El Dorado, Arkansas Census Data & Community Profile

EL DORADO GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in El Dorado, AR
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in El Dorado, AR was 21,530.

El Dorado Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in El Dorado was 9,937, which represents 46.2 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in El Dorado, AR
There are an estimated 4,044 married men in the town. 54.7 percent of men over 15 years old in El Dorado are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in El Dorado is 11,593 which is 53.8 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in El Dorado, Arkansas
There are an estimated 4,239 married women in the community. 45.2 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in El Dorado, AR
The median age of people living in El Dorado, AR was 37.6 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in El Dorado was 1,520. There were 15,874 people above the age of 18, which represents 73.7 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 18.3 percent of the population (3,937) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in El Dorado, AR
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in El Dorado, AR was 21,345.

White Population in El Dorado, AR
The estimated White population in the El Dorado community is 11,552, which is 53.7 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in El Dorado, Arkansas
The estimated Black/African American population is 9,512, which is 44.2 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in El Dorado, AR
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in El Dorado, AR was 43.

Asian Population in El Dorado, Arkansas
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 152.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in El Dorado, AR
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in El Dorado was an estimated 3.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 83, while those of “two or more races” was 185 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the El Dorado community was 224, or 1 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in El Dorado, AR
The household population number in El Dorado was 20,861.

Group Quarters Population in El Dorado, AR
Group Quarters population in the community was 669.

Average Household Size in El Dorado, AR
The average household size in El Dorado is 2.4 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 2.99 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in El Dorado, AR
At the time of the last census survey, there were 9,891 total housing units in El Dorado.

The number of occupied housing units was 8,686, or 87.8 of the total units in town. Of these, 5,273 were owner-occupied (60.7), and 3,413 were renter-occupied (39.3, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 1,205 vacant homes in El Dorado at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in El Dorado, Arkansas
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 4,619, with a median value in dollars of 55,400.

Monthly Owner Costs in El Dorado, AR
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $674 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in El Dorado, average costs per month were $261 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 10,266 people in the community had a high school degree, or 73.5 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in El Dorado, Arkansas
2,597 people in El Dorado also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 18.6 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in El Dorado, AR
The number of Civilian Veterans in El Dorado was 2,042, or 12.9 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in El Dorado, AR
In 2000, there were 5,407 people in El Dorado, AR listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in El Dorado, AR
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 588 people in El Dorado who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 2.9 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in El Dorado, Arkansas
There were 9,081 in the labor force in El Dorado at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 55.2 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in El Dorado was 14.3 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in El Dorado, AR
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $27,045. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in El Dorado, AR
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $34,753. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in El Dorado, Arkansas
Per capita income in El Dorado in the last full census was 16,332. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in El Dorado numbered 1,166, or 20 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in El Dorado, AR
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 5,127, or 24.6 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.