CITY · 1990 CENSUS

El Dorado

Kansas · 11,579 residents · 9.58 sq mi

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With 11,579 people, El Dorado is a city in Kansas. Median home value sits at $39,500. The average commute runs 15 minutes. Renters pay $319 a month at the median. Households take in $24,859 at the median, 17% less than the US figure. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,579

−4%vs 2000

vs 12,057 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.7

−1%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.58 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(797)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(661)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(998)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(848)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(684)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(1,666)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(1,640)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(1,055)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(1,067)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(1,042)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.9%(803)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(318)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,859

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,098 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,251

−28%vs 2000

vs $18,458 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.4%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,500

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$319

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $439 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.2%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.4% in 2000

35.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.8%(11,188)

Black1.3%(161)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(353)

Asian0.2%(27)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(11,157)

Black1.7%(193)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(146)

Asian0.5%(54)

Other1.5%(175)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.7%(727)

Central American0.2%(27)

Guatemalan0.1%(15)

Salvadoran0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.1%(139)

Vietnamese0.1%(12)

Japanese0.1%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(7)

Ancestry

German23.7%(3,022)

Irish15.5%(1,984)

English13.9%(1,776)

American8.7%(1,116)

French3.1%(401)

Swedish2.5%(323)

Italian1.6%(210)

Welsh1.4%(177)

Scottish1.3%(171)

Greek1.3%(170)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(114)

Czech0.6%(75)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.6%(71)

Finnish0.5%(70)

Dutch0.4%(55)

Subsaharan African0.3%(43)

Russian0.3%(41)

Norwegian0.3%(36)

Nigerian0.3%(32)

Danish0.2%(30)

Arab0.2%(25)

Lebanese0.2%(22)

Lithuanian0.2%(20)

Swiss0.1%(14)

Turkish0.1%(11)

Austrian0.1%(8)

Armenian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.7%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.0%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.3 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 13.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.8%(1,635)

Married49.6%(2,405)

Widowed3.8%(183)

Divorced12.8%(621)

Women 15+

Never married28.4%(1,532)

Married45%(2,428)

Widowed7.6%(413)

Divorced19%(1,027)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.5%

−4.9 ptssince 2013

from 13.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.2%

+9.1 ptssince 2020

from 49.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.5%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.8%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.7%

+8.6 ptssince 2020

from 67.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.5%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 38.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)17.5%(171)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(186)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.1%(459)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.7%(46)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 975 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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