Hot Spring County, AR

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2022 Population

33,129

0.0997% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

42.6

2.4% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

19.7%

3.86% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$50,260

7.57% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

12,819

2.43% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hot Spring County, AR are White (Non-Hispanic) (81.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (11.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.44%), White (Hispanic) (2.09%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.21%).

None of the households in Hot Spring County, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Hot Spring County, AR are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Hot Spring County, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28 minutes. The average car ownership in Hot Spring County, AR was 2 cars per household.

Hot Spring County, AR borders Clark County, AR, Dallas County, AR, Garland County, AR, Grant County, AR, Montgomery County, AR, and Saline County, AR.

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Population & Diversity

Hot Spring County, AR is home to a population of 33.1k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Hot Spring County, AR residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2022, there were 7.15 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (27.1k people) in Hot Spring County, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.79k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 809 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2022 Citizenship

99.4%

2021 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hot Spring County, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hot Spring County, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
27.1k ± 87
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.79k ± 113
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
809 ± 161

3.77%

Hispanic Population

1.25k people

3.77% of the people in Hot Spring County, AR are hispanic (1.25k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Hot Spring County, AR as a share of the total population.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
905 ± 209
Gulf War (1990s)
338 ± 135
Gulf War (2001-)
319 ± 134

Hot Spring County, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.68 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Hot Spring County, AR employs 12.8k people. The largest industries in Hot Spring County, AR are Retail Trade (2,030 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,973 people), and Manufacturing (1,627 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($66,786), Utilities ($56,964), and Wholesale Trade ($52,813).

Employment

Occupations

12.8k

2022 Value

± 908

2.43%

1 Year growth

± 9.82%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hot Spring County, AR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,353 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,201 people), and Production Occupations (1,048 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hot Spring County, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arkansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

12.8k

2022 Value

± 908

2.43%

1 Year growth

± 9.82%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hot Spring County, AR, are Retail Trade (2,030 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,973 people), and Manufacturing (1,627 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hot Spring County, AR, though some of these residents may live in Hot Spring County, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.24%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.35M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arkansas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

48
Construction
44
Other Services (except Public Administration)
36
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$92.4k
Manufacturing
$37.8k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$34.1k
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Hot Spring County, AR went to Donald J. Trump with 73.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (24.5%), followed by Other (1.43%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (73.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (24.5%)
Democratic Party
Other (1.43%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Hot Spring County, AR went to Donald J. Trump with 73.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (24.5%), followed by Other (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Hot Spring County, AR for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

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John Boozman

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Tom Cotton

Senator from Arkansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Arkansas

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Arkansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Hot Spring County, AR awarded 537 degrees. The student population of Hot Spring County, AR in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 893 male students and 939 female students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,832 students enrolled in Hot Spring County, AR, 48.7% men and 51.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,496) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($860) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Hot Spring County, AR have an average commute time of 28 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hot Spring County, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

65.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Hot Spring County, AR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Hot Spring County, AR colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$50,260

Median Household Income

± $4,610

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Hot Spring County, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hot Spring County, AR is from Hot Spring County, AR.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Hot Spring County, AR across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (81.3%)
Carpooled (12.5%)
Worked At Home (2.45%)

In 2022, 81.3% of workers in Hot Spring County, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.5%) and those who worked at home (2.45%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hot Spring County, AR have a longer commute time (28 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.32% of the workforce in Hot Spring County, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hot Spring County, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hot Spring County, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hot Spring County, AR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hot Spring County, AR (6.09k out of 30.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hot Spring County, AR is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.3% of the population of Hot Spring County, AR has health coverage, with 34.5% on employee plans, 27.6% on Medicaid, 15.7% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 2.79% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hot Spring County, AR see 4223 patients per year on average, which represents a 12.5% decrease from the previous year (4824 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3315 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 460 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,223 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hot Spring County, AR

Primary care physicians in Hot Spring County, AR see an average of 4,223 patients per year. This represents a 12.5% decrease from the previous year (4,824 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Hot Spring County, AR in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.7%

Uninsured

34.5%

Employer Coverage

27.6%

Medicaid

15.7%

Medicare

11.7%

Non-Group

2.79%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hot Spring County, AR changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.