Inyo County, CA
Demographic and economic profile of Inyo County, CA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Inyo County is a small, rural county of 18,803 residents whose economy is anchored in public lands management and government services, reflected in a GDP per capita of $63,828 that notably exceeds median worker earnings of $49,808. The labor force is relatively small, with a 56.9% participation rate and a median age of 45.5, though unemployment sits low at 2.7% and 31.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs remain moderate — median home value of $338,400 and median gross rent of $1,140/month — and the county posted 4.0% population growth over five years against a poverty rate of 10.5%.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+4.0% since 2018
Inyo County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone11,541 (61.6%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race2,689 (14.3%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone2,113 (11.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,086 (5.8%)
- Some Other Race Alone914 (4.9%)
- Asian Alone279 (1.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish2,164
- 2.Other Indo-European152
- 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)76
- 4.German or other West Germanic71
- 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)33
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,179
- 2.Public Administration (Group)1,375
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,248
- 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services751
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)643
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,392
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,798
- 3.Service Occupations1,752
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations871
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations678
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Public Administration (LQ 4.04×)1,624
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.95×)265
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.45×)1,080
- 4.Information (LQ 1.02×)163
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.99×)495
Housing
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Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.