HomeIllinoisSaline CountyEldorado
Eldorado, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Eldorado is a Census city of 3,771 people across 2.50 square miles of land, in Saline County. Median household income is $37,154, 62.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Eldorado
What Eldorado is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.5 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,506
- County holding the largest share of its areaSaline 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.
Eldorado
How many people live in Eldorado
- Population3,771
- Median age46.6
- Population under 18665 plus or minus 144
- Share under 1817.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Population 65 and over885
- Share 65 and over23.5 percent
- Households1,898
- Family households894
- Share of households that are families47.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Eldorado
Income and work in Eldorado
- Median household income$37,154
- Per capita income$38,984 plus or minus $10,039
- Civilian labor force1,606
- Employed1,578
- Unemployed28 plus or minus 23
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over2,783
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.9 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Eldorado
Housing in Eldorado
- Housing units2,134
- Occupied units1,898
- Vacant units236 plus or minus 103
- Vacancy rate11.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Owner occupied1,185
- Renter occupied713 plus or minus 165
- Ownership rate62.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$66,200 plus or minus $14,487
- Median gross rent, monthly$657
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Single family units1,613
- Share single family75.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more337 plus or minus 103
- Share in buildings of two or more15.8 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes184 plus or minus 124
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Eldorado
How Eldorado gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,395
- Commuting under 15 minutes694 plus or minus 214
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.7 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more367 plus or minus 122
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.3 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Drove alone78.5 percent
- Carpooled13.2 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Worked from home5.2 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Eldorado
SBA loans in Eldorado (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$3,862,700
- Average approval$429,189
- Median approval$300,000
- Largest approval$1,600,000
- Jobs supported146
- Jobs per approval16.2
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.1 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Eldorado, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
Eldorado
Flood risk in Eldorado
- NFIP communityCity of Eldorado
- NFIP community number170596
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/02/14(M)
The City of Eldorado participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170596 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.
Saline County, not Eldorado
Saline County context, not Eldorado figures
- Establishments in Saline County538
- Covered employment, Saline County8,307
- Average annual pay, Saline County$46,586
- Housing units permitted, Saline County0
Every figure in this section is published for Saline County as a whole and is not a measurement of Eldorado.
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.
Coverage
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
Eldorado questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Eldorado, Illinois?
3,771, in 1,898 households. Eldorado city covers 2.50 square miles of land, which is 1,506 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Eldorado in?
Saline 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 Eldorado?
$37,154. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $66,200. Median gross rent is $657 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Eldorado businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $3.9 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $300,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Eldorado, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Eldorado borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Eldorado. Only 4 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 Eldorado in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Eldorado appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Eldorado, city of, community 170596, 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 Eldorado figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Saline 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 Eldorado.
Is zoning published for Eldorado?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
Nearby