Bishop vs Independence

A side-by-side comparison of Bishop and Independence: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bishop has the higher population (3,793 vs 875 in Independence). Bishop has the higher median household income ($82,205 vs $64,063 in Independence). Bishop has the higher median home value ($405,700 vs $268,400 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Bishop	Independence
Population	3,793	875
Median age	50.5 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$82,205	$64,063
Median home value	$405,700	$268,400
Median gross rent	$1,431	$1,059
Housing units	2,314	417
Homeownership rate	56.3%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.7%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	0.3%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bishop	Independence
Population	3,745 → 3,793 (+1.3%)	603 → 875 (+45.1%)
Median household income	$62,067 → $82,205 (+32.4%)	$43,365 → $64,063 (+47.7%)
Median home value	$319,000 → $405,700 (+27.2%)	$170,800 → $268,400 (+57.1%)
Median gross rent	$977 → $1,431 (+46.5%)	$890 → $1,059 (+19.0%)

Bishop

Population

3,7453,793

Median household income

$62,067$82,205

Median home value

$319,000$405,700

Median gross rent

$977$1,431

Independence

Population

603875

Median household income

$43,365$64,063

Median home value

$170,800$268,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,059

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bishop	Independence
Under 5	0.3%	10.2%
5 to 17	11.8%	13.6%
18 to 24	4.9%	5.8%
25 to 34	14.7%	8.3%
35 to 44	10.2%	12.3%
45 to 54	15.2%	7.7%
55 to 64	18.4%	15.3%
65 to 74	11.9%	16.7%
75 and over	12.6%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bishop	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	76.5%	64.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	4.8%
Asian	2.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino	18.1%	14.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bishop	Independence
No high school diploma	2.8%	3.6%
High school graduate	19.1%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	25.4%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16.3%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bishop	Independence
Drove alone	58.2%	71.7%
Carpooled	8.2%	5.3%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	12.8%	7.8%
Bicycle	8.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	10.2%
Other means	1.1%	4.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bishop	Independence
1-unit, detached	46.6%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	15.2%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	18.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.1%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	Bishop	Independence
Poverty rate	6.0%	4.3%
Average household size	1.80	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	15	16
Median year structure built	1969	1957