Lava Hot Springs vs McCammon

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

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

McCammon has the higher population (910 vs 251 in Lava Hot Springs). McCammon has the higher median household income ($71,397 vs $36,364 in Lava Hot Springs). Lava Hot Springs has the higher median home value ($241,100 vs $238,900 in McCammon).

Population, income & housing

	Lava Hot Springs	McCammon
Population	251	910
Median age	51.5 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$36,364	$71,397
Median home value	$241,100	$238,900
Median gross rent	$843	$875
Housing units	210	365
Homeownership rate	58.3%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lava Hot Springs	McCammon
Population	232 → 251 (+8.2%)	814 → 910 (+11.8%)
Median household income	$38,000 → $36,364 (-4.3%)	$67,143 → $71,397 (+6.3%)
Median home value	$136,100 → $241,100 (+77.1%)	$150,000 → $238,900 (+59.3%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $843 (+28.7%)	$717 → $875 (+22.0%)

Lava Hot Springs

Population

232251

Median household income

$38,000$36,364

Median home value

$136,100$241,100

Median gross rent

$655$843

McCammon

Population

814910

Median household income

$67,143$71,397

Median home value

$150,000$238,900

Median gross rent

$717$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lava Hot Springs	McCammon
Under 5	3.2%	5.3%
5 to 17	8.0%	18.2%
18 to 24	4.4%	6.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.5%
35 to 44	10.4%	13.8%
45 to 54	29.9%	7.3%
55 to 64	15.1%	16.4%
65 to 74	17.1%	15.1%
75 and over	12.0%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lava Hot Springs	McCammon
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	2.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lava Hot Springs	McCammon
No high school diploma	4.2%	7.8%
High school graduate	34.9%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lava Hot Springs	McCammon
Drove alone	62.1%	78.4%
Carpooled	1.9%	18.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.2%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lava Hot Springs	McCammon
1-unit, detached	63.8%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.6%	12.3%

Poverty & households

	Lava Hot Springs	McCammon
Poverty rate	9.4%	4.1%
Average household size	1.86	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1964	1971