CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hot Springs

Arkansas · 6,447 residents · 57.6 sq mi

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Hot Springs is home to 6,447 people in Arkansas. The median age is 65.4, about 32 years above the US median. Households here earn about 53% more than in Arkansas as a whole. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.4% of people here. The population has fallen 23% since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 65.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

27% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 7%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,447

−23%vs 2000

vs 8,397 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

65.4

−3%vs 2000

vs 67.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

57.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 51.5%(97)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 91.5%(94)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 142.3%(147)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 192%(132)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 241.7%(112)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 342.8%(182)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 445.8%(376)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.5%(420)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6424.2%(1,558)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7439%(2,513)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8411.3%(730)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(86)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,310

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,875 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,281

−21%vs 2000

vs $24,492 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.4%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$91,700

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $129,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$555

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $746 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.9%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.8% in 2000

17.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(8,158)

Black0.9%(79)

Hispanic / Latino1%(85)

Asian0.2%(16)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(6,391)

Black0.2%(16)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(13)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.6%(40)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(178)

Spaniard0.2%(39)

Puerto Rican0.2%(29)

South American0.1%(14)

Bolivian0.1%(14)

Cuban0.1%(9)

Central American0.1%(9)

Guatemalan0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(33)

Filipino0.1%(15)

Asian Indian0.1%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(13)

Chamorro0%(8)

Ancestry

English21.4%(3,497)

German16.9%(2,762)

Irish10.7%(1,742)

American8.7%(1,422)

Scottish3.2%(515)

Italian2.9%(471)

Polish2.4%(389)

Scotch-Irish2.2%(352)

Norwegian1.4%(232)

French1.3%(207)

Welsh1.1%(183)

Dutch1.1%(179)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1.1%(172)

Greek0.7%(121)

British0.7%(114)

Slovak0.5%(79)

Czech0.4%(73)

Danish0.4%(62)

Subsaharan African0.3%(55)

Portuguese0.3%(50)

Hungarian0.3%(49)

Swiss0.2%(38)

Croatian0.2%(25)

Lithuanian0.1%(23)

Australian0.1%(21)

Canadian0.1%(21)

Finnish0.1%(19)

French Canadian0.1%(12)

Nigerian0.1%(10)

Austrian0.1%(9)

Russian0.1%(9)

Arab0%(8)

Lebanese0%(8)

West Indian0%(8)

Jamaican0%(8)

Romanian0%(7)

Ukrainian0%(7)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.3%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.6%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.7%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.4 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 19.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married17.2%(1,348)

Married65.9%(5,172)

Widowed5.6%(437)

Divorced11.4%(893)

Women 15+

Never married8.8%(693)

Married63.8%(5,027)

Widowed15.8%(1,245)

Divorced11.6%(917)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2013

from 3.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.7%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 40.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

35.2%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 37.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

62.7%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 66.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.6%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

8.4%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.0%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 70.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

71.2%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 73.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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