Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Hot Springs spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.87 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The education level of Hot Springs citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.25% of adults in Hot Springs have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Hot Springs in 2022 was $28,775, which is upper middle income relative to Arkansas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,100 for a family of four. However, Hot Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hot Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hot Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hot Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Hot Springs also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.70% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Hot Springs include Irish, German, English, African, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Hot Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
