Hot Springs is a city of 16,327 people in Arkansas. The median age is 69.6, about 31 years above the US median. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 7,930 people. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. That is roughly 24% ahead of the Arkansas median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,370, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 69.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hot Springs
What changed most since 1990
Population6,447 → 16,327(+153%)US over the same years: +35%
White share98.9% → 92.2%(−6.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$220,086 → $272,000(+24%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.6%(459)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.9%(362)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.6%(1,348)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.5%(144)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(34)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,610 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hot Springs, decade by decade
Hot Springs population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,447
$77,546
$220,086
27.3%
2.7
2000
8,397
$76,282
$235,540
33.9%
7.0
2010
12,807
$71,380
$281,097
32.9%
9.8
2020
15,861
$74,092
$257,922
39.0%
20.7
2024
16,327
$75,370
$272,000
34.7%
18.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
