| Index | Elton | Louisiana | National |
| Income per capita | $17,106 | $24,775 | $28,555 |
| Median household income | $25,329 | $44,991 | $53,482 |
| Median income owner occupied | $30,469 | $57,681 | $68,142 |
| Median income renter occupied | $14,250 | $26,583 | $33,219 |
| Median earnings male | $23,669 | $37,322 | $36,116 |
| Median earnings female | $18,828 | $22,260 | $25,692 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7% | 5.3% | 5.8% |
| Poverty level | 23.7% | 19.6% | 15.6% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 4.7% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing sector | 16.5% | 2.2% |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 10.2% | 4.4% |
| Public administration | 12.3% | 5.7% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 9.7% | 0.0% |
| Education, health & social services | 3.4% | 51.1% |
| Other | 43.2% | 30.8% |
| City, State | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Oberlin, LA | 2,069 | $42,778 | 20% |
| Iota, LA | 1,790 | $34,310 | 36% |
| Kinder, LA | 2,746 | $32,226 | 40% |
| Fenton, LA | 359 | $28,452 | 47% |
| Basile, LA | 1,965 | $28,036 | 48% |
| Elton, LA | 1,141 | $25,329 | 53% |
| City, State | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Homeland, GA | 1,141 | $33,571 | 37% |
| Astoria, IL | 1,141 | $34,625 | 35% |
| North Bonneville, WA | 1,141 | $55,179 | 3% |
| Clarkton, MO | 1,141 | $25,250 | 53% |
| East Prospect, PA | 1,140 | $46,696 | 13% |
| Elton, LA | 1,141 | $25,329 | 53% |