El Dorado, AR Demographic Data
El Dorado, AR Summary
El Dorado is located in Union County in Arkansas
- Population: 18,882
- Area: 16.27 sq. miles
- Land Area: 16.27 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,160.25 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 226.05 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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El Dorado, AR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
9,630
52%
50.8
Male
8,763
48%
49.2
Total Population
18,393
323,128,000
El Dorado, AR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,197
6.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,638
8.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,300
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
993
5.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,235
6.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,460
13.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,391
13.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,089
11.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,262
6.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,099
6.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,521
8.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
721
3.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
487
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,562
73.7%
77.2
Female
7,316
53.9%
51.3
Male
6,246
46.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,028
70.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,372
18.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,729
14.8%
15.2
Female
1,591
58.3%
55.8
Male
1,138
41.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
El Dorado, AR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
18,247
99.2%
96.8
White
8,807
47.9%
72.6
Black or African American
9,105
49.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
153
0.8%
0.8
Asian
117
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
100
0.5%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
17
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
65
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
146
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
602
3.3%
17.8
Mexican
420
2.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
42
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
140
0.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
17,791
96.7%
82.2
El Dorado, AR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
733
6.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,674
13.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,652
30.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,500
20.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
863
7.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,827
15.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
781
6.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,407
20.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,623
80.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,608
21.7%
31.2
El Dorado, AR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,185
29.4%
33.7%
Now Married
6,011
42.2%
47.5
Divorced
2,339
16.4%
11.0%
Separated
375
2.6%
2.0
Widowed
1,348
9.5
5.8%
El Dorado, AR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
16,566
96.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
630
3.7%
21.6%
Spanish
471
2.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
95
0.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
58
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
6
0.0%
1.1%
El Dorado, AR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,074
14.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
567
7.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,000
13.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
984
13.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
982
13.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,196
16.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
858
11.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
543
7.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
120
1.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
120
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
36,732
57,617
Per capita income
20,796
31,128
El Dorado, AR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
126
1.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
702
9.6%
9.8
Construction
338
4.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,914
26.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
299
4.1%
6.6
Information
111
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
959
13.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
538
7.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
458
6.3%
11.4
Public administration
266
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
1,153
15.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
331
4.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
91
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
594
8.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,546
34.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,248
17.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,744
23.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,154
15.8%
18.1%
El Dorado, AR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,229
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,338
87.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
562
7.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
6
0.1%
5.1
Walked
165
2.3%
2.7
Other means
77
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
81
1.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.7
26.6
El Dorado, AR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
648
8.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,966
39.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,437
32.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,393
18.7%
21.0
El Dorado, AR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
7,444
84.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,466
60.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,978
40.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,370
15.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
El Dorado, AR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,814
1 room
697
7.9%
2.4
2 rooms
184
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
662
7.5%
9.1
4 rooms
1,245
14.1%
16.5
5 rooms
2,240
25.4%
19.8
6 rooms
1,758
19.9%
17.8
7 rooms
1,073
12.2%
12.0
8 rooms
513
5.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
442
5.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
El Dorado, AR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,814
1-unit, detached
6,426
72.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
51
0.6%
5.9
2-units
248
2.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
294
3.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
729
8.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
117
1.3%
4.4
20 or more units
171
1.9%
9.0
Mobile home
778
8.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
El Dorado, AR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
502
5.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
979
11.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,914
21.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,768
20.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,620
18.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
960
10.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
674
7.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
315
3.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
14
0.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
68
0.8%
1.4%
El Dorado, AR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,459
59.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
66
0.9%
4.7
Electricity
2,884
38.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
17
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
10
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
8
0.1%
1.1
El Dorado, AR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,184
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
28
1.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
43
2.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
91
4.2%
20.1%
Less than $500
126
5.8%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
126
5.8%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
537
24.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,233
56.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,224
56.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
274
12.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
105
4.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
78
3.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
478
22.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
25
0.0%
0.0%
El Dorado, AR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,645
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
27
1.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
244
9.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
643
24.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,731
65.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
333
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
609
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
418
16.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
237
9.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
427
16.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
273
10.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
195
7.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,038
40.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
390
0.0%
0.0%
El Dorado, AR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,466
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,303
29.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,413
31.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
698
15.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
601
13.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
203
4.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
158
3.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
90
2.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
82,300
205,000
