El Dorado is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 12,865 people and four associated neighborhoods, El Dorado is the 28th largest community in Kansas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, El Dorado is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, El Dorado is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in El Dorado who work in office and administrative support (12.51%), teaching (12.02%), and food service (10.97%). One of the benefits of El Dorado is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.67 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.In terms of college education, El Dorado is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.19% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in El Dorado in 2022 was $28,044, which is lower middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $112,176 for a family of four. However, El Dorado contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. El Dorado is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call El Dorado home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of El Dorado residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in El Dorado include German, English, Irish, European, and French. The most common language spoken in El Dorado is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
