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Garland County, AR


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Hot Springs, AR
Designated Market Area: Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR
USDA County Type (2025): Recreation/Tourism, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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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:8,3218.33% 2.0%
Indian:6010.60% 4.1%
Asian:9800.98% 12.8%
2+ races:2,4342.44% 3.0%
Hispanic:8,0258.03% 14.4%
Total non-White:20,36120.38% 5.2%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:4,089 10.2
Deaths:6,89917.2
Net Migration: 2,1995.5
Net Immigration: 3520.9
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
80,81480.67%
8,4878.47%
6270.63%
8690.87%
2,3642.36%
7,0127.00%
19,35919.33%

2010
96,024
80,62183.96%
7,5527.86%
5320.55%
7290.76%
1,9051.98%
4,6224.81%
15,40316.04%

2000
88,068
76,84487.26%
6,8297.75%
5070.58%
4510.51%
1,1361.29%
2,2542.56%
11,22412.74%

1990
73,397
66,32890.37%
5,5557.57%
4770.65%
2370.32%
n/a
8001.09%
7,0699.63%

1980
70,531
63,70390.32%
5,7328.13%
3700.52%
1380.20%
n/a
5760.82%
6,8289.68%

1970
54,131
48,48489.57%
5,2179.64%
630.12%
240.04%
n/a
3200.59%
5,647 10.43%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
10,186 10.6
12,68813.2
5,9346.2
-10-0.0
193 0.2
3,956 4.1
2000's
NumberRate
10,300 11.7
11,82713.4
11,63713.2
6920.8
3,777 4.3
4,179 4.7
1990's
NumberRate
9,644 13.1
11,42315.6
13,76218.8
1910.3
10,516 14.3
4,155 5.7
1980's
NumberRate
9,179 13.0
9,579 13.6
3,905 5.5
n/a
2,625 3.7
241 0.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
15,921 29.4
n/a
15,219 28.1
1,181 2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Garland County, AR

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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
NumberPercent
45.4
19,768 9.9%
180,307 90.1%
24,045 12.0%
43,220
2.27
27,766 64.2%
19,209 69.2%
3,496 12.6%
15,454 35.8%

2010
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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
NumberPercent
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 Garland County, AR

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units52,383 
Median Value$166,600 
Occupied43,22082.5%
Vacant9,16317.5%
Owned29,50968.3%
Rented13,71131.7%
Median Rent$913 
Single-Family Units35,40967.6%
    Detached34,08765.1%
    Attached1,3222.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units5,87711.2%
Mobile Homes7,36314.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Garland County, AR

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,7396.3%
$10,000 to $14,9992,3445.4%
$15,000 to $19,9992,2085.1%
$20,000 to $24,9992,3385.4%
$25,000 to $29,9992,0824.8%
$30,000 to $34,9991,7124.0%
$35,000 to $39,9992,2165.1%
$40,000 to $44,9991,8684.3%
$45,000 to $49,9992,3745.5%
$50,000 to $59,9993,3577.8%
$60,000 to $74,9994,83011.2%
$75,000 to $99,9995,79413.4%
$100,000 to $124,9993,8719.0%
$125,000 to $149,9991,6333.8%
$150,000 to $199,9992,3895.5%
$200,000 or more1,4653.4%
Median Household Income54,229 
Per Capita Income31,854 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state101 
Compared to U.S.77 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3,1237.2%
Public Assistance7771.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps5,39512.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed35,76165.2%
Unemployed2,4474.5%
In Armed Forces40.0%
Total Labor Force38,21269.7%
Not in Labor Force16,64330.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 34.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector14,85413,80251.8%
Non-Profit1,0782,17733.1%
Self-Employed3,2661,83064.1%
Local Government1,1101,47443.0%
State Government7181,24236.6%
Federal Government33725057.4%
Total Private + Self18,12015,63253.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.3,2435,14338.7%
Total21,36320,77550.7%
Pct. Govt.12.2%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts4,73011.2%
Sales and Office Occupations9,64222.8%
Professional, Technical9,08821.5%
Service Occupations9,61722.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1380.3%
All others9,21921.8%
White Collar 55.5%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance6,51415.4%
Retail trade6,27014.8%
Accommodation and food services4,23110.0%
Educational services3,4228.1%
Construction3,3357.9%
Manufacturing3,1287.4%
Other services3,1107.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2,1405.1%
Public administration1,5413.6%
Finance and insurance1,4653.5%
Professional, scientific, technical1,4513.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,4433.4%
Transportation and warehousing1,1262.7%
Wholesale trade8972.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing7481.8%
Information5631.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5071.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1970.5%
Utilities1950.5%
Management130.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Garland County, AR

