Inyo County, California

Inyo County has a population of 18,739 and has shrunk 4.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $348,700, about 4.7 times the county's median household income of $73,991.

Home price
$348,700
Income
$73,991
Population
18,739
Unemployment
2.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$348,700county
Median gross rent$1,189county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198059.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile28.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use7.3%county
Typical monthly rent$2,789(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,514county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,381county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,940county
Home insurance / yr$1,616(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living142.3(statewide)
Median household income$73,991county
Family health premium / yr$24,143(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,945(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.593(statewide)
Poverty rate10.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.8%county
Unemployment rate2.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.6%county
Share of workers employed by government37.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.7%county
Economic output per resident$83,007county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.74%county
Top state income tax13.30%(statewide)
Capital gains tax13.30%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.03%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time16.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service15 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport10119county
Miles to nearest general aviation field25 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here6county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station89 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.5%county
Traffic deaths208.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher31.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.0%county
Public schools in the county19county
Public school enrollment2539county
Students per full-time teacher16.9county
Free lunch eligible57.1%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools2county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution82 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians69county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter12.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.6%county
Frequent mental distress15.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population18,739county
Land area in square miles10,197county
People per square mile of land1.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store31.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract33.0%county
Population change since 2020-4.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age45.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.9%county
Share of households that are one person38.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.9%county
Second languages19.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls30.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents195county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in514county
Households that moved away470county
Average income of arriving households$62,570county
Average income of departing households$62,157county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year10county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings44.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate486(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature63.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation7.5 incounty
Annual snowfall49.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.57 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F87 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing25 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days213 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 6county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$133county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh23.8¢county
Household electricity use506 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.81(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity17.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas15.1%county
Homes heated by propane24.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil6.1%county
Homes heated by wood30.3%county
Households with broadband85.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk61.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk23.4county
Landslide risk82.7county
Hail risk1.4county
Earthquake risk94.3county
Tornado risk2.9county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk97.8county
Winter weather risk49.7county
Strong wind risk2.0county
Wildfire risk83.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Inyo County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the California figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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