2024 population: 99,902 ( 271 from 2020)
Land area: 677.6 square miles
Population density: 147.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	79,541	79.62%	1.6%
Black:	8,321	8.33%	2.0%
Indian:	601	0.60%	4.1%
Asian:	980	0.98%	12.8%
2+ races:	2,434	2.44%	3.0%
Hispanic:	8,025	8.03%	14.4%

Total non-White:	20,361	20.38%	5.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,089	10.2
Deaths:	6,899	17.2
Net Migration:	2,199	5.5
Net Immigration:	352	0.9

Change in White population:	-1,273	-1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,002	1.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
100,173
80,814	80.67%
8,487	8.47%
627	0.63%
869	0.87%
2,364	2.36%
7,012	7.00%
19,359	19.33%

2010
96,024
80,621	83.96%
7,552	7.86%
532	0.55%
729	0.76%
1,905	1.98%
4,622	4.81%
15,403	16.04%

2000
88,068
76,844	87.26%
6,829	7.75%
507	0.58%
451	0.51%
1,136	1.29%
2,254	2.56%
11,224	12.74%

1990
73,397
66,328	90.37%
5,555	7.57%
477	0.65%
237	0.32%
n/a
800	1.09%
7,069	9.63%

1980
70,531
63,703	90.32%
5,732	8.13%
370	0.52%
138	0.20%
n/a
576	0.82%
6,828	9.68%

1970
54,131
48,484	89.57%
5,217	9.64%
63	0.12%
24	0.04%
n/a
320	0.59%
5,647	10.43%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
10,186	10.6
12,688	13.2
5,934	6.2
-10	-0.0

193	0.2
3,956	4.1

Number	Rate
2000's
10,300	11.7
11,827	13.4
11,637	13.2
692	0.8

3,777	4.3
4,179	4.7

Number	Rate
1990's
9,644	13.1
11,423	15.6
13,762	18.8
191	0.3

10,516	14.3
4,155	5.7

Number	Rate
1980's
9,179	13.0
9,579	13.6
3,905	5.5
n/a

2,625	3.7
241	0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
15,921	29.4
n/a

15,219	28.1
1,181	2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Hot Springs, AR Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.4
19,768	19.8%
80,134	80.2%
24,045	24.1%

43,220
2.27

27,766	64.2%
19,209	69.2%
3,496	12.6%
15,454	35.8%

2010
Number	Percent
44.4
20,093	20.9%
75,931	79.1%
20,098	20.9%

40,994
2.29

26,510	64.7%
19,805	74.7%
2,667	10.1%
14,484	35.3%

2000
Number	Percent
42.3
18,920	21.5%
69,148	78.5%
18,827	21.4%

37,796
2.28

25,396	67.2%
20,317	80.0%
2,181	8.6%
12,400	32.8%

1990
Number	Percent
40.9
15,818	21.6%
57,579	78.4%
16,220	22.1%

30,823
2.33

21,533	69.9%
17,933	83.3%
1,596	7.4%
9,290	30.1%

1980
Number	Percent
37.4
17,374	24.6%
53,157	75.4%
13,719	19.5%

28,238
2.44

20,189	71.5%
17,268	85.5%
1,372	6.8%
8,049	28.5%

2022 Housing Data for Hot Springs, AR Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,739	6.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,344	5.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,208	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,338	5.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,082	4.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,712	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,216	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,868	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,374	5.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,357	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,830	11.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,794	13.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,871	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,633	3.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,389	5.5%
$200,000 or more	1,465	3.4%

Median Household Income	54,229
Per Capita Income	31,854

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,123	7.2%
Public Assistance	777	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,395	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	35,761	65.2%
Unemployed	2,447	4.5%
In Armed Forces	4	0.0%

Total Labor Force	38,212	69.7%
Not in Labor Force	16,643	30.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	14,854	13,802	51.8%
Non-Profit	1,078	2,177	33.1%
Self-Employed	3,266	1,830	64.1%

Local Government	1,110	1,474	43.0%
State Government	718	1,242	36.6%
Federal Government	337	250	57.4%

Total Private + Self	18,120	15,632	53.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,243	5,143	38.7%
Total	21,363	20,775	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	12.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,730	11.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	9,642	22.8%
Professional, Technical	9,088	21.5%
Service Occupations	9,617	22.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	138	0.3%
All others	9,219	21.8%

