El Dorado, Arkansas demographics

El Dorado, AR demographics: median age 36.6; 17.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · El Dorado city, Arkansas · Incorporated city · GEOID 0521070. The survey estimates a population of 17,115 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in El Dorado is 36.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.3 years. There are 6,561 households (±363). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.6 ±3.3	38.5 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,115
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Under 18	4,350 ±525	25.4% ±3.1 pp	23.1%	22.0%
18–34	4,045 ±429	23.6% ±2.5 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	5,589 ±506	32.7% ±3.0 pp	37.0%	38.0%
65 and older	3,131 ±376	18.3% ±2.2 pp	17.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,115
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Male	8,141 ±336	47.6% ±2.0 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	8,974 ±338	52.4% ±2.0 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,115
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
White alone	7,403 ±512	43.3% ±3.0 pp	69.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	8,413 ±530	49.2% ±3.1 pp	14.7%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	57 ±44 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	298 ±70	1.7% ±0.4 pp	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	122 ±111 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	822 ±385	4.8% ±2.2 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,115
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,181 ±361	94.5% ±2.1 pp	91.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	934 ±358	5.5% ±2.1 pp	9.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,561
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,116 ±262	32.3% ±3.6 pp	47.0%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	245 ±134 · low precision	3.7% ±2.0 pp · low precision	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,336 ±275	20.4% ±4.0 pp	12.8%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,619 ±416	39.9% ±5.9 pp	29.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	245 ±124 · low precision	3.7% ±1.9 pp · low precision	5.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,561
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,532 ±239	23.4% ±3.4 pp	30.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,029 ±381	76.6% ±4.0 pp	69.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,561
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,619 ±416	39.9% ±5.9 pp	29.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,118 ±349	32.3% ±5.0 pp	34.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	948 ±250	14.4% ±3.7 pp	15.2%	15.3%
Four-person households	478 ±151	7.3% ±2.3 pp	11.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	341 ±180 · low precision	5.2% ±2.7 pp · low precision	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	38 ±38 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	19 ±36 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 17,115
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Native	16,467 ±240	96.2% ±1.4 pp	94.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	648 ±238	3.8% ±1.4 pp	5.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 15,993
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
English only	15,033 ±412	94.0% ±2.4 pp	91.7%	77.7%
Spanish	714 ±393 · low precision	4.5% ±2.5 pp · low precision	6.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	13 ±21 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	2.0%
Korean	44 ±75 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	189 ±143 · low precision	1.2% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 11,510
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,454 ±326	12.6% ±2.8 pp	11.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,585 ±549	39.8% ±4.6 pp	34.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,567 ±400	22.3% ±3.4 pp	20.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	939 ±273	8.2% ±2.4 pp	8.2%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,003 ±208	8.7% ±1.8 pp	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	962 ±240	8.4% ±2.1 pp	9.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 16,856
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Same house	15,165 ±513	90.0% ±3.0 pp	87.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,208 ±462	7.2% ±2.7 pp	6.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	227 ±179 · low precision	1.3% ±1.1 pp · low precision	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	204 ±125 · low precision	1.2% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	52 ±83 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.5% of El Dorado residents (±2.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.0% in Arkansas and 8.4% nationally. 84.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	El Dorado	Arkansas	U.S.	Compared with Arkansas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.5% ±2.1 pp	9.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	84.2% ±2.5 pp	86.7%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.1% ±1.9 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for El Dorado . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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