Census place 0521070

El Dorado

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: El Dorado city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in El Dorado.

According to the 2025 estimate, El Dorado has a population of 16,609 and 1,025 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 39 covered Arkansas places are: median home value is $124,100, below the comparison median of $188,500; typical commute is 16 minutes, below the comparison median of 19.8 minutes; and median household income is $49,244, below the comparison median of $56,980. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median home value
$124,100
Below the comparison median of $188,500
typical commute
16 minutes
Below the comparison median of 19.8 minutes
median household income
$49,244
Below the comparison median of $56,980

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare El Dorado's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
16,609
2025 estimate
Annual change
-0.7%
Population estimate
Density
1,025/sq mi
16.2 sq mi land area
Median age
36.6 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$49,244
Median home value
$124,100
Median gross rent
$880
Bachelor’s degree or higher
17.1%
Typical commute
16 min
Drive-alone commute
81%
Public transit commute
0.2%
Walked to work
1.2%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
42.8%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
49.5%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
51.8%
Unemployed residents 16+
3.9%
Working from home
10.2%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
84.2%
Homes built 2020+
0.2%
Households without a vehicle
10.3%
Households with children
23.4%
Residents with a disability
16.4%
Residents without insurance
7.5%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Union County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
9
Severe Storm declarations
5
Hurricane declarations
2
Severe Ice Storm declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: EL DORADO GOODWIN FLD (9 mi from place center)
Average high
76°F
Average low
52.3°F
Annual rainfall
52.1"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in El Dorado.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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