Demographics of Inyo County, California

Inyo County, California had 18,158 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −831 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Inyo County, in four figures

18,158
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.4%
Change since July 2020: −831 people.; 45.5 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,991 ±$4,815
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Inyo County, California's population shrank 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Inyo County, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Inyo County, California's population shrank 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Inyo County, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	18,989	100.0	100.0
2021	18,854	99.3	100.2
2022	18,642	98.2	100.7
2023	18,420	97.0	101.6
2024	18,302	96.4	102.5
2025	18,158	95.6	103.1

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Population of Inyo County, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	18,989	−31	−33	0	−2
2021	18,854	−135	−92	+2	−56
2022	18,642	−212	−54	+6	−157
2023	18,420	−222	−76	+13	−158
2024	18,302	−118	−97	+25	−42
2025	18,158	−144	−101	+11	−54

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.5 ±0.5: for men 44.4 ±0.5 and for women 47.0 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Inyo County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	903 ±141	4.8% ±0.8	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,878 ±305	15.4% ±1.6	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,188 ±291	6.3% ±1.6	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,314 ±294	23.0% ±1.6	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,781 ±391	25.5% ±2.1	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,675 ±393	24.9% ±2.1	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,991 ±$4,815, and income per person $41,767 ±$2,146, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Inyo County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,431 ±278	17.8% ±3.4	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,384 ±250	17.2% ±3.1	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,272 ±246	15.8% ±3.0	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,042 ±218	13.0% ±2.7	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,478 ±246	18.4% ±3.0	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	556 ±113	6.9% ±1.4	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	877 ±238	10.9% ±2.9	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Inyo County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	1,997 ±417	10.9% ±2.3	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	380 ±147	10.2% ±3.8	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	798 ±235	9.5% ±2.8	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	819 ±232	13.1% ±3.6	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Inyo County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Inyo County	California	United States
Housing units	9,524 ±111	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.4% ±2.0	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.6% ±2.0	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.4% ±2.9	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.6% ±3.9	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$348,700 ±$43,595	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,189 ±$112	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Inyo County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,529 ±0	24.2% ±<0.1	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,874 ±172	58.0% ±0.9	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	23 to 173	0.1% to 0.9%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	279 ±63	1.5% ±0.3	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,734 ±183	9.3% ±1.0	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	6 to 32	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	15 to 263	0.1% to 1.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,067 ±207	5.7% ±1.1	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Inyo County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	12,809 ±526	68.4% ±2.8	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,327 ±564	23.1% ±3.0	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	58 to 182	0.3% to 1.0%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,483 ±269	7.9% ±1.4	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	601 ±143	3.2% ±0.8	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	882 ±252	4.7% ±1.3	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Inyo County among the counties of California

52nd of 58 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the California page.

Counties of California near Inyo County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Glenn County	28,141	−2.6%
Lassen County	28,117	−13.1%
Del Norte County	26,410	−4.4%
Colusa County	21,836	−0.1%
Plumas County	18,583	−5.9%
Inyo County	18,158	−4.4%
Mariposa County	16,918	−1.2%
Trinity County	15,720	−2.4%
Mono County	12,505	−5.4%
Modoc County	8,426	−2.9%
Sierra County	3,098	−4.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026