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El Dorado, Arkansas

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StatisticEl DoradoArkansasUnited States
Total Population17,1153,049,391334,922,499
Median Household Income$49,244$60,773$80,734
Median Age36.638.538.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher17.1%25.7%35.7%
Median Home Value$124,100$188,000$332,700
Median Gross Rent$880$947$1,413
Poverty Rate23.3%16.0%12.5%
Unemployment Rate7.0%4.9%5.2%
Foreign Born3.8%5.4%14.1%
Homeownership Rate57.2%66.4%65.2%
Average Commute Time16.022.526.4
Worked from Home10.2%8.8%15.1%
Married-Couple Households32.3%47.0%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in El Dorado, Arkansas

Age in El Dorado, Arkansas

StatisticEl DoradoArkansasUnited States
Median Age36.638.538.9
Under 18 %25.4%23.1%22.0%
Age 18-24 %7.3%9.4%9.1%
Age 25-34 %16.3%13.0%13.7%
Age 35-44 %11.2%12.7%13.2%
Age 45-64 %21.4%24.3%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %18.3%17.6%17.2%

Households and families in El Dorado, Arkansas

StatisticEl DoradoArkansasUnited States
Households6,5611,205,987129,227,496
Average Household Size2.52.52.5
Family Households56.3%64.6%64.2%
Households with Children23.4%30.6%29.5%
Single-Parent Families24.1%17.6%17.3%
People Living Alone39.9%29.9%28.7%
Never Married37.4%29.8%34.4%

Income and poverty in El Dorado, Arkansas

StatisticEl DoradoArkansasUnited States
Per Capita Income$26,751$34,225$44,673
Households Under $25,00026.4%19.9%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,99918.1%17.4%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99913.1%15.0%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More2.6%6.7%13.4%
Poverty Rate23.3%16.0%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty43.1%37.4%28.2%
SNAP Households12.6%10.2%n/a

Housing in El Dorado, Arkansas

StatisticEl DoradoArkansasUnited States
Housing Units7,8951,394,673143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes78.0%70.0%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units8.1%10.5%19.1%
Vacancy Rate16.9%13.5%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,970.01,987.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied42.8%33.6%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income29.8%27.6%30.6%
Median Property Tax$700$1,040n/a

Education in El Dorado, Arkansas

StatisticEl DoradoArkansasUnited States
Less than High School12.6%11.3%10.4%
High School Graduate39.8%34.1%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree30.5%28.9%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree8.7%16.3%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree8.4%9.5%14.1%

Work and commuting in El Dorado, Arkansas

StatisticEl DoradoArkansasUnited States
Labour Force Participation55.7%58.4%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work81.0%78.9%68.8%
Public Transit0.2%0.3%3.2%
Walked to Work1.2%1.4%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes60.9%34.3%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour2.7%5.6%8.6%
Households Without a Car10.3%5.9%n/a

Origins and language in El Dorado, Arkansas

StatisticEl DoradoArkansasUnited States
Born in State of Residence71.2%60.4%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens1.5%1.9%7.4%
Non-Citizens2.3%3.6%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home94.0%91.7%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home4.5%6.1%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency4.3%5.9%16.7%

Cities near El Dorado

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.