a family was $36,583. Males had a median income of $26,046 versus $17,346 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,113. About 11.8% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.7% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over. Education The town has a lending library, the Melton Public Library. Notable people home town of Larry Bird, he started for high school team at Springs Valley High School, where he left as the school's all-time scoring leader. In his later basketball career, one of Bird's nicknames was "the Hick from French Lick". hometown of former Sacramento Kings head coach and TV color commentator Jerry Reynolds. References Towns in Orange County, Indiana Towns in Indiana Spa towns in the United States