El Dorado Springs

Population: 3,545
Median household income: $31,982
Median home value: $83,700

El Dorado Springs is a community in Cedar County, Missouri, home to 3,545 residents. At $31,982, its median household income sits below Cedar County's $45,577.

From 2019 to 2023, El Dorado Springs's population held roughly steady from 3,534 to 3,545, while its median home value rose 23.1% from $68,000 to $83,700.

Owners occupy 47.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,545
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $31,982
Median home value: $83,700
Median gross rent: $742
Housing units: 1,904
Homeownership rate: 47.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5343,545

Median household income

$30,923$31,982

Median home value

$68,000$83,700

Median gross rent

$571$742

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,534	$30,923	$68,000	$571
2020	3,562	$30,038	$73,500	$552
2021	3,464	$30,572	$74,600	$679
2022	3,531	$33,173	$84,200	$692
2023	3,545	$31,982	$83,700	$742

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	253	7.1%
5 to 17	488	13.8%
18 to 24	375	10.6%
25 to 34	420	11.8%
35 to 44	402	11.3%
45 to 54	345	9.7%
55 to 64	408	11.5%
65 to 74	459	12.9%
75 and over	395	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,291	92.8%
Black or African American	20	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	17	0.5%
Two or more races	172	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	45	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate41.6%

Some college or associate's39.2%

Bachelor's degree6.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	191	7.9%
High school graduate	1,011	41.6%
Some college or associate's	953	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	148	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	126	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone84.9%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit1.5%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,171	84.9%
Carpooled	45	3.3%
Public transit	20	1.5%
Walked	81	5.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	43	3.1%
Other means	19	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	809	60.6%
15 to 29 min	238	17.8%
30 to 44 min	16	1.2%
45 to 59 min	169	12.6%
60+ min	104	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 29.0% (991 of 3,415)

	Count	Share
Family households	684	42.7%
Nonfamily households	919	57.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,603	84.2%
Vacant	301	15.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	754	47.0%
Renter-occupied	849	53.0%

1-unit, detached75.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units12.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other9.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,434	75.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	242	12.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	43	2.3%
Mobile home & other	185	9.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2921502
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.8697, -94.0200