2020 census As of the
2020 census, Eastland had a population of 3,609. The median age was 39.6 years, 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18, and 20.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.9 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,474 households in Eastland, of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.2% were married-couple households, 19.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,805 housing units, of which 18.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 13.4%.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 3,769 people, 1,475 households, and 998 families were living in the city. The
population density was . The 1,737 housing units averaged 614.4/sq mi (237.0/km2). The
racial makeup of the city was 91.64% White, 1.80% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 4.72% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 12.89% of the population. Of the 1,475 households, 33.8% had children under 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were not families. About 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.45, and the average family size was 3.04. In the city, the age distribution was 25.7% under 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $28,277, and for a family was $34,333. Males had a median income of $27,072 versus $16,574 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $17,339. About 14.2% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 25.0% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==