Inyo County vs Mono County

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

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

Inyo County has the higher population (18,803 vs 13,169 in Mono County). Mono County has the higher median household income ($86,953 vs $72,432 in Inyo County). Mono County has the higher median home value ($514,300 vs $338,400 in Inyo County).

Population, income & housing

	Inyo County	Mono County
Population	18,803	13,169
Median age	45.6 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,432	$86,953
Median home value	$338,400	$514,300
Median gross rent	$1,140	$1,593
Housing units	9,500	13,632
Homeownership rate	67.1%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	34.3%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Inyo County	Mono County
Population	17,977 → 18,803 (+4.6%)	14,310 → 13,169 (-8.0%)
Median household income	$57,316 → $72,432 (+26.4%)	$62,260 → $86,953 (+39.7%)
Median home value	$269,100 → $338,400 (+25.8%)	$312,500 → $514,300 (+64.6%)
Median gross rent	$919 → $1,140 (+24.0%)	$1,206 → $1,593 (+32.1%)

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

Mono County

Population

14,31013,169

Median household income

$62,260$86,953

Median home value

$312,500$514,300

Median gross rent

$1,206$1,593

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Inyo County	Mono County
Under 5	5.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.3%	13.2%
18 to 24	5.8%	8.4%
25 to 34	10.8%	15.4%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.5%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.7%	16.0%
65 to 74	13.6%	10.7%
75 and over	10.9%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Inyo County	Mono County
White (non-Hispanic)	59.0%	65.5%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8.1%	1.6%
Asian	1.6%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.4%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	23.8%	26.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Inyo County	Mono County
No high school diploma	7.2%	10.4%
High school graduate	27.4%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.9%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	15.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Inyo County	Mono County
Drove alone	65.3%	66.4%
Carpooled	12.3%	5.5%
Public transit	1.0%	1.6%
Walked	5.6%	7.0%
Bicycle	2.7%	0.9%
Worked from home	12.4%	16.2%
Other means	0.8%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Inyo County	Mono County
1-unit, detached	62.5%	44.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	24.8%
20 or more units	1.1%	9.3%
Mobile home & other	25.1%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Inyo County	Mono County
Poverty rate	10.5%	11.0%
Average household size	2.28	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	16	18
Median year structure built	1973	1980