the city. The population density was . The 18,033 housing units had an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 88.5% White, 0.7% African American, 0.8% Native American, 1.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 5.7% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 13.1% of the population. Of the 16,744 households, 35.1% had children under 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.2% were not families. About 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.58. and the average family size was 3.13. The median age in the city was 31.9 years; 27% of residents were under 18; 11.7% were between 18 and 24; 26.5% were from 25 to 44; 21.4% were from 45 to 64; and 13.4% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female. Rankings On the Livability.com list of "Best 10 Places to Defy Death", Twin Falls ranked number one. Notable people Bruce Bastian (born 1948), computer programmer and co-founder of the WordPerfect Software Company Gary L. Bennett (born 1940), former NASA scientist and engineer and science-fiction writer Jim Boatwright (1951–2013), basketball player Dorothy Custer (1911–2015), comedian, harmonicist, and centenarian W. Mark Felt (1913–2008), informant in the Watergate scandal known as Deep Throat, graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1931 Christina Hendricks (born 1975), actress, grew up in Twin Falls Damon Jones (born 1994), professional baseball pitcher Chuck LaMar (born c. 1956), first general manager of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays William J. Lanting (1918–1998), Idaho State Representative (1959–1975) and Speaker of Idaho House (1969–1975) Craig Hart Neilsen (1941–2006), founder of the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation to fund scientific research for spinal cord injuries Volara Romanza Nelson (1892–1921), first Idaho woman to hold a pilot's license Melvin Schwartz (1932–2006), Nobel Prize-winning experimental physicist and co-discoverer of the muon neutrino Addison T. Smith (1862–1956), U.S. Congressman (1913–1933) Lyda Southard (1892–1958), serial killer Notable musicians who spent parts of their childhood in the Twin Falls area include Gary Puckett, Paul Durham of Black Lab, Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe, and Doug Martsch of Built to Spill. References External links