Eldorado

Population: 3,762
Median household income: $39,766
Median home value: $68,600

Located in Saline County, Illinois, Eldorado is a community with a population of 3,762. At $39,766, its median household income sits below Saline County's $54,945.

Between 2019 and 2023, Eldorado's population declined 9.3% from 4,149 to 3,762, while its median home value rose 55.9% from $44,000 to $68,600.

The typical home was built around 1959. 20.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,762
Median age: 45.8 yrs
Median household income: $39,766
Median home value: $68,600
Median gross rent: $630
Housing units: 2,050
Homeownership rate: 69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1493,762

Median household income

$38,721$39,766

Median home value

$44,000$68,600

Median gross rent

$642$630

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,149	$38,721	$44,000	$642
2020	4,000	$37,528	$44,700	$630
2021	3,836	$33,734	$45,200	$585
2022	3,797	$35,799	$55,400	$630
2023	3,762	$39,766	$68,600	$630

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1714.7%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6420.1%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over12.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	159	4.2%
5 to 17	554	14.7%
18 to 24	271	7.2%
25 to 34	443	11.8%
35 to 44	420	11.2%
45 to 54	271	7.2%
55 to 64	755	20.1%
65 to 74	436	11.6%
75 and over	453	12.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,482	92.6%
Black or African American	10	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.2%
Asian	70	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.4%
Two or more races	53	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	126	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate35.7%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree10.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	319	11.5%
High school graduate	993	35.7%
Some college or associate's	1,023	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	287	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	156	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,128	78.2%
Carpooled	185	12.8%
Public transit	3	0.2%
Walked	32	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	95	6.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	655	48.6%
15 to 29 min	352	26.1%
30 to 44 min	67	5.0%
45 to 59 min	93	6.9%
60+ min	181	13.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 20.9% (769 of 3,673)

	Count	Share
Family households	922	52.8%
Nonfamily households	823	47.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,745	85.1%
Vacant	305	14.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,212	69.5%
Renter-occupied	533	30.5%

1-unit, detached78.4%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units9.5%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,607	78.4%
1-unit, attached	11	0.5%
2 to 4 units	94	4.6%
5 to 19 units	194	9.5%
20 or more units	12	0.6%
Mobile home & other	132	6.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1723009
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.5 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 37.8117, -88.4416