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Population in July 2007: 4,420. Population change since 2000: -2.9%
 

Males: 2,026  (45.9%)
Females: 2,394  (54.1%)
Median resident age:  42.1 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 62930.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $25,692 (it was $22,500 in 2000)
Eldorado:  $25,692
Illinois:  $54,124

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $56,584 (it was $34,400 in 2000)
Eldorado:  $56,584
Illinois:  $208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $60,774; Detached houses: $64,892; Townhouses or other attached units: $7,943; Mobile homes: $23,645
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Races in Eldorado:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Eldorado: 73.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (15.3%), United States (13.7%), German (13.4%), English (8.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%), French (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 03/29/1894

Elevation: 389 feet

Land area: 2.30 square miles.

Population density: 1918 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Eldorado

  • High school or higher: 66.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 11.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Eldorado city

  • Never married: 20.3%
  • Now married: 51.6%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 13.9%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

6 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.1%
Illinois:  12.3%



According to our research there were 12 registered sex offenders living in Eldorado, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Eldorado to the number of sex offenders is 368 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Eldorado:  1.2% ($414)
Illinois:  1.8% ($2,285)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Evansville, IN (62.2 miles , pop. 121,582).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (136.0 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (283.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Muddy, IL (6.1 miles) , Raleigh, IL (6.4 miles ), Broughton, IL (8.4 miles) , Equality, IL (8.5 miles ), Harrisburg, IL (9.1 miles ), Omaha, IL (10.8 miles ), Galatia, IL (11.8 miles ), Ridgway, IL (12.4 miles ).

Latitude: 37.81 N, Longitude: 88.44 W

Area code: 618

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Population change in the 1990s: -271 (-5.6%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (20%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Mining (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (34%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Construction laborers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (14%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Eldorado by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000100
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.022.60.00.0
Rapes 30012772
    per 100,000 63.90.00.022.145.2157.9157.245.3
Robberies 00101100
    per 100,000 0.00.022.10.022.622.60.00.0
Assaults 8020163240181313
    per 100,000 1703.9441.1352.9705.8904.2406.0291.9294.4
Burglaries 5660955451334216
    per 100,000 1192.81323.32095.31191.01152.8744.2943.2362.3
Thefts 105175257142117929883
    per 100,000 2236.43859.75668.33131.92644.72074.92200.81879.5
Auto thefts 2518165360
    per 100,000 42.6110.3397.0352.9113.067.7134.70.0
Arson 00000101
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.022.60.022.6
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 568.3344.1482.4395.7419.3399.9349.0195.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.58
US city average:  3.00

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Eldorado-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 70% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/29/1982, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.5 miles away from the Eldorado city center killed 10 people and injured 181 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 5/6/2003, a category 4 tornado 30.1 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 33 people and caused $16 million in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Eldorado:
  • FERRELL HOSPITAL INC (1201 PINE STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Eldorado:
  • HARRISBURG MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; HARRISBURG, IL)
  • HAMILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; MCLEANSBORO, IL)
  • CORNERSTONE HEALTHCARE OF IL INC (about 28 miles; CARMI, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Eldorado, IL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Eldorado:
  • WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 39 miles; MARION, IL; ID: MWA)
  • MOUNT VERNON (about 45 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; ID: MVN)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 57 miles; CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Eldorado:
  • HARRISBURG-RALEIGH (about 7 miles; HARRISBURG, IL; ID: HSB)
  • CARMI MUNI (about 30 miles; CARMI, IL; ID: CUL)
  • BENTON MUNI (about 37 miles; BENTON, IL; ID: H96)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Eldorado:
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 35 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 53 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 57 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
  • UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 64 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
  • TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; FT enrollment: 2,986)
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; MURRAY, KY; FT enrollment: 7,676)
  • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
Public high school in Eldorado:
Public elementary/middle schools in Eldorado:
Library in Eldorado:
  • ELDORADO MEM. P.L.D. (Operating income: $206,923; Location: 1001 GRANT STREET; 29,252 books; 243 audio materials; 369 video materials; 46 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Wolf Creek Primitive Baptist Church
  • Eldorado Lions Club, 4th Street

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Notable location: Eldorado City Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Eldorado include: Holy Bible Mission (A), Scott Street Baptist Church (B), Saint Mary Catholic Church (C), First Church of Christ (D), First Presbyterian Church (E), First United Methodist Church (F), Free Methodist Church (G), Gospel Assembly Church (H), Church of God of Eldorado (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Eldorado: Mahoney Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Eldorado Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Gold Post's Motel (1226 USHighway 45 North).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Eldorado and their reported violations in the past:

ELDORADO (Address: 903 FOURTH ST, Population served: 5469, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUN-13-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-31-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUN-13-2003)

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  60.8%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.8%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  23.1%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  7.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Eldorado, IL


233 people in nursing homes
5 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere


Eldorado compared to Illinois state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Eldorado (2007 data):
  • First State Bank: at 946 Fourth Street, branch established on 1906-01-01; Highway Facility at U.S. Highway 45 & State Highway 142, branch established on 1985-04-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $134.2 mil, Deposits: $104.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: First Eldorado Bancshares, Inc.
  • The Bank of Marion: C.P. Burnett & Sons, Bankers Bank Branch at 1023 Fourth Street, branch established on 1921-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-08: Bank assets: $291.2 mil, Deposits: $230.0 mil, headquarters in Marion, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Midwest Community Bancshares, Inc.
  • Banterra Bank: U.S. Route 45 South Branch at 1501 U.S. Route 45 South, branch established on 1947-03-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $945.4 mil, Deposits: $800.6 mil, headquarters in Marion, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices, Holding Company: Banterra Corp



