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Lava Hot Springs, Idaho: commercial real estate data.
Lava Hot Springs is a Census city of 218 people across 0.70 square miles of land, in Bannock County. 67.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lava Hot Springs
What Lava Hot Springs is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.7 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land312 plus or minus 127
- County holding the largest share of its areaBannock County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Lava Hot Springs
- Population218 plus or minus 89
- Median age55.7
- Population under 180
- Share under 180.0 percent
- Population 65 and over71 plus or minus 34
- Share 65 and over32.6 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Households102 plus or minus 32
- Family households39 plus or minus 21
- Share of households that are families38.2 percent plus or minus 16.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lava Hot Springs
- Per capita income$39,696
- Civilian labor force100 plus or minus 50
- Employed84 plus or minus 47
- Unemployed16 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate16.0 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Adults 25 and over206 plus or minus 86
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.7 percent plus or minus 50.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.4 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lava Hot Springs
- Housing units202 plus or minus 50
- Occupied units102 plus or minus 32
- Vacant units100 plus or minus 38
- Vacancy rate49.5 percent plus or minus 14.3
- Owner occupied69 plus or minus 31
- Renter occupied33 plus or minus 16
- Ownership rate67.6 percent plus or minus 21.8
- Median owner-occupied home value$316,700 plus or minus $86,551
- Median gross rent, monthly$870
- Single family units137 plus or minus 42
- Share single family67.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more26 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more12.9 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Mobile homes36 plus or minus 20
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lava Hot Springs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute57 plus or minus 35
- Commuting under 15 minutes39 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting under 15 minutes68.4 percent plus or minus 41.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more18 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.6 percent plus or minus 33.6
- Drove alone68.8 percent plus or minus 22.0
- Carpooled2.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home28.7 percent plus or minus 24.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lava Hot Springs
SBA loans in Lava Hot Springs (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,329,500
- Average approval$465,900
- Median approval$232,000
- Largest approval$1,446,000
- Jobs supported39
- Jobs per approval7.8
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more40.0 percent
- Share to franchises20.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lava Hot Springs, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Lava Hot Springs (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,674,000
- Average approval$837,000
- Median approval$837,000
- Largest approval$1,311,000
- Jobs supported10
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lava Hot Springs, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Lava Hot Springs
- NFIP communityCity of Lava Hot Springs
- NFIP community number160011
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/07/09
The City of Lava Hot Springs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 160011 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bannock County, not Lava Hot Springs
Bannock County context, not Lava Hot Springs figures
- Establishments in Bannock County2,353
- Covered employment, Bannock County37,594
- Average annual pay, Bannock County$47,720
- Housing units permitted, Bannock County323
Every figure in this section is published for Bannock County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lava Hot Springs.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lava Hot Springs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho?
218, in 102 households. Lava Hot Springs city covers 0.70 square miles of land, which is 312 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lava Hot Springs in?
Bannock County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
How much SBA lending goes to Lava Hot Springs businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $2.3 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $232,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lava Hot Springs, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lava Hot Springs borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lava Hot Springs. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lava Hot Springs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lava Hot Springs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lava Hot Springs, city of, community 160011, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lava Hot Springs figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bannock County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lava Hot Springs.
Is zoning published for Lava Hot Springs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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