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)