Bishop is a very small city located in the state of California. With a population of 3,746 people and four associated neighborhoods, Bishop is the 566th largest community in California.
And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Bishop has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.
Also of interest is that Bishop has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Bishop telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.47% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One of the benefits of Bishop is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.29 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The citizens of Bishop are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.30% of adults in Bishop have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Bishop in 2022 was $56,574, which is upper middle income relative to California, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $226,296 for a family of four. However, Bishop contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bishop is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bishop home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bishop residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Bishop also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.48% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bishop include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Welsh.
The most common language spoken in Bishop is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.