Cities / Arkansas / Hot Springs

Hot Springs, AR

38,025 people

Right Now

Air Quality (OZONE, Arkadelphia-Caddo Valley)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 22.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MEM

179 mi — Frederick W. Smith International Airport

Population & People

Population

38,025

Median age

45.3

Median household income

$47,760

Poverty rate

20.5%

Unemployment rate

4.8%

Bachelor's degree+

26.1%

Avg. commute

16 min

Hispanic or Latino

10.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$165,500

Median gross rent

$914/mo

Homeownership rate

56.97%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$944

HUD Fair Market Rent (Arkansas statewide average across 75 areas — not specific to Hot Springs), 2026. Efficiency $700, 1BR $751, 2BR $944, 3BR $1239, 4BR $1406. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Arkansas commercial electricity

10.76¢/kWh

Arkansas industrial electricity

6.71¢/kWh

Arkansas residential electricity

12.84¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

198422

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

150640.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Arkansas

479.22

Unemployment Rate

Source: FRED, Arkansas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MEM

Frederick W. Smith International Airport

179 mi away

TUL

Tulsa International Airport

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Arkansas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Arkansas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).