Arkansas · Census place 21070
El Dorado, AR population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of El Dorado, Arkansas (El Dorado, AR — Census place “El Dorado city”) is 17,382 residents, ranking #27 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $45,159, the median home is worth $113,100 and median gross rent runs $845 a month. Looking for the El Dorado Arkansas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve El Dorado, AR: 71730.
- Population
- 17,382El Dorado city residents
- Median household income
- $45,159Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $113,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $845Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.5%Owner-occupied households
El Dorado ZIP codes (Arkansas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps El Dorado.
The El Dorado AR ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in El Dorado city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the El Dorado city median would spend about 22.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.9% of residents and 58.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
El Dorado city, AR in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
El Dorado city is a mid-size town in Arkansas, with 17,382 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #27 of 625 ranked by population — larger than 95% of them. The median age here is 36 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in El Dorado city earn a median of $45,159 a year, 42.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 8% below the $49,306 median for the 209 Arkansas cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 23.9% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in El Dorado city is valued at $113,100, 62.7% below the national figure and 12% below the $128,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $845 a month, 39.9% below the national figure, or roughly $10,140 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 58.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Arkansas.
- Hot Springs Village CDP 16,509
- Siloam Springs city 18,096
- Marion city 13,641
- Maumelle city 19,286
- Harrison city 13,217
- Centerton city 20,212
- Blytheville city 13,026
- Bryant city 21,125
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of El Dorado city?
- El Dorado city has 17,382 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #27 of 625 in Arkansas.
- What is the median household income in El Dorado city?
- Median household income in El Dorado city is $45,159 a year, 42.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in El Dorado city?
- Median gross rent is $845 a month and the median home value is $113,100, so rent absorbs about 22.5% of median household income.
- Is El Dorado city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so El Dorado city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this El Dorado city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.