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Compare Hot Springs to Fort Smith

This post compares Hot Springs, Arkansas to Fort Smith, Arkansas across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Hot Springs (city) Fort Smith (city)
Population 36,780 87,537
Income (median) $33,060 $32,495
Home Value (median) $114,700 $117,000
White 73% 70%
Black 17% 9%
Asian 0% 5%
With Kids 23% 30%
Age (median) 41 35
Rentals 45% 49%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Hot Springs or Fort Smith?
A: Hot Springs has a much smaller population count than Fort Smith: 36780 compared with 87537 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Hot Springs or in Fort Smith?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Hot Springs.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Hot Springs or Fort Smith?
A: Homes tend to be similarly priced in Hot Springs.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Fort Smith does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 45% for Hot Springs versus 49% for Fort Smith.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Hot Springs may include: Texarkana, Paragould, and North-Little-Rock.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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