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (82%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$2,976$35,7124$1,100
Financial Administration 1$2,666$31,9920$0
Police Protection - Officers 7$20,854$35,7500$0
Police - Other 3$7,424$29,6963$2,187
Firefighters 1$3,128$37,53625$2,043
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$332
Streets and Highways 4$10,973$32,9190$0
Sewerage 3$9,914$39,6560$0
Water Supply 6$15,396$30,7920$0
Totals for Government 26$73,330$33,84533$5,662



Eldorado government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $326,000
    All Other: $37,000
  • Construction - Housing & Community Development: $175,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $537,000
    Police Protection: $531,000
    Central Staff Services: $346,000
    Regular Highways: $288,000
    Sewerage: $210,000
    Fire Protection: $185,000
    Housing & Community Development: $22,000
    General - Other: $17,000
    Libraries: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $186,000
    All Other: $149,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $19,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,050,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $310,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $990,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $255,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $60,000
    Other, NEC: $55,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $98,000
    Interest Earnings: $92,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $144,000
    Regular Highways: $58,000
    Parks & Recreation: $55,000
    Police Protection: $45,000
    Central Staff: $24,000
    Sewerage: $18,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,955,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $830,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $685,000
    Highways: $154,000
    Housing & Community Development: $10,000
  • Tax - Property: $212,000
    Public Utilities: $209,000
    NEC: $27,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $871,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $63,000

5.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,102 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.37%
Illinois average:  5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Williamson County, IL  0.65% ($25,719 average AGI)
from Hardin County, IL  0.41% ($23,028)
from Gallatin County, IL  0.37% ($28,281)


4.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,558 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.99%
Illinois average:  5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Williamson County, IL  0.67% ($31,379 average AGI)
to Gallatin County, IL  0.28% ($32,375)
to Hardin County, IL  0.23% ($33,100)


Strongest AM radio stations in Eldorado:
  • WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEBQ (1240 AM; 1 kW; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: VISHER-CHOATE II)
  • WMCL (1060 AM; 3 kW; MCLEANSBORO, IL; Owner: DANA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WGGH (1150 AM; 5 kW; MARION, IL)
  • KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
  • KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WILY (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • WMIX (940 AM; 5 kW; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: WITHERS BROADCASTING CO OF ILLINOIS)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Eldorado:
  • WEBQ-FM (102.3 FM; ELDORADO, IL; Owner: VISHER-CHOATE II)
  • WQRL (106.3 FM; BENTON, IL; Owner: DANA COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WISH-FM (98.9 FM; GALATIA, IL; Owner: GALATIA FM JOINT VENTURE)
  • WBVN (104.5 FM; CARRIER MILLS, IL; Owner: KENNETH W. AND JANE A. ANDERSON)
  • WRUL (97.3 FM; CARMI, IL; Owner: CARMI BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WOOZ-FM (99.9 FM; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: ZIMMER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Eldorado:
  • WSIL-TV (Channel 3; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: WSIL-TV, INC.)
  • WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)


Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Eldorado, Illinois:
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Illinois average:
  • Fatal accident count: 108
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 163
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 36
  • Fatalities: 117
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 288
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 17

Eldorado fatal accident list:
Mar 18, 1980 03:30 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Dennis J Kelly, 1 Mi Nw On Rt 142, Type: Tower, Structure height: 80 m, Overall height: 81 m
    Registrant: Law Office Of Dennis J. Kelly, Washington, DC 20018-0577, Phone: (888) 322-5291, Email:
  • Jerri L Janjua, 1600 Benton Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.2 m, Overall height: 79.3 m
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 33 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Eldorado, IL)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 6
  • Eldorado, Route 142 0.5 Mi Se Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 41.1 m, Call Sign: WNTP394
    Assigned Frequencies : 934.175 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/18/2002, Expiration Date: 07/10/2012
    Registrant: Novacom Inc., 100 South 13th Street, Herrin, IL 62948, Phone: (618) 988-1661, Fax: (618) 942-5354
  • Eldorado, IL, Various Locations, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WNTW422, Licensee ID: L00838286
    Assigned Frequencies : 956.306 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/04/1999, Expiration Date: 10/18/2009, Certifier: Gerald Bednar
    Registrant: Ameren Services Company
  • ELDORADO, 1600 Benton Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.2 m, Overall height: 79.3 m, Call Sign: WPQT459
    Assigned Frequencies : 6745.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/05/2000, Expiration Date: 10/05/2010, Certifier: John T Scott Iii
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036
  • Eldorado IL, State Route 142 At East Edge Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 41.1 m, Call Sign: WQCC349
    Assigned Frequencies : 6625.00 MHz, 6695.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/27/2005, Expiration Date: 01/27/2015, Certifier: Larry Burns
    Registrant: Utility Telecom Consulting Group, Inc., 1554 St. Paul Street, Denver, CO 80206, Phone: (303) 840-1041, Fax: (303) 840-1028
  • ELDORADO, Lat: 37.814806 Lon: -88.441389, Call Sign: WQHJ768
    Assigned Frequencies : 956.268 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/16/2007, Expiration Date: 08/16/2017, Certifier: Larry Phelps
    Registrant: Sensus, 450 N Gallatin Ave, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403
  • STATION, St. Rt. 142 At E Edge Of, Overall height: 41.1 m, Call Sign: WAQ700
    Assigned Frequencies : 2138.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/25/2002, Expiration Date: 10/08/2012, Cancelation Date: 11/26/2007
    Registrant: Phone: (618) 964-1448

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 26 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Eldorado)

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