Editing Inyo County, California (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 1956
|1880= 2928
|1890= 3544
|1900= 4377
|1910= 6974
|1920= 7031
|1930= 6555
|1940= 7625
|1950= 11658
|1960= 11684
|1970= 15571
|1980= 17895
|1990= 18281
|2000= 17945
|2010= 18546
|2020= 19016
|estyear=2024
|estimate=18485
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 9, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=September 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530033223/https://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|archive-date=May 30, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ca190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=September 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115745/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ca190090.txt|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=September 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203824/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|archive-date=December 18, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Inyo County, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Inyo County, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US06027&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Inyo County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06027&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Inyo County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06027&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|13,352
|12,296
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,035
|74.41%
|66.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58.03%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|20
|102
|style='background: #ffffe6; |85
|0.11%
|0.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.45%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1,678
|1,895
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,189
|9.35%
|10.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.51%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|158
|229
|style='background: #ffffe6; |273
|0.88%
|1.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.44%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|15
|15
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13
|0.08%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|23
|21
|style='background: #ffffe6; |87
|0.13%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.46%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|442
|391
|style='background: #ffffe6; |935
|2.46%
|2.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.92%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|2,257
|3,597
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,399
|12.58%
|19.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23.13%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''17,945'''
|'''18,546'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''19,016'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

=== 2011 ===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan="6" | Population, race, and income
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] . Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>
| colspan="2" | 18,457
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 14,339
| 77.7%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 204
| 1.1%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 1,846
| 10.0%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 271
| 1.5%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 66
| 0.4%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 1,374
| 7.4%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;&nbsp;Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
| 357
| 1.9%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | &nbsp;Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] . Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>
| 3,445
| 18.7%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] . Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan="2" | $27,532
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] . Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan="2" | $49,571
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] . Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan="2" | $68,204
|}

