Hot Springs is a metro area of 100,035 people. The median age is 45.5, about 7 years above the US median. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $194,300, having more than doubled since 2000. 4% of residents were born outside the United States. Median household income is $57,181, under the $82,259 national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,181, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hot Springs
What changed most since 1990
White share90.4% → 79.2%(−11.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Among the 19 metro and micro areas based in Arkansas
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)24.2%(1,902)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18%(1,419)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.6%(3,200)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(337)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.1%(86)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7,875 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
73,397
$48,625
$127,204
14.2%
22.2
2000
88,068
$57,790
$140,632
18.0%
28.9
2010
96,024
$53,003
$182,555
20.2%
35.8
2020
100,180
$58,360
$172,231
22.8%
49.1
2024
100,035
$57,181
$194,300
25.3%
44.8
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.
