Downey vs Lava Hot Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Downey and Lava Hot Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Downey and Lava Hot Springs are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Downey has the higher population (736 vs 251 in Lava Hot Springs). Downey has the higher median household income ($46,000 vs $36,364 in Lava Hot Springs). Lava Hot Springs has the higher median home value ($241,100 vs $153,000 in Downey).

Population, income & housing

	Downey	Lava Hot Springs
Population	736	251
Median age	36.6 yrs	51.5 yrs
Median household income	$46,000	$36,364
Median home value	$153,000	$241,100
Median gross rent	$893	$843
Housing units	320	210
Homeownership rate	82.3%	58.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	10.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downey	Lava Hot Springs
Population	775 → 736 (-5.0%)	232 → 251 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$40,625 → $46,000 (+13.2%)	$38,000 → $36,364 (-4.3%)
Median home value	$92,300 → $153,000 (+65.8%)	$136,100 → $241,100 (+77.1%)
Median gross rent	$629 → $893 (+42.0%)	$655 → $843 (+28.7%)

Downey

Population

775736

Median household income

$40,625$46,000

Median home value

$92,300$153,000

Median gross rent

$629$893

Lava Hot Springs

Population

232251

Median household income

$38,000$36,364

Median home value

$136,100$241,100

Median gross rent

$655$843

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downey	Lava Hot Springs
Under 5	6.4%	3.2%
5 to 17	20.4%	8.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	4.4%
25 to 34	13.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	10.2%	10.4%
45 to 54	3.7%	29.9%
55 to 64	16.6%	15.1%
65 to 74	12.0%	17.1%
75 and over	10.6%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downey	Lava Hot Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	87.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downey	Lava Hot Springs
No high school diploma	13.2%	4.2%
High school graduate	30.5%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	10.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downey	Lava Hot Springs
Drove alone	73.1%	62.1%
Carpooled	14.1%	1.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	8.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	27.2%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downey	Lava Hot Springs
1-unit, detached	89.7%	63.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	18.6%

Poverty & households

	Downey	Lava Hot Springs
Poverty rate	19.6%	9.4%
Average household size	2.51	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1945	1964