2020 census As of the
2020 census, Elsa had a population of 5,668. The median age was 32.3 years, 31.4% of residents were under the age of 18, and 14.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.5 males age 18 and over. 99.5% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.5% lived in rural areas. There were 1,703 households in Elsa, of which 47.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 39.8% were married-couple households, 15.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 38.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 5,549 people, 1,575 households, and 1,324 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,754 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 74.5%
White, 0.34%
African American, 0.45%
Native American, 0.05%
Asian, 21.7% from
other races, and 2.97% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 97.28% of the population. There were 1,575 households, out of which 44.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were
married couples living together, 22.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.9% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.52 and the average family size was 3.90. In the city, the population was spread out, with 34.7% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $19,232, and the median income for a family was $21,831. Males had a median income of $21,957 versus $17,107 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $7,550. About 33.5% of families and 38.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 51.9% of those under age 18 and 32.2% of those age 65 or over. ==Government and infrastructure==