Inyokern vs Lebec

A side-by-side comparison of Inyokern and Lebec: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Inyokern has the higher population (958 vs 867 in Lebec). Lebec has the higher median home value ($350,000 vs $311,700 in Inyokern). Since 2019, Inyokern's population has grown faster (+37.6% vs -41.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Inyokern	Lebec
Population	958	867
Median age	55.9 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$68,373	—
Median home value	$311,700	$350,000
Median gross rent	$906	—
Housing units	496	702
Homeownership rate	70.3%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	40.3%
Unemployment rate	21.9%	18.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Inyokern	Lebec
Population	696 → 958 (+37.6%)	1,472 → 867 (-41.1%)
Median household income	$73,333 → $68,373 (-6.8%)	$43,594 → $24,198 (-44.5%)
Median home value	$171,300 → $311,700 (+82.0%)	$168,100 → $350,000 (+108.2%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $906 (+9.8%)	$1,022 → $2,191 (+114.4%)

Inyokern

Population

696958

Median household income

$73,333$68,373

Median home value

$171,300$311,700

Median gross rent

$825$906

Lebec

Population

1,472867

Median household income

$43,594$24,198

Median home value

$168,100$350,000

Median gross rent

$1,022$2,191

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Inyokern	Lebec
Under 5	4.9%	7.6%
5 to 17	21.3%	14.6%
18 to 24	2.1%	6.7%
25 to 34	3.4%	9.6%
35 to 44	7.6%	14.8%
45 to 54	8.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	40.3%	12.8%
65 to 74	6.8%	20.1%
75 and over	5.0%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Inyokern	Lebec
White (non-Hispanic)	75.2%	52.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.9%
Asian	1.3%	9.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	31.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Inyokern	Lebec
No high school diploma	4.7%	5.5%
High school graduate	23.7%	14.3%
Some college or associate's	56.9%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	30.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Inyokern	Lebec
Drove alone	97.9%	82.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	17.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Inyokern	Lebec
1-unit, detached	51.6%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.1%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	38.9%	21.5%

Poverty & households

	Inyokern	Lebec
Poverty rate	17.5%	34.6%
Average household size	2.35	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1983	1987