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West Bishop is a
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in Inyo County,
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,
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. The population was 2,754 at the 2020 census, up from 2,607 at the 2010 census.


Geography

According to the
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, the CDP has a total area of , 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 . The racial makeup of West Bishop was 82.3%
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, 0.3%
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, 2.4% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 0.0%
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, 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. 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. There were 819
families Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...
(70.5% of all households). 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 65years of age or older. The median age was 54.1years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. There were 1,268 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,162 (91.6%) were occupied. Of these, 84.5% were owner-occupied, and 15.5% were occupied by renters. In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $117,609, and the
per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
was $46,976. About 2.3% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line.


2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that West Bishop had a population of 2,607. The population density was . The racial makeup of West Bishop was 2,373 (91.0%)
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, 10 (0.4%)
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, 28 (1.1%) Native American, 45 (1.7%) Asian, 1 (0.0%)
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, 72 (2.8%) from other races, and 78 (3.0%) from two or more races.
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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 Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...
(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 , 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

In the state legislature, West Bishop is in , and . Federally, West Bishop is in .


References

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