West Bishop, California

Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement West Bishop is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California, United States. The population was 2,754 at the 2020 census, up from 2,607 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, over 99% of it land.

Demographics

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that West Bishop had a population of 2,754. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of West Bishop was 82.3% White, 0.3% African American, 2.4% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 4.4% from other races, and 8.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.0% of the population.<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>

The whole population lived in households. There were 1,162 households, out of which 23.3% included children under the age of 18, 61.8% were married-couple households, 5.1% were cohabiting couple households, 20.0% had a female householder with no partner present, and 13.2% had a male householder with no partner present. 24.6% of households were one person, and 16.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.37.<ref name=DP1/> There were 819 families (70.5% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The age distribution was 18.9% under the age of 18, 3.6% aged 18 to 24, 18.6% aged 25 to 44, 26.6% aged 45 to 64, and 32.3% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 54.1Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 1,268 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 1,162 (91.6%) were occupied. Of these, 84.5% were owner-occupied, and 15.5% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $117,609, and the per capita income was $46,976. About 2.3% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2010

The 2010 United States census<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> reported that West Bishop had a population of 2,607. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of West Bishop was 2,373 (91.0%) White, 10 (0.4%) African American, 28 (1.1%) Native American, 45 (1.7%) Asian, 1 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 72 (2.8%) from other races, and 78 (3.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 261 persons (10.0%).

The Census reported that 2,607 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,133 households, out of which 261 (23.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 714 (63.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 70 (6.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 48 (4.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 33 (2.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 5 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 257 households (22.7%) were made up of individuals, and 146 (12.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30. There were 832 families (73.4% of all households); the average family size was 2.66.

The age distribution was 455 people (17.5%) under the age of 18, 135 people (5.2%) aged 18 to 24, 399 people (15.3%) aged 25 to 44, 957 people (36.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 661 people (25.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

There were 1,229 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 1,133 were occupied, of which 974 (86.0%) were owner-occupied, and 159 (14.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.2%. 2,208 people (84.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 399 people (15.3%) lived in rental housing units.

Politics

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Federally, West Bishop is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>