Bishop Metro Area

  1. Bishop Metro Area Legal Resources
  2. Bishop Metro Area Statistics
  3. Bishop Metro Area Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Bishop Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Bishop Metro Area Family Information
  6. Bishop Metro Area Education Information
  7. Bishop Metro Area Business Information
  8. Bishop Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  9. Bishop Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Bishop Metro Area Counties
  11. Bishop Metro Area Cities


Bishop Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top

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Bishop Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 17,945
  • Land Area (2000): 26,425.906 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 61.843 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 9,042
Bishop Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 20,806 57.87%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 195 0.54%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 14,954 41.59%

Bishop Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bishop Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Bishop Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 7,015 6,512 503 7.17% 72
1991 7,163 6,462 701 9.79% 98
1992 7,168 6,338 830 11.58% 116
1993 7,112 6,316 797 11.20% 112
1994 7,180 6,423 757 10.55% 106
1995 7,101 6,434 666 9.39% 94
1996 7,268 6,641 627 8.62% 87
1997 7,285 6,684 602 8.26% 83
1998 7,263 6,735 529 7.28% 73
1999 7,138 6,728 409 5.73% 57
2000 8,853 8,441 412 4.66% 47
2001 9,036 8,627 410 4.53% 45
2002 9,254 8,752 501 5.42% 54
2003 9,164 8,635 529 5.78% 58
2004 9,324 8,826 498 5.35% 54
2005 9,382 8,919 463 4.93% 49
2006 9,157 8,737 419 4.58% 46
2007 9,116 8,656 460 5.04% 50
2008 9,383 8,779 604 6.44% 64
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 9,491 8,889 602 6.34% 63
Feb 2008 9,450 8,876 574 6.07% 61
Mar 2008 9,512 8,912 600 6.31% 63
Apr 2008 9,329 8,791 538 5.77% 58
May 2008 9,313 8,752 561 6.02% 60
Jun 2008 9,470 8,864 606 6.40% 64
Jul 2008 9,320 8,666 654 7.02% 70
Aug 2008 9,342 8,694 648 6.94% 69
Sep 2008 9,221 8,566 655 7.10% 71
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Bishop Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 1,166 13.85%
2. Public Administration 932 11.07%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 764 9.07%
4. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 548 6.51%
5. Utilities 510 6.06%
6. Educational Services 452 5.37%
7. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 364 4.32%
8. Health Care 320 3.80%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 266 3.16%
10. Repair and Maintenance 266 3.16%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 202 2.40%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 198 2.35%
13. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 148 1.76%
14. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 130 1.54%
15. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 128 1.52%
16. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 124 1.47%
17. Department and Other General Stores 120 1.43%
18. Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing 106 1.26%
19. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 104 1.24%
20. Truck Transportation 102 1.21%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 1,348 17.75%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 1,156 15.22%
3. Educational Services 896 11.80%
4. Public Administration 686 9.03%
5. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 396 5.21%
6. Social Assistance 346 4.56%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 232 3.06%
8. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 230 3.03%
9. Finance and Insurance 192 2.53%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 162 2.13%
11. Utilities 152 2.00%
12. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 132 1.74%
13. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 112 1.47%
14. Private Household Services 106 1.40%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 100 1.32%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 94 1.24%
17. Construction 88 1.16%
18. Other Transportation 80 1.05%
19. Department and Other General Stores 78 1.03%
20. U.S. Postal Service 78 1.03%

Bishop Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 518 6.15%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 486 5.77%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 480 5.70%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 406 4.82%
5. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 404 4.80%
6. Other Production Occupations 350 4.16%
7. Vehicle Mechanics 322 3.82%
8. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 320 3.80%
9. Carpenters 268 3.18%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 260 3.09%
11. Other Construction Trades 252 2.99%
12. Law Enforcement Workers 236 2.80%
13. Top Executives 198 2.35%
14. Agricultural Workers 192 2.28%
15. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 162 1.92%
16. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 150 1.78%
17. Life and Physical Scientists 146 1.73%
18. Other Protective Service Workers 146 1.73%
19. Engineers 142 1.69%
20. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 142 1.69%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 476 6.27%
2. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 470 6.19%
3. Secretaries and Admins 394 5.19%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 388 5.11%
5. Other Management Occupations 328 4.32%
6. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 296 3.90%
7. Registered Nurses 286 3.77%
8. Cashiers 284 3.74%
9. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 278 3.66%
10. Waiters and Waitresses 278 3.66%
11. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 268 3.53%
12. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 242 3.19%
13. Other Personal Care, Not child care 236 3.11%
14. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 234 3.08%
15. Other Sales and Related Occupations 198 2.61%
16. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 180 2.37%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 176 2.32%
18. Child Care Workers 174 2.29%
19. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 174 2.29%
20. Other Food Preparation and Servers 160 2.11%

Bishop Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 13,187 46.49%
15-35 hours 3,931 13.86%
1-14 hours 1,010 3.56%
No regular hours 10,236 36.09%

Bishop Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 396 2.60%
5 AM-5:29 AM 328 2.16%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 576 3.79%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,156 7.60%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,694 11.14%
7 AM-7:29 AM 2,272 14.93%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 2,964 19.48%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,842 12.11%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 684 4.50%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 863 5.67%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 370 2.43%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 288 1.89%
Noon-3:59 PM 846 5.56%
4 PM-11:59 PM 934 6.14%

