Del Norte County vs Inyo County

A side-by-side comparison of Del Norte County and Inyo County: population, income, housing, and more.

Del Norte County and Inyo County are counties in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Del Norte County has the higher population (27,293 vs 18,803 in Inyo County). Inyo County has the higher median household income ($72,432 vs $66,780 in Del Norte County). Inyo County has the higher median home value ($338,400 vs $319,600 in Del Norte County).

Population, income & housing

	Del Norte County	Inyo County
Population	27,293	18,803
Median age	40.8 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,780	$72,432
Median home value	$319,600	$338,400
Median gross rent	$1,182	$1,140
Housing units	11,156	9,500
Homeownership rate	71.2%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	31.8%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Del Norte County	Inyo County
Population	27,495 → 27,293 (-0.7%)	17,977 → 18,803 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$45,283 → $66,780 (+47.5%)	$57,316 → $72,432 (+26.4%)
Median home value	$218,800 → $319,600 (+46.1%)	$269,100 → $338,400 (+25.8%)
Median gross rent	$878 → $1,182 (+34.6%)	$919 → $1,140 (+24.0%)

Del Norte County

Population

27,49527,293

Median household income

$45,283$66,780

Median home value

$218,800$319,600

Median gross rent

$878$1,182

Inyo County

Population

17,97718,803

Median household income

$57,316$72,432

Median home value

$269,100$338,400

Median gross rent

$919$1,140

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Del Norte County	Inyo County
Under 5	5.1%	5.0%
5 to 17	15.9%	15.3%
18 to 24	6.3%	5.8%
25 to 34	14.2%	10.8%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	13.9%	14.7%
65 to 74	12.3%	13.6%
75 and over	7.4%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Del Norte County	Inyo County
White (non-Hispanic)	61.1%	59.0%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.2%	8.1%
Asian	3.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.9%
Some other race	0.7%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.1%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	19.6%	23.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Del Norte County	Inyo County
No high school diploma	14.5%	7.2%
High school graduate	25.6%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Del Norte County	Inyo County
Drove alone	70.5%	65.3%
Carpooled	16.3%	12.3%
Public transit	0.4%	1.0%
Walked	3.7%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	2.7%
Worked from home	7.5%	12.4%
Other means	1.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Del Norte County	Inyo County
1-unit, detached	62.4%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	5.1%
20 or more units	4.9%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	22.4%	25.1%

Poverty & households

	Del Norte County	Inyo County
Poverty rate	11.6%	10.5%
Average household size	2.59	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	18	16
Median year structure built	1982	1973