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Elton, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Elton is a Census town of 862 people across 1.66 square miles of land, in Jefferson Davis Parish. Median household income is $37,575, 73.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $804,700 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Elton
What Elton is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.66 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land519 plus or minus 207
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson Davis Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Elton
- Population862 plus or minus 344
- Median age58.9 plus or minus 22.2
- Population under 18172 plus or minus 108
- Share under 1820.0 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Population 65 and over312 plus or minus 123
- Share 65 and over36.2 percent plus or minus 20.3
- Households439 plus or minus 149
- Family households263 plus or minus 115
- Share of households that are families59.9 percent plus or minus 16.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Elton
- Median household income$37,575 plus or minus $9,265
- Per capita income$22,900 plus or minus $5,847
- Civilian labor force352 plus or minus 184
- Employed352 plus or minus 184
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over614 plus or minus 198
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher72.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.8 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.7 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Elton
- Housing units557 plus or minus 164
- Occupied units439 plus or minus 149
- Vacant units118 plus or minus 69
- Vacancy rate21.2 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Owner occupied323 plus or minus 113
- Renter occupied116 plus or minus 73
- Ownership rate73.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$84,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$499 plus or minus $390
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.9 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Single family units437 plus or minus 133
- Share single family78.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more68 plus or minus 64
- Share in buildings of two or more12.2 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Mobile homes52 plus or minus 53
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Elton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute334 plus or minus 179
- Commuting under 15 minutes145 plus or minus 115
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.4 percent plus or minus 25.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more85 plus or minus 81
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.4 percent plus or minus 19.9
- Drove alone89.5 percent
- Carpooled10.5 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Elton (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$804,700
- Average approval$268,233
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$529,700
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval3.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Elton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Elton
- NFIP communityTown of Elton
- NFIP community number220096
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/22/10
The Town of Elton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220096 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jefferson Davis Parish, not Elton
Jefferson Davis Parish context, not Elton figures
- Establishments in Jefferson Davis Parish633
- Covered employment, Jefferson Davis Parish8,020
- Average annual pay, Jefferson Davis Parish$44,133
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson Davis Parish69
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson Davis Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Elton.
All Jefferson Davis Parish figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Elton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Elton, Louisiana?
862, in 439 households. Elton town covers 1.66 square miles of land, which is 519 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Elton in?
Jefferson Davis Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Elton?
$37,575. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $84,900. Median gross rent is $499 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Elton businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $804,700 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Elton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Elton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Elton. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Elton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Elton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Elton, town of, community 220096, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Elton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson Davis Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Elton.
Is zoning published for Elton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.