Eldorado, Oklahoma Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 527. Estimated population in July 2024: 498 (-5.5% change)
Males: 241 (45.7%), Females: 286 (54.3%)
Jackson County
Zip code: 73537
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $21,806
Median house value: $30,500
Population by Race
Races in Eldorado:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.6%)
- Hispanic (8.3%)
- Other race (6.8%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (18.2%), United States (12.7%), English (11.2%), German (10.2%), Italian (2.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%).
Elevation: 1457 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Eldorado
- High school or higher: 66.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Eldorado town
- Never married: 14.4%
- Now married: 55.2%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 16.1%
- Divorced: 13.4%
3.4% Foreign born (3.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -51 (-8.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Eldorado:
- HARDEMAN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; QUANAH, TX)
- JACKSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; ALTUS, OK)
- CHILLICOTHE HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 18 miles; CHILLICOTHE, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Eldorado:
- ALTUS AFB (about 30 miles; ALTUS, OK; Abbreviation: LTS)
- LAWTON-FORT SILL REGIONAL (about 87 miles; LAWTON, OK; Abbreviation: LAW)
- HENRY POST AAF (about 88 miles; FORT SILL, OK; Abbreviation: FSI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Eldorado:
- QUANAH MUNI (about 16 miles; QUANAH, TX; Abbreviation: F01)
- OLUSTEE MUNI (about 17 miles; OLUSTEE, OK; Abbreviation: F09)
- HOLLIS MUNI (about 24 miles; HOLLIS, OK; Abbreviation: O35)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Eldorado:
- CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; LAWTON, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; WICHITA FALLS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,619)
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 138 miles; Abilene, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 138 miles; ABILENE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,380)
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 145 miles; PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)
- SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 157 miles; BETHANY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
Schools
Public high school in Eldorado:
- ELDORADO HS (Students: 35; Location: 200 NORTH SEVENTH STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Eldorado:
- ELDORADO ES (Students: 90; Location: 200 NORTH SEVENTH STREET; Grades: PK – 08)