22.2% of El Dorado, AR residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 24.3% greater than the poverty level of 16.8% across the entire state of Arkansas. 16.9% of high school graduates and 36.3% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 24.2% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 54.2%. For comparison, it was 32.6% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in El Dorado, AR
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
El Dorado:
22.2%
Whole state:
16.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
El Dorado:
10.2%
Whole state:
8.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
El Dorado:
24.2%
Arkansas:
25.1%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 15.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
El Dorado:
17.7%
Arkansas:
27.3%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
54.2%
Residents above poverty level:
32.6%
Poverty by age in El Dorado, AR
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in El Dorado,AR (percentage below poverty level)
15.3%Under 5 years
29.9%5 years
37.9%6 to 11 years
28.4%12 to 14 years
30.8%15 years
1.2%16 and 17 years
10.7%18 to 24 years
15.6%25 to 34 years
24.2%35 to 44 years
20.3%45 to 54 years
20.4%55 to 64 years
18.0%65 to 74 years
12.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in El Dorado,AR (percentage below poverty level)
59.2%Under 5 years
50.0%5 years
26.2%6 to 11 years
21.1%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
22.5%16 and 17 years
19.9%18 to 24 years
26.8%25 to 34 years
21.5%35 to 44 years
28.5%45 to 54 years
22.1%55 to 64 years
22.9%65 to 74 years
19.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in El Dorado,AR (% below half of poverty level)
19.7%Under 6 years
11.7%6 to 11 years
8.1%12 to 17 years
5.7%18 to 24 years
16.3%25 to 34 years
3.7%35 to 44 years
11.7%45 to 54 years
9.1%55 to 64 years
7.0%65 to 74 years
7.4%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in El Dorado, AR
Breakdown of poor residents within races in El Dorado, AR (%)
14.9%White
28.4%Black
0.0%American Indian
18.9%Asian
16.8%Other race
11.6%2+ races
34.6%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in El Dorado, AR (absolute numbers)
1,078White
2,312Black
0American Indian
43Asian
31Other race
972+ races
306Hispanic
22.7%Below poverty level
77.3%Above poverty level
28.4%Below poverty level
71.6%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in El Dorado, AR
Children below poverty level:
El Dorado, Arkansas:
29.7%
State:
21.7%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
El Dorado:
16.9%
Arkansas:
12.6%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
El Dorado:
36.3%
Arkansas:
27.8%
46.2%Married-couple family
6.2%Male, no wife present
47.6%Female, no husband present
9.8%Worked full-time, year-round
12.6%Worked part-time
77.6%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
9.1%One full-time, other part-time
27.2%One full-time, other didn't work
4.0%Both worked part-time
41.9%One part-time, other didn't work
17.8%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.4%1999 to 2000
2.0%1995 to 1998
3.5%1990 to 1994
7.2%1980 to 1989
15.4%1970 to 1979
17.4%1960 to 1969
20.1%1950 to 1959
15.8%1940 to 1949
18.1%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.7%1999 to 2000
2.1%1995 to 1998
1.9%1990 to 1994
8.7%1980 to 1989
13.9%1970 to 1979
21.8%1960 to 1969
25.9%1950 to 1959
13.4%1940 to 1949
11.5%1939 or earlier
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