Bishop is a metro area of 18,739 people. The median age is 45.5, about 7 years above the US median. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. Density works out to 2 people per square mile. The average commute runs 16 minutes. The foreign-born share is 8%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,991, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bishop
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$284,408 → $348,700(+23%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share8.2% → 24.2%(+16.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share81.2% → 58.0%(−23.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Among the 34 metro and micro areas based in California
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)7.3%(85)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7%(82)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.2%(483)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.5%(64)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(21)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,172 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
18,281
$58,528
$284,408
13.5%
40.8
2000
17,945
$63,769
$234,083
17.1%
52.0
2010
18,546
$64,459
$417,186
20.9%
63.5
2020
19,016
$71,869
$312,948
26.4%
73.7
2024
18,739
$73,991
$348,700
31.5%
72.5
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.