==== Places by population, race, and income ====

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan="9" | Places by population and race
|-
! Place
! Type<ref name="US-CB">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] . Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Other<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/><br /><ref name="other" group=note>Other = Some other race + Two or more races</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Black or African<br />American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Native American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/><br /><ref name="na" group=note>Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | Hispanic or Latino<br />(of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003"/>
|-
| [[Big Pine, California|Big Pine]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,563 || 77.4% || 7.8% || 1.5% || 1.0% || 12.3% || 11.5%
|-
| [[Bishop, California|Bishop]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 3,839 || 78.5% || 17.6% || 2.6% || 0.1% || 1.2% || 31.2%
|-
| [[Cartago, California|Cartago]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 84 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Darwin, California|Darwin]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 32 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California|Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 2,800 || 86.1% || 11.3% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 2.5% || 23.0%
|-
| [[Furnace Creek, California|Furnace Creek]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 115 || 79.1% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 20.9% || 8.7%
|-
| [[Homewood Canyon, California|Homewood Canyon]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 79 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Independence, California|Independence]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 520 || 73.8% || 7.1% || 0.6% || 2.1% || 16.3% || 7.9%
|-
| [[Keeler, California|Keeler]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 88 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Lone Pine, California|Lone Pine]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 2,076 || 79.1% || 5.3% || 3.0% || 1.3% || 11.2% || 18.3%
|-
| [[Mesa, California|Mesa]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 442 || 77.4% || 17.0% || 5.7% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 16.1%
|-
| [[Olancha, California|Olancha]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 245 || 52.2% || 47.8% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 38.8%
|-
| [[Pearsonville, California|Pearsonville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 6 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Round Valley, California|Round Valley]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 396 || 87.4% || 4.5% || 0.5% || 0.0% || 7.6% || 14.6%
|-
| [[Shoshone, California|Shoshone]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 36 || 94.4% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 5.6% || 8.3%
|-
| [[Tecopa, California|Tecopa]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 98 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 5.1%
|-
| [[Trona, Inyo County, California|Trona]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[Valley Wells, California|Valley Wells]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
| [[West Bishop, California|West Bishop]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 3,019 || 89.7% || 4.1% || 1.5% || 4.3% || 0.4% || 15.8%
|-
| [[Wilkerson, California|Wilkerson]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 484 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible collapsible collapsed" style="width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan="6" | Places by population and income
|-
! Place
! Type<ref name="US-CB"/>
! Population<ref name="US-CB-B01003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website] . Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301"/>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013"/>
! data-sort-type="currency" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113"/>
|-
| [[Big Pine, California|Big Pine]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 1,563 || $28,276 || $63,269 || $75,500
|-
| [[Bishop, California|Bishop]] || [[List of cities and towns in California|City]] || 3,839 || $27,205 || $34,258 || $61,574
|-
| [[Cartago, California|Cartago]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 84 || $37,211 || $44,293 || <ref name="ND">Data unavailable</ref>
|-
| [[Darwin, California|Darwin]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 32 || $18,525 || $33,929 || <ref name="ND"/>
|-
| [[Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California|Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 2,800 || $26,640 || $56,620 || $68,385
|-
| [[Furnace Creek, California|Furnace Creek]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 115 || $30,670 || $31,000 || $92,813
|-
| [[Homewood Canyon, California|Homewood Canyon]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 79 || $5,525 || $15,347 || <ref name="ND"/>
|-
| [[Independence, California|Independence]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 520 || $26,418 || $43,750 || $64,044
|-
| [[Keeler, California|Keeler]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 88 || $20,125 || $14,821 || $14,565
|-
| [[Lone Pine, California|Lone Pine]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 2,076 || $20,995 || $35,938 || $48,214
|-
| [[Mesa, California|Mesa]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 442 || $31,341 || $62,014 || $64,063
|-
| [[Olancha, California|Olancha]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 245 || $20,648 || $37,250 || $102,802
|-
| [[Pearsonville, California|Pearsonville]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 6 || <ref name="ND"/> || <ref name="ND"/> || <ref name="ND"/>
|-
| [[Round Valley, California|Round Valley]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 396 || $34,338 || $75,341 || $83,125
|-
| [[Shoshone, California|Shoshone]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 36 || $22,358 || $41,250 || $41,250
|-
| [[Tecopa, California|Tecopa]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 98 || $17,664 || $22,188 || $21,875
|-
| [[Trona, Inyo County, California|Trona]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || <ref name="ND"/> || <ref name="ND"/> || <ref name="ND"/>
|-
| [[Valley Wells, California|Valley Wells]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 0 || <ref name="ND"/> || <ref name="ND"/> || <ref name="ND"/>
|-
| [[West Bishop, California|West Bishop]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 3,019 || $33,802 || $79,219 || $95,208
|-
| [[Wilkerson, California|Wilkerson]] || [[Census-designated place|CDP]] || 484 || $34,174 || $49,167 || $71,875
|}

