Hot Springs, AR

Census Place

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2024 Population
37,920
US Senator
John Boozman
Republican Party
US Senator
Tom Cotton
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
45.3
0.443% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
20.5%
3.39% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$47,760
2.84% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$165,500
5.48% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
16,949
2.16% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Hot Springs, 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.

96.6% of the residents in Hot Springs, AR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Hot Springs, AR are Hot Springs Beauty College (34 degrees awarded in 2023) and Champion Christian College (14 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Hot Springs, AR was $165,500, and the homeownership rate was 57%.

Most people in Hot Springs, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Hot Springs, AR was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Hot Springs, AR is home to a population of 37.9k people, from which 96.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.96% of Hot Springs, AR residents were born outside of the country (2.26k people).

In 2024, there were 4.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (25.2k people) in Hot Springs, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.91k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.07k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.6%
2024 Citizenship
95.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.6% of Hot Springs, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hot Springs, AR was 95.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hot Springs, AR
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    25.2k ± 851
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    5.91k ± 618
  3. White (Hispanic)
    2.07k ± 652
10.8%
Hispanic Population
4.09k people

In 2024, there were 4.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (25.2k people) in Hot Springs, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.91k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.07k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

10.8% of the people in Hot Springs, AR are hispanic (4.09k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    66,711 ± 6,271 people
  2. El Salvador
    16,390 ± 3,135 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

5.96%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.26k people
7.07%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.69k people

As of 2024, 5.96% of Hot Springs, AR residents (2.26k 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 Springs, AR was 7.07%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,047 ± 218
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    553 ± 235
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    165 ± 86

Hot Springs, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.89 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Hot Springs, AR employs 16.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hot Springs, AR were Retail Trade (2,922 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,386 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (2,192 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($81,860), Finance & Insurance ($55,278), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,828).

Employment

Occupations

16.9k
2024 Value
± 1,163
2.16%
1 Year growth
± 9.49%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hot Springs, AR grew at a rate of 2.16%, from 16.6k employees to 16.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hot Springs, AR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,213 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,090 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (1,720 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hot Springs, AR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

16.9k
2024 Value
± 1,163
2.16%
1 Year growth
± 9.49%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hot Springs, AR grew at a rate of 2.16%, from 16.6k employees to 16.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hot Springs, AR, are Retail Trade (2,922 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,386 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (2,192 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hot Springs, AR, though some of these residents may live in Hot Springs, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$36,037
Median earning men ± $2,460
$32,209
Median earning women ± $3,370

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,734), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,510), and Manufacturing ($53,109).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($50,224), Wholesale Trade ($47,656), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,944).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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

Voting results are not available for Hot Springs, AR. Showing the available data for Arkansas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (33.6%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

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John Boozman
Senator from Arkansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Tom Cotton
Senator from Arkansas2
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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Hot Springs, AR awarded 48 degrees. The student population of Hot Springs, AR in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 95 male students and 136 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hot Springs, AR are White (33 and 70.2%), Black or African American (9 and 19.1%), Hispanic or Latino (4 and 8.51%), and Two or More Races (1 and 2.13%).

The largest universities in Hot Springs, AR by number of degrees awarded are Hot Springs Beauty College (34 and 70.8%) and Champion Christian College (14 and 29.2%).

The most popular majors in Hot Springs, AR are General Cosmetology (34 and 70.8%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (11 and 22.9%), and Christian Studies (3 and 6.25%).

The median tuition cost in Hot Springs, AR for private four year colleges is $10,712.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 231 students enrolled in Hot Springs, AR, 41.1% men and 58.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 145 records, of which 55.2% were women and 44.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

General Cosmetology
Most Common
34 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Hot Springs, AR was General Cosmetology with 34 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Hot Springs, AR according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Hot Springs Beauty College
    34 degrees awarded
  2. Champion Christian College
    14 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Hot Springs Beauty College with 34 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 9 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hot Springs, AR, which is 0.231 times less than the 39 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 33 degrees mean that there were 3.67 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 9 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($10,712) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,870) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Hot Springs, AR was $165,500 in 2024, which is 0.497 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $156,900 to $165,500, a 5.48% increase. The homeownership rate in Hot Springs, AR is 57%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hot Springs, AR have an average commute time of 16.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hot Springs, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$165,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,337
$10,502
Median Property Taxes
±$807

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 Springs, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

57%
Homeownership
2024
63.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 57% of the housing units in Hot Springs, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 57%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$47,760
Median Household Income
± $3,085
18.4k
Number of Households
± 1,183

In 2024, the median household income of the 18.4k households in Hot Springs, AR grew to $47,760 from the previous year's value of $46,441.

The following chart displays the households in Hot Springs, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hot Springs, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.1%)
  2. Carpooled (12.5%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.81%)

In 2024, 76.1% of workers in Hot Springs, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.5%) and those who worked at home (6.81%).

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.

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Commute Time

16.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hot Springs, AR have a shorter commute time (16.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.23% of the workforce in Hot Springs, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hot Springs, AR (7.64k out of 37.2k 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 Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hot Springs, AR is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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.

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Health

88.2% of the population of Hot Springs, AR has health coverage, with 28.7% on employee plans, 26.9% on Medicaid, 18.4% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 2.08% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arkansas see 1,478 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,478 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2044 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 368 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.2% were men and 53.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.9% under 18 years, 20.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.2% were men and 53.8% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

11.8%
Uninsured
28.7%
Employer Coverage
26.9%
Medicaid
18.4%
Medicare
12.2%
Non-Group
2.08%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hot Springs, AR declined by 8.82% from 12.9% to 11.8%.

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