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El Dorado, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
El Dorado is a Census city of 17,115 people across 16.20 square miles of land, in Union County. Median household income is $49,244, 57.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 21 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
El Dorado
What El Dorado is
- Census place typecity
- Land area16.2 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,056
- County holding the largest share of its areaUnion County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
El Dorado
How many people live in El Dorado
- Population17,115
- Median age36.6
- Population under 184,350
- Share under 1825.4 percent
- Population 65 and over3,131
- Share 65 and over18.3 percent
- Households6,561
- Family households3,697
- Share of households that are families56.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
El Dorado
Income and work in El Dorado
- Median household income$49,244
- Per capita income$26,751
- Civilian labor force7,491
- Employed6,964
- Unemployed527 plus or minus 185
- Unemployment rate7.0 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over11,510
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
El Dorado
Housing in El Dorado
- Housing units7,895
- Occupied units6,561
- Vacant units1,334
- Vacancy rate16.9 percent
- Owner occupied3,754
- Renter occupied2,807
- Ownership rate57.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$124,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$880
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.4 percent
- Single family units6,157
- Share single family78.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,314 plus or minus 278
- Share in buildings of two or more16.6 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Mobile homes424 plus or minus 145
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
El Dorado
How El Dorado gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,178
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,762
- Share commuting under 15 minutes60.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,158 plus or minus 309
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.7 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Drove alone81.0 percent
- Carpooled7.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home10.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
El Dorado
SBA loans in El Dorado (7(a))
- Approvals21
- Gross approval$11,693,700
- Average approval$556,843
- Median approval$362,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,195,800
- Largest approval$2,169,300
- Jobs supported261
- Jobs per approval12.4
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more19.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS17
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in El Dorado, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
El Dorado
Flood risk in El Dorado
- NFIP communityCity of El Dorado
- NFIP community number050207
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/28/07
The City of El Dorado participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050207 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Union County, not El Dorado
Union County context, not El Dorado figures
- Establishments in Union County1,036
- Covered employment, Union County16,449
- Average annual pay, Union County$61,648
- Housing units permitted, Union County20
Every figure in this section is published for Union County as a whole and is not a measurement of El Dorado.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
El Dorado questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in El Dorado, Arkansas?
17,115, in 6,561 households. El Dorado city covers 16.20 square miles of land, which is 1,056 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is El Dorado in?
Union County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in El Dorado?
$49,244. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $124,100. Median gross rent is $880 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to El Dorado businesses?
21 7(a) approvals totaling $11.7 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $362,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in El Dorado, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to El Dorado borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for El Dorado. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is El Dorado in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. El Dorado appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as El Dorado, city of, community 050207, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page El Dorado figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Union County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of El Dorado.
Is zoning published for El Dorado?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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