Independence vs West Bishop

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

Independence 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 875 in Independence). West Bishop has the higher median household income ($117,609 vs $64,063 in Independence). West Bishop has the higher median home value ($572,600 vs $268,400 in Independence).

Population, income & housing

	Independence	West Bishop
Population	875	2,697
Median age	44.8 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,063	$117,609
Median home value	$268,400	$572,600
Median gross rent	$1,059	$1,425
Housing units	417	1,101
Homeownership rate	77.3%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	51.4%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Independence	West Bishop
Population	603 → 875 (+45.1%)	2,734 → 2,697 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$43,365 → $64,063 (+47.7%)	$95,286 → $117,609 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$170,800 → $268,400 (+57.1%)	$433,800 → $572,600 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$890 → $1,059 (+19.0%)	$1,400 → $1,425 (+1.8%)

Independence

Population

603875

Median household income

$43,365$64,063

Median home value

$170,800$268,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,059

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)

	Independence	West Bishop
Under 5	10.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	13.6%	19.2%
18 to 24	5.8%	3.0%
25 to 34	8.3%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.3%	14.3%
45 to 54	7.7%	6.5%
55 to 64	15.3%	12.8%
65 to 74	16.7%	16.2%
75 and over	10.1%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Independence	West Bishop
White (non-Hispanic)	64.0%	77.2%
Black or African American	7.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.8%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	4.0%
Two or more races	9.7%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Independence	West Bishop
No high school diploma	3.6%	0.9%
High school graduate	36.4%	18.2%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	21.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Independence	West Bishop
Drove alone	71.7%	63.8%
Carpooled	5.3%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	10.2%	20.0%
Other means	4.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Independence	West Bishop
1-unit, detached	84.9%	94.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Independence	West Bishop
Poverty rate	4.3%	6.0%
Average household size	2.43	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	16	18
Median year structure built	1957	1971