15.0% of El Dorado, KS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 20.1% greater than the poverty level of 12.0% across the entire state of Kansas. 8.3% of high school graduates and 34.5% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 24.6% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 79.9%. For comparison, it was 26.0% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in El Dorado, KS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
El Dorado:
15.0%
Whole state:
12.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
El Dorado:
5.8%
Whole state:
5.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
El Dorado:
24.6%
Kansas:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 12.7% among residents who are not classified as poor):
El Dorado:
23.4%
Kansas:
22.5%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
79.9%
Residents above poverty level:
26.0%
Poverty by age in El Dorado, KS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in El Dorado,KS (percentage below poverty level)
26.9%Under 5 years
7.5%5 years
16.5%6 to 11 years
19.8%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
34.1%16 and 17 years
15.3%18 to 24 years
11.3%25 to 34 years
6.7%35 to 44 years
5.5%45 to 54 years
22.9%55 to 64 years
8.6%65 to 74 years
5.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in El Dorado,KS (percentage below poverty level)
14.0%Under 5 years
100.0%5 years
29.0%6 to 11 years
39.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
29.0%18 to 24 years
8.0%25 to 34 years
4.0%35 to 44 years
8.0%45 to 54 years
14.0%55 to 64 years
7.0%65 to 74 years
3.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in El Dorado,KS (% below half of poverty level)
18.9%Under 6 years
9.5%6 to 11 years
4.7%12 to 17 years
7.2%18 to 24 years
6.0%25 to 34 years
2.5%35 to 44 years
2.7%45 to 54 years
4.7%55 to 64 years
2.0%65 to 74 years
0.2%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in El Dorado, KS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in El Dorado, KS (%)
10.0%White
56.9%Black
0.0%American Indian
0.0%Asian
65.2%Other race
31.5%2+ races
42.5%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in El Dorado, KS (absolute numbers)
1,060White
22Black
0American Indian
0Asian
148Other race
2712+ races
238Hispanic
10.9%Below poverty level
89.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in El Dorado, KS
Children below poverty level:
El Dorado, Kansas:
23.3%
State:
13.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
El Dorado:
8.3%
Kansas:
8.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
El Dorado:
34.5%
Kansas:
24.4%
23.1%Married-couple family
36.2%Male, no wife present
40.6%Female, no husband present
17.7%Worked full-time, year-round
44.0%Worked part-time
38.3%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
27.5%One full-time, other part-time
0.0%One full-time, other didn't work
13.0%Both worked part-time
0.0%One part-time, other didn't work
59.4%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
4.1%1995 to 1998
3.0%1990 to 1994
3.6%1980 to 1989
7.1%1970 to 1979
10.1%1960 to 1969
28.4%1950 to 1959
18.9%1940 to 1949
24.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.5%1999 to 2000
3.5%1995 to 1998
4.6%1990 to 1994
5.1%1980 to 1989
9.9%1970 to 1979
10.1%1960 to 1969
25.4%1950 to 1959
8.2%1940 to 1949
31.7%1939 or earlier
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