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Moving to El Dorado, Arkansas

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Population: 21,530. Estimated population in July 2024: 20,467 (-4.9% change)
Males: 9,937 (46.2%), Females: 11,593 (53.8%)

Union County

Zip codes: 71730.

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $27,045
Median house value: $55,400

Population by Race

Races in El Dorado:

  • White Non-Hispanic (53.1%)
  • Black (44.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (11.9%), Irish (6.4%), English (6.3%), German (3.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), French (1.1%).

Elevation: 269 feet

Land area: 16.3 square miles

Map of El Dorado, AR

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in El Dorado

  • High school or higher: 73.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 8.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in El Dorado city

  • Never married: 24.8%
  • Now married: 49.4%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 9.8%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

1.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -1,692 (-7.3%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in El Dorado:

  • MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTH ARKANSAS (700 WEST GROVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near El Dorado:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to El Dorado:

  • MONROE REGIONAL (about 66 miles; MONROE, LA; Abbreviation: MLU)
  • BARKSDALE AFB (about 85 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Abbreviation: BAD)
  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 91 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Abbreviation: HOT)

Other public-use airports nearest to El Dorado:

  • DOWNTOWN (about 3 miles; EL DORADO, AR; Abbreviation: F43)
  • SOUTH ARKANSAS REGIONAL AT GOODWIN FIELD (about 10 miles; EL DORADO, AR; Abbreviation: ELD)
  • HAMPTON MUNI (about 26 miles; HAMPTON, AR; Abbreviation: 0R6)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in El Dorado:

  • SOUTH ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 619; Location: 300 S WEST AVE; Public; Website: www.southark.cc.ar.us)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to El Dorado:

  • SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 38 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
  • LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; RUSTON, LA; Full-time enrollment: 9,013)
  • GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,299)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 63 miles; MONROE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,116)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 65 miles; Monticello, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,048)
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
  • BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)

Schools

Public high schools in El Dorado:

  • EL DORADO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,306; Location: 501 TIMBERLANE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • PARKERS CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 357; Location: 401 PARKERS CHAPEL ROAD; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • UNION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 155; Location: 6049 MORO BAY HWY.; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • SOUTHARK CAREER CENTER (Location: 3696 E. MAIN ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in El Dorado:

  • WEST SIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 372; Location: 2400 WEST HILLSBORO; Grades: PK – 12)
  • MARANATHA BAPTIST CHRISTIAN (Students: 43; Location: 2103 SMACKOVER HIGHWAY; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in El Dorado:

  • BARTON JR. HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 678; Location: 400 W FAULKNER; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 643; Location: 601 S QUAKER; Grades: 05 – 06)
  • YOCUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 439; Location: 308 SOUTH COLLEGE; Grades: KG – 04)
  • NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 365; Location: 1600 N COLLEGE; Grades: KG – 04)
  • HUGH GOODWIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 364; Location: 201 EAST 5TH; Grades: KG – 04)
  • PARKERS CHAPEL ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 341; Location: 401 PARKERS CHAPEL ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
  • RETTA BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 219; Location: 505 DIXIE DRIVE; Grades: KG – 04)
  • MURMIL HEIGHTS ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 193; Location: 2000 RIPLEY AVENUE; Grades: KG – 04)
  • UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 176; Location: 6049 MORO BAY HWY.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • WEST WOODS ELEMENTARY CHARTER (Students: 69; Location: 1500 N BRADFORD; Grades: 01 – 04)

Private primary/middle schools in El Dorado:

  • HOLY REDEEMER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 141; Location: 1103 W CEDAR STREET; Grades: PK – 7)
  • FIRST UNITED METHODIST (Students: 67; Location: 201 S. HILL STREET; Grades: PK – KG)
  • PARKVIEW BAPTIST DAY CARE KIND (Students: 51; Location: 608 W 8TH; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in El Dorado:

  • BARTON LIBRARY (Operating income: $397,986; Location: 200 EAST 5TH STREET; 69,698 books; 959 audio materials; 319 video materials; 147 serial subscriptions)

 

 

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