===2010 Census===
The [[2010 United States census]] reported that Inyo County had a population of 18,546. The racial makeup of Inyo County was 13,741 (74.1%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 109 (0.6%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2,121 (11.4%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 243 (1.3%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 16 (0.1%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1,676 (9.0%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 640 (3.5%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3,597 persons (19.4%).<ref>{{USCensus2010CA}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
!colspan="10"|Population reported at [[2010 United States Census]]
|-
|{{center|'''The County'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br />Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br />Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br />races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br />more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br />or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br />(of any race)'''}}
|-
|''' Inyo County'''
|align="right"|18,546||align="right"|13,741||align="right"|109||align="right"|2,121||align="right"|243||align="right"|16||align="right"|1,676||align="right"|640||align="right"|3,597
|-
|{{center|'''[[Incorporated city|Incorporated<br />city]]'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br />Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br />Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br />races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br />more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br />or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br />(of any race)'''}}
|-
|'''[[Bishop, California|Bishop]]'''
|align="right"|3,879||align="right"|2,867||align="right"|22||align="right"|91||align="right"|61||align="right"|1||align="right"|723||align="right"|114||align="right"|1,200
|-
|{{center|'''[[Census-designated place|Census-designated<br />place]]'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br />Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br />Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br />races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br />more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br />or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br />(of any race)'''}}
|-
|'''[[Big Pine, California|Big Pine]]'''
|align="right"|1,756||align="right"|1,192||align="right"|3||align="right"|438||align="right"|13||align="right"|1||align="right"|52||align="right"|57||align="right"|182
|-
|'''[[Cartago, California|Cartago]]'''
|align="right"|92||align="right"|63||align="right"|0||align="right"|7||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|11||align="right"|11||align="right"|16
|-
|'''[[Darwin, California|Darwin]]'''
|align="right"|43||align="right"|38||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|1||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|2
|-
|'''[[Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California|Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek]]'''
|align="right"|2,645||align="right"|2,287||align="right"|6||align="right"|32||align="right"|47||align="right"|3||align="right"|215||align="right"|55||align="right"|493
|-
|'''[[Furnace Creek, California|Furnace Creek]]'''
|align="right"|24||align="right"|6||align="right"|0||align="right"|16||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|0
|-
|'''[[Homewood Canyon, California|Homewood Canyon]]'''
|align="right"|44||align="right"|37||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|5||align="right"|2||align="right"|6
|-
|'''[[Independence, California|Independence]]'''
|align="right"|669||align="right"|493||align="right"|6||align="right"|98||align="right"|8||align="right"|1||align="right"|28||align="right"|35||align="right"|93
|-
|'''[[Keeler, California|Keeler]]'''
|align="right"|66||align="right"|63||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|6
|-
|'''[[Lone Pine, California|Lone Pine]]'''
|align="right"|2,035||align="right"|1,334||align="right"|6||align="right"|205||align="right"|17||align="right"|1||align="right"|376||align="right"|96||align="right"|694
|-
|'''[[Mesa, California|Mesa]]'''
|align="right"|251||align="right"|220||align="right"|0||align="right"|10||align="right"|3||align="right"|0||align="right"|14||align="right"|4||align="right"|26
|-
|'''[[Olancha, California|Olancha]]'''
|align="right"|192||align="right"|133||align="right"|0||align="right"|4||align="right"|8||align="right"|0||align="right"|38||align="right"|9||align="right"|47
|-
|'''[[Pearsonville, California|Pearsonville]]'''
|align="right"|17||align="right"|16||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|1
|-
|'''[[Round Valley, California|Round Valley]]'''
|align="right"|435||align="right"|333||align="right"|38||align="right"|21||align="right"|3||align="right"|0||align="right"|27||align="right"|13||align="right"|69
|-
|'''[[Shoshone, California|Shoshone]]'''
|align="right"|31||align="right"|28||align="right"|1||align="right"|1||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|0
|-
|'''[[Tecopa, California|Tecopa]]'''
|align="right"|150||align="right"|119||align="right"|1||align="right"|8||align="right"|2||align="right"|0||align="right"|1||align="right"|19||align="right"|8
|-
|'''[[Trona, Inyo County, California|Trona]]'''
|align="right"|18||align="right"|18||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0
|-
|'''[[Valley Wells, California|Valley Wells]]'''
|align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0||align="right"|0
|-
|'''[[West Bishop, California|West Bishop]]'''
|align="right"|2,607||align="right"|2,373||align="right"|10||align="right"|28||align="right"|45||align="right"|1||align="right"|72||align="right"|78||align="right"|261
|-
|'''[[Wilkerson, California|Wilkerson]]'''
|align="right"|563||align="right"|524||align="right"|0||align="right"|13||align="right"|5||align="right"|1||align="right"|5||align="right"|15||align="right"|53
|-
|{{center|'''Other<br>[[unincorporated area]]s'''}} ||{{center|'''Total<br />Population'''}}||{{center|'''[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]'''}} ||{{center|'''[[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br />American]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br />Islander]]'''}} || {{center|'''[[Race (United States Census)|other<br />races]]'''}} || {{center|'''two or<br />more races'''}} ||{{center|'''[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br />or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br />(of any race)'''}}
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|All others not CDPs (combined)
|align="right"|3,029||align="right"|1,597||align="right"|16||align="right"|1,147||align="right"|28||align="right"|6||align="right"|108||align="right"|127||align="right"|440
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===2000===
At the 2000 [[United States Census|census]],<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 17,945 people, 7,703 households and 4,937 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2|/mi2|/km2}}. There were 9,042 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 80.1% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 10.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.6% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.2% from two or more races. 12.6% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. 16.4% were of [[German people|German]], 12.2% [[English people|English]], 10.6% [[Irish people|Irish]] and 5.0% [[United States|American]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 89.2% spoke [[English language|English]] and 9.3% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language.

There were 7,703 households, of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.88.

24.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The [[median household income]] was $35,006 and the median family income was $44,970. Males had a median income of $37,270 versus $25,549 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $19,639. About 9.3% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.