With 17,115 people, El Dorado is a city in Arkansas. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $124,100. The poverty rate is 23.3%, above the 12.5% national rate. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. The foreign-born share is 4%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,244, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about El Dorado
What changed most since 1990
Population23,146 → 17,115(−26%)US over the same years: +35%
Black share37.7% → 48.7%(+11.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$99,843 → $124,100(+24%)US over the same years: +67%
El Dorado's population equals 45% of Union County's. Its number of households without a car equals 68% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 64% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)12.2%(127)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.8%(278)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.4%(253)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.4%(66)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,037 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
El Dorado, decade by decade
El Dorado population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
23,146
$46,093
$99,843
16.2%
60.1
2000
21,530
$49,267
$96,183
18.6%
65.4
2010
18,884
$41,778
$93,651
19.8%
70.0
2020
17,756
$52,613
$111,629
22.3%
73.5
2024
17,115
$49,244
$124,100
17.1%
74.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
