El Dorado, Kansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 12,057. Estimated population in July 2024: 12,659 (+5.0% change)
Males: 5,771 (47.9%), Females: 6,286 (52.1%)
Butler County
Zip code: 67042
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $33,098
Median house value: $62,400
Population by Race
Races in El Dorado:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.8%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- Black (1.4%)
- Other race (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (22.2%), United States (13.6%), Irish (11.4%), English (10.2%), French (3.4%), Dutch (3.2%).
Elevation: 1344 feet
Land area: 6.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in El Dorado
- High school or higher: 82.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in El Dorado city
- Never married: 21.6%
- Now married: 55.4%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 12.6%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +482 (+4.2%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in El Dorado:
- SUSAN B ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (720 W CENTRAL ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near El Dorado:
- AUGUSTA MEDICAL COMPLEX INC (about 13 miles; AUGUSTA, KS)
- KANSAS HEART HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; WICHITA, KS)
- KANSAS SURGERY & RECOVERY CENTER LP (about 27 miles; WICHITA, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to El Dorado:
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 32 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: IAB)
- WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 41 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: ICT)
- HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 71 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Abbreviation: HUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to El Dorado:
- CAPTAIN JACK THOMAS/EL DORADO (about 5 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Abbreviation: EQA)
- PATTY FIELD (about 6 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Abbreviation: 9K6)
- BENTON (about 18 miles; BENTON, KS; Abbreviation: 1K1)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in El Dorado:
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 4,250; Location: 901 S HAVERHILL RD; Public; Website: www.buccc.cc.ks.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near El Dorado:
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,392)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 113 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
Schools
Public high school in El Dorado:
- EL DORADO HIGH (Students: 595; Location: 401 MCCOLLUM RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in El Dorado:
- EL DORADO MIDDLE (Students: 481; Location: 500 W CENTRAL; Grades: 06 – 08)
- GRANDVIEW ELEM (Students: 245; Location: 1300 LAWNDALE; Grades: KG – 05)
- JEFFERSON ELEM (Students: 231; Location: 1216 W THIRD; Grades: KG – 04)
- SKELLY ELEM (Students: 210; Location: 1421 W TOWANDA; Grades: KG – 02)
- WASHINGTON ELEM (Students: 181; Location: 701 S ATCHISON; Grades: 03 – 05)
- LINCOLN ELEM (Students: 179; Location: 522 W FIFTH; Grades: 03 – 05)
- OIL HILL ELEM (Students: 162; Location: 2700 W 6TH AVENUE; Grades: KG – 06)
Libraries
Library in El Dorado:
- EL DORADO / BRADFORD MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $262,075; Location: 611 SOUTH WASHINGTON; 65,858 books; 2,057 audio materials; 2,371 video materials; 123 serial subscriptions)