Big Pine vs West Bishop

A side-by-side comparison of Big Pine and West Bishop: population, income, housing, and more.

Big Pine and West Bishop are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Bishop has the higher population (2,697 vs 1,464 in Big Pine). West Bishop has the higher median household income ($117,609 vs $52,647 in Big Pine). West Bishop has the higher median home value ($572,600 vs $281,300 in Big Pine).

Population, income & housing

	Big Pine	West Bishop
Population	1,464	2,697
Median age	49.4 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,647	$117,609
Median home value	$281,300	$572,600
Median gross rent	$1,000	$1,425
Housing units	817	1,101
Homeownership rate	76.4%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	51.4%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Pine	West Bishop
Population	1,524 → 1,464 (-3.9%)	2,734 → 2,697 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$53,891 → $52,647 (-2.3%)	$95,286 → $117,609 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$232,200 → $281,300 (+21.1%)	$433,800 → $572,600 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$873 → $1,000 (+14.5%)	$1,400 → $1,425 (+1.8%)

Big Pine

Population

1,5241,464

Median household income

$53,891$52,647

Median home value

$232,200$281,300

Median gross rent

$873$1,000

West Bishop

Population

2,7342,697

Median household income

$95,286$117,609

Median home value

$433,800$572,600

Median gross rent

$1,400$1,425

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Pine	West Bishop
Under 5	6.5%	6.0%
5 to 17	12.8%	19.2%
18 to 24	5.4%	3.0%
25 to 34	6.6%	10.2%
35 to 44	14.1%	14.3%
45 to 54	14.8%	6.5%
55 to 64	16.7%	12.8%
65 to 74	14.8%	16.2%
75 and over	8.3%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Pine	West Bishop
White (non-Hispanic)	57.5%	77.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20.6%	0.7%
Asian	1.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	4.0%
Two or more races	5.7%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	15.1%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Pine	West Bishop
No high school diploma	8.0%	0.9%
High school graduate	30.9%	18.2%
Some college or associate's	43.6%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	21.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Pine	West Bishop
Drove alone	70.4%	63.8%
Carpooled	12.5%	13.7%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	1.7%
Worked from home	12.3%	20.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Pine	West Bishop
1-unit, detached	64.5%	94.2%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.6%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Big Pine	West Bishop
Poverty rate	11.4%	6.0%
Average household size	2.15	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1975	1971