Hot Springs, NC population between 2000 and 2023
Over the last 20 plus years, between 2000 and 2023, population of Hot Springs decreased by 111. In this period, the peak population was 650 in the year 2001. The numbers suggest that the population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline.
| Year | Population | Year on Year Change | Change in Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 649 | - | - |
| 2001 | 650 | 1 | 0.15% |
| 2002 | 647 | -3 | -0.46% |
| 2003 | 642 | -5 | -0.77% |
| 2004 | 639 | -3 | -0.47% |
| 2005 | 640 | 1 | 0.16% |
| 2006 | 642 | 2 | 0.31% |
| 2007 | 640 | -2 | -0.31% |
| 2008 | 641 | 1 | 0.16% |
| 2009 | 642 | 1 | 0.16% |
| 2010 | 555 | -87 | -13.55% |
| 2011 | 555 | - | - |
| 2012 | 553 | -2 | -0.36% |
| 2013 | 557 | 4 | 0.72% |
| 2014 | 557 | - | - |
| 2015 | 559 | 2 | 0.36% |
| 2016 | 563 | 4 | 0.72% |
| 2017 | 570 | 7 | 1.24% |
| 2018 | 572 | 2 | 0.35% |
| 2019 | 572 | - | - |
| 2020 | 523 | -49 | -8.57% |
| 2021 | 532 | 9 | 1.72% |
| 2022 | 533 | 1 | 0.19% |
| 2023 | 538 | 5 | 0.94% |
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Hot Springs, NC population from 2000 to 2023
From 2000 to 2010, Hot Springs's population decreased by 94 (14.48%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hot Springs's population decreased by 32 (5.77%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.18% .
After the COVID19 pandemic and, between the year 2020 and 2023, Hot Springs's population increased by 15 (2.87%).For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 1.02%.
FIGURE 1
Hot Springs's population from 2000 to 2023.
The estimated population at the end of 2023 was 538.
Between the year 2000 and 2023, Hot Springs's population peaked in year 2001 at 650.
Between the year 2000 and 2023, Hot Springs's population was lowest in year 2020 at 523.
Hot Springs, NC annual population growth rate
Between the years 2000 and 2023, i.e. 23 annual cycles, the population of Hot Springs grew year by year for 13 years and declined for 7 years.
From 2000 to 2023, Hot Springs had an average annual population growth rate of 0.74% per year. Overall the population shrank 17.10% between 2000 and 2023.
FIGURE 2
Hot Springs annual population growth rate
The average annual growth rate from 2000 to 2023 was 0.74% per year.
From 2020 to 2021 Hot Springs population grew the most, with an increase of 9 people (a 1.72% year-on-year increase)..
From 2009 to 2010 Hot Springs population experienced the most significant decrease, with a decline of 87 people (a 13.55% year-on-year decline).
Things to know
Is Hot Springs, NC population increasing or decreasing?
According to the latest data from U.S. Census Bureau's population estimates, Hot Springs's population increased by 6 between 2021 and 2023. The increase was 1 (decreased) between 2021 and 2022; and increase of 5 (0.94%) between 2022 and 2023.
How has the population of Hot Springs, NC changed in the last 10 years?
Between 2013 and 2023, population of Hot Springs decreased by 19 (3.41%). The population was highest at 572 in the year 2018 and lowest at 523 in the year 2020. Overall the average growth rate witnessed for the last 10 years was -0.31%.
References
- US Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)