What percentage of people rent in El Dorado, KS?

Name: Renters and owners in El Dorado, KS, 2020–2024
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40.0% (±5.5 points) of the occupied homes in El Dorado, KS are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,172 renting households against 3,264 that own their home.

In El Dorado, the share of households that rent went from 37.9% in 2015–2019 to 40.0% in 2020–2024 (+2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.0% (±5.5 points)
Renting households: 2,172 (±352)
Median renter income: $42,674 (±$4,522)

Who rents and who owns in El Dorado

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	El Dorado	Butler County	Kansas	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.0% (±5.5 points)	22.4% (±1.7 points)	32.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,172 (±352)	5,685 (±444)	385,651 (±3,803)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,264 (±286)	19,653 (±520)	788,409 (±5,615)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.7 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$42,674 (±$4,522)	$45,452 (±$5,096)	$47,106 (±$671)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$74,069 (±$12,909)	$93,295 (±$3,054)	$92,472 (±$735)	$100,009

In El Dorado, the renter share is higher than in Butler County (22.4%).

It is also higher than in Kansas (32.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Butler County, El Dorado ranks 3 of 42 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 168 of 1,853.

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

How renting in El Dorado has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	37.9% (±4.7 points)	40.0% (±5.5 points)	+2.1 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$763 (±$37)	$844 (±$106)	+10.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$43,314 (±$3,560)	$59,180 (±$6,349)	+36.6%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near El Dorado

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with El Dorado
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
El Dorado	—	40.0% (±5.5 points)	—
El Dorado Township	4.6 mi	1.9% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Prospect Township	5.7 mi	8.9% (±7.1 points)	Lower
Towanda	7.4 mi	19.4% (±6.7 points)	Lower
Towanda Township (Butler County)	7.7 mi	20.6% (±6.3 points)	Lower
Fairview Township (Butler County)	7.8 mi	0.0% (±16.4 points)	Lower
Spring Township	9.0 mi	0.0% (±6.4 points)	Lower
Leon	10 mi	20.2% (±9.6 points)	Lower
Little Walnut Township	10 mi	12.9% (±7.1 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: El Dorado Township, KS (1.9%), Prospect Township, KS (8.9%), Towanda, KS (19.4%).

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

Households that rent across Butler County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Latham	73.2% (±37.1 points)
2	Union Township (Butler County)	70.3% (±38.6 points)
3	El Dorado	40.0% (±5.5 points)
4	Augusta	28.9% (±4.7 points)
5	Douglass	24.3% (±7.2 points)
6 (tie)	Hickory Township	20.6% (±27.9 points)
6 (tie)	Towanda Township (Butler County)	20.6% (±6.3 points)
8	Douglass Township	20.3% (±6.3 points)
9	Leon	20.2% (±9.6 points)

Showing 9 of 42 places in Butler County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about El Dorado

How many renters are there in El Dorado?

El Dorado has an estimated 2,172 (±352) renting households, 40.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in El Dorado?

In El Dorado, the share of households that rent went from 37.9% in 2015–2019 to 40.0% in 2020–2024 (+2.1 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in El Dorado?

A renting household in El Dorado has 1.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in El Dorado?

The median renting household in El Dorado, KS has an income of $42,674 (±$4,522) a year, against $74,069 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for El Dorado city, Kansas (place:20075, in state:20).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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