Glenn County vs Inyo County

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

Glenn 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.

Glenn County has the higher population (28,623 vs 18,803 in Inyo County). Inyo County has the higher median household income ($72,432 vs $70,487 in Glenn County). Both have a median home value of $338,400.

Population, income & housing

	Glenn County	Inyo County
Population	28,623	18,803
Median age	35.9 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$70,487	$72,432
Median home value	$338,400	$338,400
Median gross rent	$1,103	$1,140
Housing units	10,973	9,500
Homeownership rate	63.1%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	31.8%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glenn County	Inyo County
Population	27,976 → 28,623 (+2.3%)	17,977 → 18,803 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$49,633 → $70,487 (+42.0%)	$57,316 → $72,432 (+26.4%)
Median home value	$233,200 → $338,400 (+45.1%)	$269,100 → $338,400 (+25.8%)
Median gross rent	$835 → $1,103 (+32.1%)	$919 → $1,140 (+24.0%)

Glenn County

Population

27,97628,623

Median household income

$49,633$70,487

Median home value

$233,200$338,400

Median gross rent

$835$1,103

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)

	Glenn County	Inyo County
Under 5	6.5%	5.0%
5 to 17	19.7%	15.3%
18 to 24	8.7%	5.8%
25 to 34	13.4%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.5%
55 to 64	11.9%	14.7%
65 to 74	10.0%	13.6%
75 and over	6.9%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glenn County	Inyo County
White (non-Hispanic)	48.6%	59.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	8.1%
Asian	2.7%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.9%
Some other race	0.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.1%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	44.1%	23.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glenn County	Inyo County
No high school diploma	19.7%	7.2%
High school graduate	31.4%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glenn County	Inyo County
Drove alone	76.0%	65.3%
Carpooled	11.9%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	1.9%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	2.7%
Worked from home	7.5%	12.4%
Other means	2.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glenn County	Inyo County
1-unit, detached	69.9%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	5.1%
20 or more units	4.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	12.5%	25.1%

Poverty & households

	Glenn County	Inyo County
Poverty rate	12.4%	10.5%
Average household size	2.91	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1978	1973