El Dorado City, Arkansas

El Dorado City is one of the city of Union County, Arkansas, located towards the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. It is home to over 21530 people (2000 census). As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 19905, making it the 17th most populous in Arkansas. The city comprises an area of 16.32 sq mi (42.27 kmē), of which, 16.27 square miles (42.14 kmē) of it is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 kmē) of it is water, makes it the 28th largest by total area in Arkansas.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 21530 people, 8686 households, and 5734 families living in the city. The population density was 1323.3 people per square mile (510.93/kmē), it is Arkansas's 38th most densely populated city. There were 9891 housing units at an average density of 607.9 per square mile (234.71/kmē). The average household size was 2.4 persons, and the average family size was 2.99 persons. Age range in the city was well distributed with 26.3% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.8 males. The median age was 37.6 years, The median age of males was 34.7 years, for females the median age was 40 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 53.66% White, 44.18% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian, 0.71% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, 0.86% from two or more races and 0.39% Other races.

El Dorado city Arkansas Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
El Dorado city Arkansas School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
El Dorado City Arkansas GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $27045, making its Arkansas's 234th highest city by median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $34753, making it the 192nd wealthiest city by median family income among the Arkansas. The per capita income for the city was $16332, it is Arkansas's 113th wealthiest city by per capita income. The median income is $17981, Median income for males is $24946, compared with $13297 for females.

In 2000, 5152 pupils and students, of which 2638 are male and 2514 are female, 23.93% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 363 nursery or pri school, 269 kindergarten, 2630 elementary school, 1312 high school and 578 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census21530
April 2000 Estimate21506
July 2000 Estimate21451
July 2001 Estimate21091
July 2002 Estimate21007
July 2003 Estimate20760
July 2004 Estimate20518
July 2005 Estimate20233
July 2006 Estimate20061
July 2007 Estimate19873
July 2008 Estimate19905
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school167196363
Kindergarten144125269
Elementary school140412262630
High school6936191312
College or graduate school230348578
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
El Dorado city, Arkansas$27045$34753$16332
Union County, Arkansas$29809$36805$16063
Arkansas, United States$32182$38663$16904
United States$41994$50046$21587