living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.7% were non-families. 39.7% of households were one person and 19.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 3.06. The age distribution was 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% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males. The median household income was $23,472 and the median family income was $38,750. Males had a median income of $38,125 versus $20,313 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,242. About 16.7% of families and 25.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.6% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over. Transportation The primary road through the city is U.S. Route 30 (US 30), which passes just north of the majority of the community. On the northeast corner of the city is the western end of Old Highway 30, which is a former routing of US 30 that runs parallel to and just south of the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) tracks (formerly Oregon Short Line) around the north end of the Fish Creek Range. The current routing of US 30 via Fish Creek Summit reduced the distance between Lava Hot Springs and Soda Springs by about , but bypassed the city of Bancroft. Notwithstanding, the rerouting still created a more direct route between Lava Hot Springs and Bancroft (via Central Road), reducing driving distance between the cities by about . Notable people Terrel Bell (1921–1996), 2nd United States Secretary of Education (1981–1984) Kevin Andrus, member of the Idaho House of Representatives See also List of cities in Idaho Lava Hot Springs (thermal mineral springs) References External links Lava Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Official Southeast Idaho travel guide Cities in Idaho Pocatello, Idaho metropolitan area Cities in Bannock County, Idaho