years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $40,512, and the median income for a family was $47,431. Males had a median income of $39,082 versus $23,001 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,857. About 7.8% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over. The top five ethnic groups in Idaho Falls are: English - 22% German - 16% Irish - 7% Mexican - 5% Swedish - 4% Economy Idaho Falls serves as a regional hub for health care, travel, and business in eastern Idaho. The community's economy was mostly agriculturally focused until the opening of the National Reactor Testing Station in the desert west of Idaho Falls in 1949. The city subsequently became largely dependent on high-income jobs from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), known locally simply as "The Site." Since the 1990s, the city has added a significant retail, entertainment, and restaurant sector, as well as a regional medical center. Idaho Falls hosts the headquarters of the United Potato Growers of Idaho and District 7 of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. It is the home to several small-to-medium-sized national corporations such as North Wind, Inc. and Melaleuca, Inc. The median home price in Idaho Falls was $224,800 in January 2007. Idaho Falls, Idaho / U.S. average: Area population 122,995 / 647,500 Median home price $224,800 / $235,000 Cost-of-living index 99.8 / 100.0 Unemployment rate 2.7% / 4.6% Job growth—5 years 18.84% / 4.90% Job growth—1 year 2.74% / 1.66% Median household income $47,719 / $46,326 Arts and culture The Willard Arts Center, The Colonial Theatre and Civic Auditorium host musical concerts, plays, and events. The Museum of Idaho showcases local artifacts and history. It also brings in major traveling exhibits such as fossilized dinosaurs, Gutenberg Bibles, Titanic remnants, and "Bodies: the Exhibition." Downtown Idaho Falls once struggled as the city expanded eastward, but it has been revitalized in recent years due to the efforts of local business owners, the City of Idaho Falls, and other organizations such as the Downtown Development Corporation and the Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce. Today,