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Inyo County

Population in 2010: 2,607. Population change since 2000: -7.1%
Males: 1,285  (49.3%)
Females: 1,322  (50.7%)

Median resident age:  52.6 years
California median age:  45.6 years

Zip codes: 93514.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $59,966 (it was $57,163 in 2000)
West Bishop:

$59,966
California:

$58,931
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $33,026

West Bishop CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $400,315 (it was $225,000 in 2000)
West Bishop:

$400,315
California:

$384,200
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $521,802; Detached houses: $553,094; Townhouses or other attached units: $175,090; Mobile homes: $151,582

Median gross rent in 2009: $1,130.

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  • White alone - 2,233 (85.7%)
  • Hispanic - 261 (10.0%)
  • Two or more races - 42 (1.6%)
  • Asian alone - 40 (1.5%)
  • American Indian alone - 16 (0.6%)
  • Black alone - 9 (0.3%)
  • Other race alone - 5 (0.2%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 1 (0.04%)

Races in West Bishop detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Mar. 2012 cost of living index in West Bishop: 91.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (29.4%), English (20.8%), Irish (13.5%), Scottish (7.1%), United States (5.1%), Swedish (5.0%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Elevation: 1343 feet

Land area: 8.75 square miles.

Population density: 298 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in West Bishop:

  • High school or higher: 91.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.5 minutes

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%)
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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).

Nearest cities: Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA (1.5 miles ), Bishop, CA (1.7 miles ), Mesa, CA (2.6 miles ), Wilkerson, CA (2.6 miles ), Round Valley, CA (3.0 miles ), Big Pine, CA (4.0 miles ), Mammoth Lakes, CA (5.9 miles ), Independence, CA (6.4 miles ).

Latitude: 37.36 N, Longitude: 118.45 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 760

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

8.8%
California:

10.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Utilities (14%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Health care and social assistance (11%)
  • Other services, except public administration (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Retail trade (27%)
  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)

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Average climate in West Bishop, California

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Earthquake activity:

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).
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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)

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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

Park in West Bishop: Izaak Walton Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Inyo County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI  PM10

Air Quality Index (AQI)

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)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Bishop, CA


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West Bishop compared to California state average:

  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


West Bishop travel time to work - commute


West Bishop mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
  • Wood (28%)
  • Utility gas (20%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Other fuel (5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Inyo County California:




2008 Presidential Election results in Inyo County California:


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Religion statistics for West Bishop (based on Inyo County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 59.57%
Here59.6%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchLDS (Mormon) ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodLutheran Church
Adherents72.0%4.9%4.8%3.6%3.0%
Congregations12.9%6.5%9.7%6.5%3.2%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Church of the NazareneConservative Baptist Association of AmericaSeventh-Day Adventist ChurchOther
Adherents2.0%1.8%1.6%1.4%4.8%
Congregations6.5%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:
from Mono County, CA  1.10% ($46,162 average AGI)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.92% ($45,823)
from San Bernardino County, CA  0.40% ($54,963)


7.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,345 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.79%
California average:

6.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Los Angeles County, CA  0.55% ($34,865 average AGI)
to Kern County, CA  0.53% ($38,028)
to Mono County, CA  0.51% ($35,706)

Strongest AM radio stations in West Bishop:

  • KBOV (1230 AM; 1 kW; BISHOP, CA; Owner: GREAT COUNTRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KWRU (940 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA)
  • KCBC (770 AM; 50 kW; RIVERBANK, CA; Owner: KIERTRON, INC.)
  • KERI (1180 AM; 50 kW; WASCO-GREENACRES, CA; Owner: KWSO, INC.)
  • KOOR (790 AM; 10 kW; CLOVIS, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KKOH (780 AM; 50 kW; RENO, NV; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KGDP (660 AM; 50 kW; ORCUTT, CA; Owner: RADIO REPRESENTATIVES, INC.)
  • KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
  • KLAC (570 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KHTK (1140 AM; 50 kW; SACRAMENTO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • KDWN (720 AM; 50 kW; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: RADIO NEVADA CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Bishop:

  • KRHV (93.3 FM; BIG PINE, CA; Owner: DAVID A. AND MARYANN M. DIGERNESS)
  • K208BS (89.5 FM; BISHOP, CA; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL B/CASTERS, INC)
  • KWTW (88.5 FM; BISHOP, CA; Owner: LIVING PROOF, INC.)
  • KIBS (100.7 FM; BISHOP, CA; Owner: GREAT COUNTRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDAY (92.5 FM; INDEPENDENCE, CA; Owner: MS. BENETT KESSLER)
  • K205ET (88.9 FM; BIG PINE, ETC., CA; Owner: WESTERN INSPIRATIONAL BROADCASTERS, INC)
  • KMMT (106.5 FM; MAMMOTH LAKES, CA; Owner: MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN FM ASSOCIATES,INC.)
  • KFNO (90.3 FM; FRESNO, CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KLBN (105.1 FM; AUBERRY, CA; Owner: LOTUS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KRNC (105.9 FM; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KOQO-FM (101.9 FM; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • K203CM (88.5 FM; SANGER, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KSKS (93.7 FM; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KFCF (88.1 FM; FRESNO, CA; Owner: FRESNO FREE COLLEGE FOUNDATION)
  • KVPR (89.3 FM; FRESNO, CA; Owner: WHITE ASH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K201GA (88.1 FM; BISHOP, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around West Bishop:

  • K70AA (Channel 70; BISHOP, ETC., CA; Owner: MONO COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 5)
  • K73AA (Channel 73; BISHOP, ETC., CA; Owner: MONO COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 5)
  • K79AT (Channel 79; BISHOP, ETC., CA; Owner: MONO COUNTY SERVICE AREA NO. 5)


West Bishop on our top lists:

  • #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)"

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