How many renters in El Dorado, KS pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in El Dorado, KS, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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40.9% (±9.9 points) of renting households in El Dorado, KS spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

32.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 24.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 40.9% (±9.9 points)
Paying 35% or more: 32.9% (±9.0 points)
Median share of income: 24.7% (±4.2 points)

Rent as a share of income in El Dorado

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	El Dorado	Butler County	Kansas	United States
Less than 15%	18.2% (±5.3 points)	17.2%	16.4%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	15.7% (±8.5 points)	14.2%	14.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	17.1% (±7.7 points)	14.3%	14.6%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.1% (±5.5 points)	12.9%	11.1%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.0% (±4.2 points)	10.6%	9.0%	9.2%
35% or more	32.9% (±9.0 points)	30.8%	34.5%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

El Dorado against Butler County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	El Dorado	Butler County	Kansas	United States
Paying 30% or more	40.9% (±9.9 points)	41.4% (±5.7 points)	43.5% (±0.7 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	32.9% (±9.0 points)	30.8% (±4.7 points)	34.5% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	24.7% (±4.2 points)	26.7% (±1.9 points)	27.1% (±0.4 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$42,674 (±$4,522)	$45,452 (±$5,096)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$844 (±$106)	$956 (±$44)	$1,060 (±$7)	$1,413

In El Dorado, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Butler County (41.4%).

It is not measurably different from Kansas (43.5%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Butler County, El Dorado ranks 12 of 35 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 508 of 1,310.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near El Dorado

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with El Dorado
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
El Dorado	—	40.9% (±9.9 points)	—
El Dorado Township	4.6 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Prospect Township	5.7 mi	65.4% (±76.1 points)	Not measurably different
Towanda	7.4 mi	60.6% (±21.7 points)	Not measurably different
Towanda Township (Butler County)	7.7 mi	42.1% (±18.2 points)	Not measurably different
Leon	10 mi	18.9% (±44.7 points)	Not measurably different
Little Walnut Township	10 mi	18.9% (±44.7 points)	Not measurably different
Augusta	10 mi	58.3% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Lincoln Township (Butler County)	11 mi	0.0% (±97.7 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Butler County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
6	Augusta	58.3% (±15.3 points)
7 (tie)	Douglass	52.9% (±26.5 points)
7 (tie)	Douglass Township	52.9% (±26.5 points)
9	Benton Township (Butler County)	46.6% (±39.5 points)
10	Pleasant Township (Butler County)	42.4% (±25.7 points)
11	Towanda Township (Butler County)	42.1% (±18.2 points)
12	El Dorado	40.9% (±9.9 points)
13	Rose Hill	39.2% (±24.5 points)
14	Benton	37.1% (±42.5 points)
15	Whitewater	32.6% (±24.3 points)
16	Andover	30.2% (±9.9 points)
17	Bruno Township	30.0% (±9.8 points)
18 (tie)	Potwin	26.3% (±25.0 points)

Showing 13 of 35 places in Butler County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about El Dorado

Are renters in El Dorado rent-burdened?

40.9% of renting households in El Dorado pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in El Dorado spend on rent?

The median renting household in El Dorado, KS spends 24.7% (±4.2 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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