El Dorado is a city located in Butler County Kansas. El Dorado has a 2020 population of 12,840. It is also the county seat of Butler County. El Dorado is currently declining at a rate of -0.12% annually and its population has decreased by -0.23% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 12,870 in 2010.
The average household income in El Dorado is $57,906 with a poverty rate of 17.78%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $735 per month, and the median house value is $86,900. The median age in El Dorado is 36 years, 33.8 years for males, and 37.8 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of El Doradowas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 12,135 | 93.52% |
Black or African American | 115 | 0.89% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 129 | 0.99% |
Asian | 21 | 0.16% |
Some Other Race | 17 | 0.13% |
Two or More Races | 559 | 4.31% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 5,757 | 2.15 | 57.7 |
Married | 2,504 | 2.92 | 73.6 |
Male | 148 | 3.64 | 43.9 |
Female | 607 | 2.64 | 43.3 |
Non Family | 2,498 | 1.18 | 46.2 |
2.82
Average Family Size
2.15
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 73 | 0.86% |
9th to 12th Grade | 486 | 5.70% |
High School Graduate | 2,773 | 32.53% |
Some College | 2,104 | 24.68% |
Associates Degree | 922 | 10.82% |
Bachelors Degree | 1,366 | 16.03% |
Graduate Degree | 800 | 9.39% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
2+ Races | 392 | 339 | 213 |
Black | 14 | 5 | 5 |
White | 7,821 | 7,359 | 1,921 |
Native American | 50 | 34 | 12 |
Hispanic | 301 | 258 | 59 |
Asian | 14 | 14 | |
Other Race | 17 | 17 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among asian people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among 2+ races people with a rate of 54.34%.
$39,355
Average Earnings
$44,554
Average Male
$32,625
Average Female
98.13% of El Dorado residents speak only English, while 1.87% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 0.96% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Black | 14 | 9 | 64.29% |
Hispanic | 394 | 168 | 42.64% |
Multiple | 514 | 126 | 24.51% |
White | 11,479 | 1,971 | 17.17% |
Native | 118 | 15 | 12.71% |
Other | NaN% |
17.78%
Overall Poverty Rate
17.96%
Male Poverty Rate
17.63%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in El Dorado is Black, with 64.29% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in El Dorado is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 5.94%. Among those working part-time, it was 20.29%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 26.21%.
48.4%
Overall Marriage Rate
49.9%
Male Marriage Rate
47.0%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 953 | 10.28% |
Other Race | 17 | 100.00% |
Hispanic | 32 | 9.14% |
24.18%
Veteran Poverty Rate
27.57%
Veteran Disability Rate
62.9%
Labor Force Participation
58.4%
Employment Rate
6.6%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
70.71%
Born in El Dorado
98.70%
Native Born
1.30%
Foreign Born
0.52%
Non Citizen
0.79%
Naturalized
98.70% of El Dorado residents were born in the United States, with 70.71% having been born in Kansas. 0.52% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 3,339 | 0.00% | |
1900 | 3,466 | 127 | 0.37% |
1910 | 3,129 | -337 | -1.02% |
1920 | 10,995 | 7,866 | 13.39% |
1930 | 10,311 | -684 | -0.64% |
1940 | 10,045 | -266 | -0.26% |
1950 | 11,037 | 992 | 0.95% |
1960 | 12,523 | 1,486 | 1.27% |
1970 | 12,308 | -215 | -0.17% |
1980 | 10,510 | -1,798 | -1.57% |
1990 | 11,504 | 994 | 0.91% |
2000 | 12,057 | 553 | 0.47% |
2010 | 13,021 | 964 | 0.77% |
2011 | 13,006 | -15 | -0.12% |
2012 | 12,991 | -15 | -0.12% |
2013 | 12,976 | -15 | -0.12% |
2014 | 12,961 | -15 | -0.12% |
2015 | 12,946 | -15 | -0.12% |
2016 | 12,931 | -15 | -0.12% |
2017 | 12,916 | -15 | -0.12% |
2018 | 12,901 | -15 | -0.12% |
2019 | 12,886 | -15 | -0.12% |
2020 | 12,870 | -16 | -0.12% |
2021 | 12,855 | -15 | -0.12% |
2022 | 12,840 | -15 | -0.12% |