White Collar		55.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	6,514	15.4%
Retail trade	6,270	14.8%
Accommodation and food services	4,231	10.0%
Educational services	3,422	8.1%
Construction	3,335	7.9%
Manufacturing	3,128	7.4%
Other services	3,110	7.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,140	5.1%
Public administration	1,541	3.6%
Finance and insurance	1,465	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,451	3.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,443	3.4%
Transportation and warehousing	1,126	2.7%
Wholesale trade	897	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	748	1.8%
Information	563	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	507	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	197	0.5%
Utilities	195	0.5%
Management	13	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,468	4.47%
Puerto Rican	161	0.16%
Cuban	28	0.03%
Dominican	3	0.00%

Total Central American	903	0.90%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	32	0.03%
Honduran	139	0.14%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	9	0.01%
Salvadoran	723	0.72%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	139	0.14%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	9	0.01%
Chilean	32	0.03%
Colombian	20	0.02%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	78	0.08%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	502	0.50%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	267	0.27%
Vietnamese	176	0.18%
Filipino	72	0.07%
Korean	56	0.06%
Japanese	56	0.06%
Thai	37	0.04%
Hmong	36	0.04%
Chinese	26	0.03%
Laotian	10	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	88,249	93.1%
Spanish	4,555	4.8%
Other Indo-European	902	1.0%
Vietnamese	353	0.4%
German, other Germanic	291	0.3%
Other Asian	118	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	107	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	76	0.1%
Korean	64	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	11,371	11.4%
German	10,690	10.7%
English	10,628	10.6%
American	7,260	7.3%
Italian	2,468	2.5%
European	2,268	2.3%
Scottish	2,218	2.2%
African	2,041	2.0%
French	1,480	1.5%
Norwegian	1,090	1.1%
Polish	993	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	984	1.0%
Dutch	720	0.7%
Romanian	658	0.7%
Swedish	520	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	97,744	97.7%
Not a citizen	2,277	2.3%

Native	96,163	96.1%
Foreign-born	3,858	3.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,817	2.5%	5,007	6.9%	22,727	31.2%	24,953	34.2%	11,550	15.8%	6,857	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,817	2.5%
9-12 Years	5,007	6.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	22,727	31.2%
Some College	24,953	34.2%
Bach. Degree	11,550	15.8%
Grad Degree	6,857	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	64,422	60,178	4,244	6.6%
1991	64,692	59,694	4,998	7.7%
1992	67,270	61,682	5,588	8.3%
1993	69,048	63,908	5,140	7.4%
1994	70,214	65,848	4,366	6.2%
1995	70,890	67,372	3,518	5.0%
1996	71,530	68,178	3,352	4.7%
1997	71,752	68,558	3,194	4.5%
1998	72,324	68,958	3,366	4.7%
1999	72,992	69,708	3,284	4.5%

2000	76,946	73,700	3,246	4.2%
2001	76,076	72,522	3,554	4.7%
2002	77,190	72,780	4,410	5.7%
2003	79,076	74,116	4,960	6.3%
2004	81,358	76,422	4,936	6.1%
2005	83,132	78,396	4,736	5.7%
2006	83,456	79,044	4,412	5.3%
2007	84,302	79,596	4,706	5.6%
2008	84,472	79,752	4,720	5.6%
2009	84,784	78,410	6,374	7.5%

2010	83,008	76,260	6,748	8.1%
2011	83,132	76,194	6,938	8.3%
2012	82,732	76,454	6,278	7.6%
2013	82,128	76,058	6,070	7.4%
2014	81,290	76,258	5,032	6.2%
2015	80,222	75,900	4,322	5.4%
2016	80,304	76,842	3,462	4.3%
2017	80,776	77,482	3,294	4.1%
2018	81,618	78,358	3,260	4.0%
2019	82,948	79,886	3,062	3.7%

2020	82,694	76,104	6,590	8.0%
2021	83,334	79,248	4,086	4.9%
2022	84,544	81,324	3,220	3.8%
2023	83,140	80,072	3,068	3.7%
2024	87,276	84,116	3,160	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	52,383
Median Value	$166,600

Occupied	43,220	82.5%
Vacant	9,163	17.5%

Owned	29,509	68.3%
Rented	13,711	31.7%
Median Rent	$913

Single-Family Units	35,409	67.6%
Detached	34,087	65.1%
Attached	1,322	2.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,877	11.2%
Mobile Homes	7,363	14.1%

Hot Springs, AR Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hot Springs, AR Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Hot Springs, AR Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hot Springs, AR Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hot Springs, AR Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hot Springs, AR Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Hot Springs, AR Metro Area