Hot Spring County, Arkansas

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 33,142
Median household income: $52,644
Median home value: $127,900

Hot Spring County, Arkansas counts 33,142 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $52,644 runs below the Arkansas figure of $58,773.

From 2019 to 2023, Hot Spring County's population declined 1.4% from 33,597 to 33,142, while its median household income rose 19.9% from $43,889 to $52,644.

The typical home was built around 1979. 17.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,142
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $52,644
Median home value: $127,900
Median gross rent: $763
Housing units: 14,259
Homeownership rate: 77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,59733,142

Median household income

$43,889$52,644

Median home value

$96,700$127,900

Median gross rent

$619$763

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,597	$43,889	$96,700	$619
2020	33,667	$46,390	$102,400	$635
2021	33,096	$46,724	$102,300	$640
2022	33,129	$50,260	$119,600	$713
2023	33,142	$52,644	$127,900	$763

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,557	4.7%
5 to 17	4,942	14.9%
18 to 24	2,651	8.0%
25 to 34	4,314	13.0%
35 to 44	4,176	12.6%
45 to 54	4,441	13.4%
55 to 64	4,520	13.6%
65 to 74	3,874	11.7%
75 and over	2,667	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26,892	81.1%
Black or African American	3,797	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	80	0.2%
Asian	10	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.0%
Two or more races	1,025	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,323	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.6%

High school graduate41.0%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,544	10.6%
High school graduate	9,841	41.0%
Some college or associate's	7,820	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,407	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,380	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,575	81.0%
Carpooled	1,599	12.2%
Public transit	39	0.3%
Walked	246	1.9%
Bicycle	2	0.0%
Worked from home	346	2.6%
Other means	250	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,264	25.7%
15 to 29 min	3,585	28.2%
30 to 44 min	3,170	24.9%
45 to 59 min	1,306	10.3%
60+ min	1,386	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 17.1% (5,264 of 30,848)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,372	69.2%
Nonfamily households	3,729	30.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,101	84.9%
Vacant	2,158	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,363	77.4%
Renter-occupied	2,738	22.6%

1-unit, detached70.9%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other22.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,116	70.9%
1-unit, attached	90	0.6%
2 to 4 units	601	4.2%
5 to 19 units	304	2.1%
20 or more units	12	0.1%
Mobile home & other	3,136	22.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 05059
State: Arkansas
Land area: 615 sq mi
Water area: 7.23 sq mi
Center point: 34.3152, -92.9441