Bishop Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 2,248 14.78%
5-9 5,090 33.46%
10-14 2,975 19.56%
15-19 1,511 9.93%
20-24 1,082 7.11%
25-29 266 1.75%
30-34 503 3.31%
35-39 60 0.39%
40-44 142 0.93%
45-59 756 4.97%
60-89 326 2.14%
At least 90 254 1.67%

Bishop Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 40 0.26% 13,132 86.32%
30-44 8 0.05% 697 4.58%
45-59 0 0.00% 756 4.97%
At least 60 56 0.37% 524 3.44%

Bishop Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 378 2.39%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 2,316 14.65%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 11,119 70.33%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 46 0.29%
Color 4 Box Other 100 0.63%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 104 0.66%
Color 6 Box Walked 1,150 7.27%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 596 3.77%

Bishop Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bishop Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 15,346 (35,580 people)
Families (2000): 9,858 (28,588 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 3,752
People at same address in 1995: 18,476
Bishop Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,815 11.81%
$10,000-$14,999 1,367 8.90%
$15,000-$19,999 1,378 8.97%
$20,000-$24,999 1,055 6.87%
$25,000-$29,999 1,042 6.78%
$30,000-$34,999 1,026 6.68%
$35,000-$39,999 938 6.10%
$40,000-$44,999 866 5.64%
$45,000-$49,999 618 4.02%
$50,000-$59,999 1,536 10.00%
$60,000-$74,999 1,214 7.90%
$75,000-$99,999 1,214 7.90%
$100,000-$124,999 724 4.71%
$125,000-$149,999 288 1.87%
$150,000-$199,999 160 1.04%
$200,000 or more 126 0.82%

Bishop Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,416 31.36%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,554 33.16%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 307 3.99%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 915 11.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 30 0.39%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 860 11.16%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 8 0.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 409 5.31%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 3 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 146 1.90%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 53 0.69%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Bishop Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 11,026 26.81%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 5,329 12.96%
Public Assistance 580 1.41%
Retirement 3,486 8.48%
Self Employment 2,117 5.15%
Social Security 5,168 12.57%
Supplemental Security 712 1.73%
Wage / Salary 10,399 25.29%
Other 2,302 5.60%

Bishop Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 4,728 61.35%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,979 38.65%

Bishop Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,798 12.89%
Color 1 Box Married 8,389 60.13%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,203 22.96%
Color 3 Box Widowed 562 4.03%

Bishop Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,750 11.73%
Color 1 Box Married 8,442 56.58%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,712 18.18%
Color 3 Box Widowed 2,016 13.51%

Bishop Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bishop Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Bishop Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,138 4.19%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 3,916 14.42%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 8,780 32.33%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 7,058 25.99%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,940 7.14%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,660 9.79%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,668 6.14%

Bishop Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 438 2.44% 206 1.15% 644 3.59%
Kindergarten 328 1.83% 16 0.09% 344 1.92%
Grades 1-4 1,817 10.13% 122 0.68% 1,939 10.81%
Grades 5-8 2,326 12.96% 60 0.33% 2,386 13.30%
Grades 9-12 2,170 12.09% 94 0.52% 2,264 12.62%
Undergrad college 750 4.18% 138 0.77% 888 4.95%
Graduate or professional school 166 0.93% 44 0.25% 210 1.17%
Total 7,995 44.55% 680 3.79% 8,675 48.34%

Bishop Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bishop Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Bishop Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year
Year Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths
2003 47 47
2004 48 58

Bishop Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bishop Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Bishop Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 31,066 87.34%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 4,505 12.66%

Bishop Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bishop Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Bishop Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,145 11.95%
10-19 Years 2,596 14.47%
20-29 Years 1,317 7.34%
30-39 Years 2,081 11.60%
40-49 Years 3,079 17.16%
50-59 Years 2,415 13.46%
60-69 Years 1,775 9.89%
70-79 Years 1,629 9.08%
80-89 Years 752 4.19%
90+ Years 156 0.87%

Bishop Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 8,761 48.82%
Color 1 Box Female 9,184 51.18%

Bishop Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 13,352 74.41%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 2,257 12.58%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 1,678 9.35%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 442 2.46%
Color 2 Box Asian 158 0.88%
Color 6 Box Other Race 23 0.13%
Color 1 Box African-American 20 0.11%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 15 0.08%

Bishop Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 7,577 22.99%
2. English 5,984 18.16%
3. Irish 5,201 15.78%
4. United States Or American 1,568 4.76%
5. French Non-Basque 1,514 4.59%
6. Scottish 1,337 4.06%
7. Italian 1,292 3.92%
8. Swedish 1,274 3.87%
9. Dutch 1,108 3.36%
10. Scotch Irish 1,098 3.33%

Bishop Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 29,981 88.27%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 3,130 9.22%
3. Other Native North American 208 0.61%
4. German 196 0.58%
5. French 96 0.28%
6. Thai 76 0.22%
7. Chinese 66 0.19%
8. Gujarathi 44 0.13%
9. Russian 34 0.10%
10. Tagalog 20 0.06%

Bishop Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 33,221 92.40%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 1,060 2.95%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 1,674 4.66%

Bishop Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Bishop Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bishop Metro Area Counties Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
Inyo County    

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