About Bishop

Bishop is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 3,315 people and just one neighborhood, Bishop is the 438th largest community in Texas.

Unlike some cities , Bishop isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bishop are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bishop is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bishop who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.59%), teaching (10.08%), and sales jobs (9.21%).

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.90 minutes getting to work every day.

Bishop is a small city, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Bishop, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 98.04% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Being a small city, Bishop does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Bishop Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Bishop is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 14.34% of adults 25 and older in Bishop have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Bishop in 2000 was $14,974, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $59,896 for a family of four.

Bishop is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bishop home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bishop is White, followed by African-American. Bishop also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 59.82% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Bishop include German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Bishop is English. Some people also speak Spanish.