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Lake Hamilton, Arkansas.

A community in Garland County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Garland County’s.

Living in Lake Hamilton, Garland County, Arkansas

Lake Hamilton, in Garland County, had 2,084 people in the 2020 census. Unemployment in Garland County was 3.6% in August 2026, and the county had 1.3% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most people in Garland County work in schools and health care, then shops.

People 2,084 in the 2020 census
Household income Too few homes in Lake Hamilton for the Census survey to measure.
Unemployment 3.6% Garland County, August 2026; 4.3% a year before
Homes Too few homes in Lake Hamilton for the Census survey to measure.
  • 840households
  • 12%below the poverty line
  • 22 mintypical commute
  • 15%work from home

What people in Garland County work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care23%
  • Shops (retail)16%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment13%
  • Professional and business services9%
  • Manufacturing8%
  • Other services7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Garland County had 38,517 jobs in 2025, 1.3% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 52° and 32°; warmest in July, 93° and 72° 40° 60° 80° 100° J 52° 32° F M A M J J 93° 72° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 52° and 32°; warmest in July, 93° and 72° 40° 60° 80° 100° J 52° 32° F M A M J J 93° 72° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 52° and lows near 32°; warmest in July, with highs near 93° and lows near 72°. About 1 inches of snow and 58 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Hot Springs Nne weather station, 6 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Garland County

  1. St. Vincent HOT SpringsGeneral hospital1,030FTE
  2. National Park Medical CenterGeneral hospital553FTE
  3. HOT Springs School DistrictSchool district510FTE
  4. Lake Hamilton School DistrictSchool district505FTE
  5. Lakeside School Dist(garland)School district399FTE
  6. WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters366
  7. WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters342
  8. Magic Springs Theme and Water ParkAmusement parks292

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 74 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 7,583 people in all across the county; Lake Hamilton has one of its own. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023) and school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Ice stormsVery high
  2. Inland floodingVery high
  3. TornadoesVery high
  4. HailRelatively high
  5. Strong windRelatively high
  6. Winter weatherRelatively high

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Lake Hamilton’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Garland County.