El Dorado

Population: 17,382
Median household income: $45,159
Median home value: $113,100

El Dorado is a community in Union County, Arkansas, home to 17,382 residents. The median household income of $45,159 is below the Union County median ($50,221).

From 2019 to 2023, El Dorado's population declined 3.3% from 17,982 to 17,382, while its median home value rose 27.7% from $88,600 to $113,100.

The median gross rent is $845. 17.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,382
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $45,159
Median home value: $113,100
Median gross rent: $845
Housing units: 7,854
Homeownership rate: 58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,98217,382

Median household income

$42,595$45,159

Median home value

$88,600$113,100

Median gross rent

$680$845

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,982	$42,595	$88,600	$680
2020	17,826	$43,409	$92,100	$720
2021	17,800	$41,831	$93,500	$725
2022	17,606	$46,869	$110,600	$780
2023	17,382	$45,159	$113,100	$845

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,099	6.3%
5 to 17	3,213	18.5%
18 to 24	1,422	8.2%
25 to 34	2,848	16.4%
35 to 44	2,129	12.2%
45 to 54	1,746	10.0%
55 to 64	1,818	10.5%
65 to 74	1,598	9.2%
75 and over	1,509	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,241	41.7%
Black or African American	8,339	48.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.1%
Asian	280	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	484	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,019	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate42.0%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,542	13.2%
High school graduate	4,896	42.0%
Some college or associate's	3,234	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,095	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	881	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,759	81.6%
Carpooled	433	6.1%
Public transit	9	0.1%
Walked	133	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	666	9.4%
Other means	60	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,874	60.6%
15 to 29 min	1,483	23.2%
30 to 44 min	423	6.6%
45 to 59 min	464	7.3%
60+ min	150	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 23.9% (4,067 of 17,037)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,745	57.0%
Nonfamily households	2,826	43.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,571	83.7%
Vacant	1,283	16.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,846	58.5%
Renter-occupied	2,725	41.5%

1-unit, detached76.6%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,020	76.6%
1-unit, attached	6	0.1%
2 to 4 units	631	8.0%
5 to 19 units	582	7.4%
20 or more units	114	1.5%
Mobile home & other	501	6.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0521070
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.2190, -92.6641