Hot Spring County, Arkansas
14 public bodies govern here, 5 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 33,180
- Median household income
- $55,405
- ±3,337
- Unemployed
- 3.7%
- 514 of 13,808 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 82.6%
- 10,172 of 12,310 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Hot Spring | 33,148 (2021) | 210 Locust St, Malvern | — |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Malvern | 10,719 (2021) | 305 Locust St, Malvern | Website |
| City of Rockport | 683 (2021) | 1472 Military Road, Rockport | — |
| Town of Donaldson | 281 (2021) | Po Box 127, Donaldson | — |
| Town of Friendship | 160 (2021) | Po Box 127, Friendship | — |
| Town of Midway | 377 (2021) | 218 Hoagland Rd, Donaldson | — |
| Town of Perla | 261 (2021) | 22675 Highway 67, Malvern | — |
Special districts 7
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malvern City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 100 Gloster Ct, Malvern | — |
| Mid-Arkansas Regional Library | Libraries | 202 E 3rd St, Malvern | Website |
| Lakeview Midway Public Water Authority | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 203, Lakeview | Website |
| Hot Springs County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 220 Olive St Suite 3, Malver | — |
| Hot Spring County Solid Waste Authority | Solid waste management | 1904 W Page, Malvern | — |
| Kimzey Regional Water Distribution District | Water supply utility | Po Box 722, Malvern | Website |
| Magnet-Butterfield Water Assoc Public Water Authority | Water supply utility | 21073 Highway 51, Malvern | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
BISMARCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district3 schools
11595 HWY. 84, Bismarck, AR, 71929
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
GLEN ROSE SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
14334 HWY. 67, Malvern, AR, 72104
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MAGNET COVE SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
472 MAGNET SCHOOL ROAD, Malvern, AR, 72104
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MALVERN SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district4 schools
1620 SOUTH MAIN ST, Malvern, AR, 72104
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
OUACHITA SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
166 SCHOOLHOUSE RD, Donaldson, AR, 71941
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Dallas County Farmer's Market (Fordyce)
Hot Springs Historic Downtown Farmers Market (121 Orange Street Hot Springs) · Historic Downtown Farmers Market (Hot Springs) · Hot Springs County Farmers' Market (Hot Springs)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.