Location in Bannock County and the state of Idaho Location in Bannock County and the state of Idaho Lava Hot Springs is a town/city in Bannock County, Idaho, United States.

Located in the mountainous valley of the Portneuf River on the old route of the Oregon Trail and California Trail, the town/city has turn into a prominent resort location, noted for its various hot springs amenable to bathing and a inner tube run through part of the town.

Lava Hot Springs is positioned at 42 37 10 N 112 0 51 W (42.619482, -112.014283), at an altitude of 5,020 feet (1,530 m) above sea level.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 0.71 square miles (1.84 km2), of which, 0.68 square miles (1.76 km2) is territory and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water. There were 317 housing units at an average density of 466.2 per square mile (180.0/km2).

There were 209 homeholds of which 16.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 40.2% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 1.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 50.2% were non-families.

44.5% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The average homehold size was 1.95 and the average family size was 2.74.

The median age in the town/city was 50.9 years.

16.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.2% were from 25 to 44; 31.4% were from 45 to 64; and 26.5% were 65 years of age or older.

There were 309 housing units at an average density of 433.4 per square mile (168.0/km ).

There were 232 homeholds out of which 24.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 45.7% were non-families.

39.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $23,472, and the median income for a family was $38,750.

About 16.7% of families and 25.1% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 33.6% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

Municipalities and communities of Bannock County, Idaho, United States

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