With 3,778 people, Bishop is a city in California. The median age is 51.2, about 12 years above the US median. About 46% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The average commute runs 16 minutes. Density works out to 2,027 people per square mile. 6% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $83,686, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bishop
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree13.2% → 46.3%(+33.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$46,667 → $83,686(+79%)US over the same years: +14%
Median age38.2 → 51.2(+13.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)3.3%(13)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era57.5%(225)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 391 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bishop, decade by decade
Bishop population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,475
$46,667
$255,127
13.2%
32.0
2000
3,575
$49,800
$216,959
12.4%
46.1
2010
3,879
$53,234
$466,385
28.4%
62.5
2020
3,819
$78,721
$367,733
36.8%
68.9
2024
3,778
$83,686
$386,400
46.3%
47.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
