Kansas · Census place 20075
El Dorado city, KS
Quick answer
El Dorado city has 12,882 residents, ranking #28 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $54,828, the median home is worth $113,800 and median gross rent runs $877 a month.
- Population
- 12,882El Dorado city residents
- Median household income
- $54,828Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $113,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $877Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.6%Owner-occupied households
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 19.2% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.4% of residents and 61.6% 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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