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican4,4684.47%
Puerto Rican1610.16%
Cuban280.03%
Dominican30.00%
Total Central American9030.90%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan320.03%
Honduran1390.14%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian90.01%
Salvadoran7230.72%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1390.14%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian90.01%
Chilean320.03%
Colombian200.02%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan780.08%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic5020.50%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian2670.27%
Vietnamese1760.18%
Filipino720.07%
Korean560.06%
Japanese560.06%
Thai370.04%
Hmong360.04%
Chinese260.03%
Laotian100.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English88,24993.1%
Spanish4,5554.8%
Other Indo-European9021.0%
Vietnamese3530.4%
German, other Germanic2910.3%
Other Asian1180.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1070.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun760.1%
Korean640.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish11,37111.4%
German10,69010.7%
English10,62810.6%
American7,2607.3%
Italian2,4682.5%
European2,2682.3%
Scottish2,2182.2%
African2,0412.0%
French1,4801.5%
Norwegian1,0901.1%
Polish9931.0%
Scotch-Irish9841.0%
Dutch7200.7%
Romanian6580.7%
Swedish5200.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen97,74497.7%
Not a citizen2,2772.3%
Native96,16396.1%
Foreign-born3,8583.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Garland County, AR

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
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

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Garland County, AR

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 32,211 30,089 2,122 6.6% 6.8%
1991 32,346 29,847 2,499 7.7% 7.3%
1992 33,635 30,841 2,794 8.3% 7.0%
1993 34,524 31,954 2,570 7.4% 6.1%
1994 35,107 32,924 2,183 6.2% 5.4%
1995 35,445 33,686 1,759 5.0% 4.9%
1996 35,765 34,089 1,676 4.7% 5.2%
1997 35,876 34,279 1,597 4.5% 5.1%
1998 36,162 34,479 1,683 4.7% 5.1%
1999 36,496 34,854 1,642 4.5% 4.5%
2000 38,473 36,850 1,623 4.2% 4.2%
2001 38,038 36,261 1,777 4.7% 4.8%
2002 38,595 36,390 2,205 5.7% 5.3%
2003 39,538 37,058 2,480 6.3% 5.8%
2004 40,679 38,211 2,468 6.1% 5.6%
2005 41,566 39,198 2,368 5.7% 5.3%
2006 41,728 39,522 2,206 5.3% 5.2%
2007 42,151 39,798 2,353 5.6% 5.4%
2008 42,236 39,876 2,360 5.6% 5.4%
2009 42,392 39,205 3,187 7.5% 7.7%
2010 41,504 38,130 3,374 8.1% 7.9%
2011 41,566 38,097 3,469 8.3% 7.9%
2012 41,366 38,227 3,139 7.6% 7.3%
2013 41,064 38,029 3,035 7.4% 7.1%
2014 40,645 38,129 2,516 6.2% 5.9%
2015 40,111 37,950 2,161 5.4% 5.0%
2016 40,152 38,421 1,731 4.3% 4.0%
2017 40,388 38,741 1,647 4.1% 3.7%
2018 40,809 39,179 1,630 4.0% 3.7%
2019 41,474 39,943 1,531 3.7% 3.5%
2020 41,347 38,052 3,295 8.0% 6.1%
2021 41,667 39,624 2,043 4.9% 4.1%
2022 42,272 40,662 1,610 3.8% 3.3%
2023 41,570 40,036 1,534 3.7% 3.3%
2024 43,638 42,058 1,580 3.6% 3.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com