El Dorado

Population: 12,882
Median household income: $54,828
Median home value: $113,800

El Dorado, a community in Butler County, Kansas, has 12,882 residents. At $54,828, its median household income sits below Butler County's $80,375.

Between 2019 and 2023, El Dorado's population held roughly steady from 12,988 to 12,882, while its median home value rose 28.6% from $88,500 to $113,800.

21.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.31 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,882
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $54,828
Median home value: $113,800
Median gross rent: $877
Housing units: 6,015
Homeownership rate: 61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,98812,882

Median household income

$43,314$54,828

Median home value

$88,500$113,800

Median gross rent

$763$877

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,988	$43,314	$88,500	$763
2020	12,976	$41,467	$86,900	$735
2021	12,855	$49,248	$97,800	$806
2022	12,882	$52,921	$104,200	$852
2023	12,882	$54,828	$113,800	$877

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

Age distribution

Under 59.7%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,255	9.7%
5 to 17	2,229	17.3%
18 to 24	1,594	12.4%
25 to 34	1,494	11.6%
35 to 44	1,444	11.2%
45 to 54	1,199	9.3%
55 to 64	1,537	11.9%
65 to 74	1,251	9.7%
75 and over	879	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,412	88.6%
Black or African American	137	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	63	0.5%
Asian	170	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	16	0.1%
Two or more races	444	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	640	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's36.1%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	458	5.9%
High school graduate	2,469	31.6%
Some college or associate's	2,815	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,386	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	676	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone84.0%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.1%

Walked5.7%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,774	84.0%
Carpooled	304	5.3%
Public transit	6	0.1%
Walked	323	5.7%
Bicycle	39	0.7%
Worked from home	165	2.9%
Other means	75	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,907	52.7%
15 to 29 min	1,075	19.5%
30 to 44 min	1,192	21.6%
45 to 59 min	206	3.7%
60+ min	141	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 21.4% (2,592 of 12,119)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,288	62.8%
Nonfamily households	1,949	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,237	87.1%
Vacant	778	12.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,228	61.6%
Renter-occupied	2,009	38.4%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units10.6%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,568	75.9%
1-unit, attached	81	1.3%
2 to 4 units	637	10.6%
5 to 19 units	149	2.5%
20 or more units	281	4.7%
Mobile home & other	299	5.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2020075
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.56 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 37.8216, -96.8622