Augusta vs El Dorado

A side-by-side comparison of Augusta and El Dorado: population, income, housing, and more.

Augusta and El Dorado are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

El Dorado has the higher population (12,882 vs 9,252 in Augusta). Augusta has the higher median household income ($60,581 vs $54,828 in El Dorado). Augusta has the higher median home value ($162,200 vs $113,800 in El Dorado).

Population, income & housing

	Augusta	El Dorado
Population	9,252	12,882
Median age	39.0 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,581	$54,828
Median home value	$162,200	$113,800
Median gross rent	$950	$877
Housing units	3,875	6,015
Homeownership rate	70.6%	61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Augusta	El Dorado
Population	9,368 → 9,252 (-1.2%)	12,988 → 12,882 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$48,887 → $60,581 (+23.9%)	$43,314 → $54,828 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$125,900 → $162,200 (+28.8%)	$88,500 → $113,800 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $950 (+14.5%)	$763 → $877 (+14.9%)

Augusta

Population

9,3689,252

Median household income

$48,887$60,581

Median home value

$125,900$162,200

Median gross rent

$830$950

El Dorado

Population

12,98812,882

Median household income

$43,314$54,828

Median home value

$88,500$113,800

Median gross rent

$763$877

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Augusta	El Dorado
Under 5	5.0%	9.7%
5 to 17	16.7%	17.3%
18 to 24	10.5%	12.4%
25 to 34	12.9%	11.6%
35 to 44	10.4%	11.2%
45 to 54	11.6%	9.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	11.9%
65 to 74	12.9%	9.7%
75 and over	7.2%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Augusta	El Dorado
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.5%
Asian	0.1%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Augusta	El Dorado
No high school diploma	5.7%	5.9%
High school graduate	32.9%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	37.4%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Augusta	El Dorado
Drove alone	75.6%	84.0%
Carpooled	12.8%	5.3%
Public transit	0.6%	0.1%
Walked	0.3%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	9.0%	2.9%
Other means	1.7%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Augusta	El Dorado
1-unit, detached	78.3%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	2.5%
20 or more units	2.4%	4.7%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Augusta	El Dorado
Poverty rate	11.3%	21.4%
Average household size	2.44	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	26	18
Median year structure built	1975	1958