El Dorado is home to 37,900 people. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $120,900. The foreign-born share is 3%. There are 36 people per square mile. Median rent is $847 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,259, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 35%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about El Dorado
What changed most since 1990
Population46,719 → 37,900(−19%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.7% → 19.1%(+6.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$96,003 → $120,900(+26%)US over the same years: +67%
Among the 19 metro and micro areas based in Arkansas
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)18.5%(385)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.1%(585)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.9%(603)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(91)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,083 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
46,719
$50,500
$96,003
12.7%
54.1
2000
45,629
$54,302
$89,808
14.9%
58.4
2010
41,639
$52,456
$102,426
16.1%
63.6
2020
39,054
$54,897
$108,720
21.2%
68.6
2024
37,900
$55,259
$120,900
19.1%
67.7
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.
