For population 15 years and over in West Bishop CDP:
Never married: 17.2%
Now married: 70.1%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 5.4%
Divorced: 6.3%
205 residents are foreign born (4.2% Latin America, 1.0% Europe, 1.0% North America, 0.7% Asia).
This place:
7.3%
California:
26.2%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,963 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,288 (0.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clovis, CA (78.4 miles , pop. 68,468).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fresno, CA (84.3 miles , pop. 427,652).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (226.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
West Bishop-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above California state average. It is 3433% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 12/21/1932 at 06:10:09, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 81.9 miles away from the city center On 7/21/1986 at 14:42:26, a magnitude 6.5 (6.0 MB, 6.2 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.5 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 9.3 miles away from West Bishop center On 5/27/1980 at 14:50:57, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.0 MW, 6.2 ML) earthquake occurred 19.5 miles away from the city center On 11/23/1984 at 18:08:25, a magnitude 6.1 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, 6.1 ML) earthquake occurred 3.5 miles away from the city center On 5/17/1993 at 23:20:49, a magnitude 6.2 (6.0 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.1 MW, 6.2 MD, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 37.4 miles away from West Bishop center On 5/25/1980 at 19:44:51, a magnitude 6.1 (5.5 MB, 5.8 MS, 5.8 M, 6.1 ML) earthquake occurred 21.4 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Inyo County (8) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near West Bishop:
NORTHERN INYO HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; BISHOP, CA)
SOUTHERN INYO HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 58 miles away; LONE PINE, CA)
SIERRA KINGS DISTRICT HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 72 miles away; REEDLEY, CA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Bishop:
Reedley College (about 77 miles; Reedley, CA; Full-time enrollment: 6,207)
California State University-Fresno (about 81 miles; Fresno, CA; FT enrollment: 17,444)
University of Phoenix-Central Valley Campus (about 82 miles; Fresno, CA; FT enrollment: 2,644)
Fresno City College (about 86 miles; Fresno, CA; FT enrollment: 7,781)
College of the Sequoias (about 87 miles; Visalia, CA; FT enrollment: 5,975)
University of California-Merced (about 110 miles; Merced, CA; FT enrollment: 3,383)
Merced College (about 112 miles; Merced, CA; FT enrollment: 5,129)
Notable locations in West Bishop: Browns Town Recreational Vehicle Park (A), Bishop Golf Club (B), Schober Lane Recreation Site (C), West Ridge Fire Department Station 2 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in West Bishop include: Calvary Baptist Church (A), Church of the Nazarene (B), Valley Presbyterian Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 15.9. This is significantly better than average.
City:
15.9
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 17.2. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 1.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
17.2
U.S.:
22.1
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.2%
(8.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.3 people
California:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
73.4%
Whole state:
65.9%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
3.0%
Whole state:
5.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for West Bishop (based on Inyo County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 59.57%
Here
59.6%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
LDS (Mormon) Church
United Methodist Church
Assemblies of God
Lutheran Church
Adherents
72.0%
4.9%
4.8%
3.6%
3.0%
Congregations
12.9%
6.5%
9.7%
6.5%
3.2%
Name
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Church of the Nazarene
Conservative Baptist Association of America
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Other
Adherents
2.0%
1.8%
1.6%
1.4%
4.8%
Congregations
6.5%
6.5%
6.5%
6.5%
35.5%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
Inyo County:
3.45 / 10,000 pop.
California:
2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Inyo County:
0.57 / 10,000 pop.
California:
0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17
Inyo County:
9.77 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 29
Here:
16.67 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.42 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
8.1%
California:
7.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Inyo County:
23.1%
California:
21.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
13.9%
State:
17.9%
8.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,781 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.13%
California average:
5.75%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
#10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest differences between daily high and daily low temperatures"
#56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest humidity differences during a year"
#94 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors"
#1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
#5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
