Jury Pool Profile
Inyo County, California
- County seat
- Independence
- Judicial district
- Inyo County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 18,158
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 18,739.
At a glance
Inyo County is an 18,158-person venue. The county population is 62% White (Census race-alone categories). 24% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $73,402, $26,728 below the CA state median of $100,130; 31.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 19.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.8% of covered employment, average pay $73,228/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.51%, below the 5.36% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 18,739
- Median household income
- $73,991
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 62% / 1%.
Inyo County has a population of 18,739, with a median age of 45.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 61.6%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 24.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $73,402; 31.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 1,982 jobs; Leisure & hospitality, 1,791, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.8% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 23.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.51%, below the California state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Inyo County was carried by the Republican candidate with 49.9% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 48.9% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 53.1% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 56% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 19.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
19.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (1,172 individuals).