home value in Elton.
- $84,900 Elton
- $216,500 Louisiana
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Elton, Louisiana

Elton,
Louisiana.

Down 1.9% since 2020.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 19% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $329.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.2% to the 557 homes here.

A median home costs 61% less than Louisiana's.

Every number came from a public source, with its date.

Down 1.9% since 2020.

Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

Median rent is up 19% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $329.

The median rent sits inside what local wages can carry.

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

Closing the gap would add 0.2% to the 557 homes here.

A median home costs 61% less than Louisiana's.

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