El Dorado.
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Arkansas·Union County
5 tracts·12K people·$124K median·736/mi²
Black 49 · White 40 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Living alone 40 · Married couple 32 · Other 28
Manufacturing 23 · Health 23 · Retail 20 · Professional 18 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 27 · Production · transport 23 · Sales · office 21 · Service 20 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 81 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 10 · Walk 0 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in El Dorado is $124,100 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
El Dorado has 17,115 residents across 5 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.6; the population is 48.7% Black, 40.4% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Multiracial, 1.7% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 17.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.3% (Census ACS).
HUGH GOODWIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (61%), NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (31%) and YOCUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (29%) lead the elementary schools; BARTON JR. HIGH SCHOOL (31%) and WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (29%) lead the middle schools; EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL is the high school with reported scores (31%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $880/month, 44% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in El Dorado is $49,244 a year, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
In El Dorado, median rent is $880/month and the median home value is $124,100 (Census ACS).
El Dorado reported 17.7 violent crimes and 34.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 35°F; there are 65 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 56 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in El Dorado are ice storm (100), strong wind (94) and heat wave (93), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.15g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
El Dorado scores 8.4 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.4% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).