El Dorado is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 17,063 people and seven associated neighborhoods, El Dorado is the 26th largest community in Arkansas.

A relatively large number of people in El Dorado telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.36% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of El Dorado spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.50 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The percentage of adults in El Dorado who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.12% of the adults in El Dorado have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in El Dorado in 2022 was $25,284, which is middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,136 for a family of four. However, El Dorado contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

El Dorado is an extremely 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in El Dorado include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in El Dorado is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.