Hot Spring County, AR

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2024 Population

33,180

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.1

0.233% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

15.1%

11.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$55,405

5.24% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$151,100

18.1% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

13,294

1.19% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Hot Spring County, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Hot Spring County, AR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Hot Spring County, AR are Arkansas State University Three Rivers (627 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Hot Spring County, AR was $151,100, and the homeownership rate was 76.5%.

Most people in Hot Spring County, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Hot Spring County, AR was 2 cars per household.

Hot Spring County, AR borders Clark County, AR, Dallas County, AR, Garland County, AR, Grant County, AR, Montgomery County, AR, and Saline County, AR.

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Population & Diversity

Hot Spring County, AR is home to a population of 33.2k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.33% of Hot Spring County, AR residents were born outside of the country (442 people).

In 2024, there were 7.24 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (26.7k people) in Hot Spring County, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.69k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 846 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Hot Spring County, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hot Spring County, AR was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hot Spring County, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hot Spring County, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
26.7k ± 163
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.69k ± 168
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
846 ± 171

4.1%

Hispanic Population

1.36k people

4.1% of the people in Hot Spring County, AR are hispanic (1.36k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Hot Spring County, AR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
66,711 ± 6,271 people
El Salvador
16,390 ± 3,135 people
India
10,242 ± 2,480 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,711 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 16,390 and India with 10,242.

Foreign-Born Population

1.33%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

442 people

1.13%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

373 people

As of 2024, 1.33% of Hot Spring County, AR residents (442 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hot Spring County, AR was 1.13%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hot Spring County, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
722 ± 162
Gulf War (1990s)
462 ± 172
Gulf War (2001-)
414 ± 143

Hot Spring County, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.56 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Hot Spring County, AR.

Economy

The economy of Hot Spring County, AR employs 13.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hot Spring County, AR were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,282 people), Retail Trade (2,037 people), and Manufacturing (1,530 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($65,455), Utilities ($64,444), and Finance & Insurance ($60,714).

Employment

Occupations

13.3k

2024 Value

± 949

1.19%

1 Year growth

± 10.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hot Spring County, AR grew at a rate of 1.19%, from 13.1k employees to 13.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hot Spring County, AR, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,185 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,132 people), and Production Occupations (1,009 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hot Spring County, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arkansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

13.3k

2024 Value

± 949

1.19%

1 Year growth

± 10.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hot Spring County, AR grew at a rate of 1.19%, from 13.1k employees to 13.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hot Spring County, AR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,282 people), Retail Trade (2,037 people), and Manufacturing (1,530 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hot Spring County, AR, though some of these residents may live in Hot Spring County, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,944

Median earning men ± $4,230

$36,006

Median earning women ± $2,019

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,574), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,778), and Public Administration ($60,147).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($75,855), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($55,025), and Information ($53,594).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

Y-Axis

2.24%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.35M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arkansas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

48
Construction
44
Other Services (except Public Administration)
36
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$92.4k
Manufacturing
$37.8k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$34.1k
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Hot Spring County, AR. Showing the available data for Arkansas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (33.6%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arkansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

John Boozman

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Tom Cotton

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Hot Spring County, AR awarded 627 degrees. The student population of Hot Spring County, AR in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 1,064 male students and 964 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hot Spring County, AR are White (440 and 70.6%), Black or African American (118 and 18.9%), Two or More Races (25 and 4.01%), and Unknown (22 and 3.53%).

The largest universities in Hot Spring County, AR by number of degrees awarded are Arkansas State University Three Rivers (627 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Hot Spring County, AR are Medical Receptionist (150 and 23.9%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (129 and 20.6%), and Registered Nursing (57 and 9.09%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,028 students enrolled in Hot Spring County, AR, 52.5% men and 47.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,409 records, of which 47% were women and 53% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Medical Receptionist
150 degrees awarded
Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant
129 degrees awarded
Welding Technology
48 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Hot Spring County, AR was Medical Receptionist with 150 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Hot Spring County, AR according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Arkansas State University Three Rivers

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

627 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Arkansas State University Three Rivers with 627 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 215 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hot Spring County, AR, which is 0.522 times less than the 412 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 440 degrees mean that there were 3.73 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 118 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,616) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($952) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hot Spring County, AR was $151,100 in 2024, which is 0.454 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $127,900 to $151,100, a 18.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Hot Spring County, AR is 76.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hot Spring County, AR have an average commute time of 29.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hot Spring County, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hot Spring County, AR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.05%.

Housing

Property

$151,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,286

$9,414

Median Property Taxes

±$693

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hot Spring County, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hot Spring County, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76.5%

Homeownership

2024

66.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.5% of the housing units in Hot Spring County, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hot Spring County, AR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,405

Median Household Income

± $3,337

12.3k

Number of Households

± 855

In 2024, the median household income of the 12.3k households in Hot Spring County, AR grew to $55,405 from the previous year's value of $52,644.

The following chart displays the households in Hot Spring County, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hot Spring County, AR is from Arkansas.

0.448

2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.73% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (81.1%)
Carpooled (11.3%)
Worked At Home (4.31%)

In 2024, 81.1% of workers in Hot Spring County, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.3%) and those who worked at home (4.31%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hot Spring County, AR have a longer commute time (29.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.83% of the workforce in Hot Spring County, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hot Spring County, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hot Spring County, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hot Spring County, AR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Hot Spring County, AR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.05%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

15.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hot Spring County, AR (4.66k out of 30.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hot Spring County, AR is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 21.7% of the children was living in poverty in Hot Spring County, AR. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 7.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 230 in Hot Spring County, AR. From 2019 to 2022, the indicator grew 0 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

92.8% of the population of Hot Spring County, AR has health coverage, with 38.7% on employee plans, 23.7% on Medicaid, 15.8% on Medicare, 12.4% on non-group plans, and 2.23% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hot Spring County, AR see 4,144 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (4,144 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3689 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 406 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,144 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hot Spring County, AR

Primary care physicians in Hot Spring County, AR see an average of 4,144 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (4,144 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Hot Spring County, AR in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.4% under 18 years, 18.8% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.19%

Uninsured

38.7%

Employer Coverage

23.7%

Medicaid

15.8%

Medicare

12.4%

Non-Group

2.23%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hot Spring County, AR declined by 10.2% from 8.01% to 7.19%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hot Spring County, AR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 84.1 in Hot Spring County, AR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hot Spring County, AR.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.6% in Hot Spring County, AR.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Hot Spring County, AR.