Illinois · Census place 23009
Eldorado city, IL
Quick answer
Eldorado city has 3,762 residents, ranking #393 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $39,766, the median home is worth $68,600 and median gross rent runs $630 a month.
- Population
- 3,762Eldorado city residents
- Median household income
- $39,766Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $68,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $630Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Eldorado city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Eldorado city median would spend about 19% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.9% of residents and 69.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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