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Chico, CA

102,907 Population
34.4 square miles 2,994 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.2 ±2.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 36.4 ±0.7
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$37,415 ±$2,580 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Chico, CA Metro Area: $36,028 ±$2,013
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$65,422 ±$4,987 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Chico, CA Metro Area: $65,221 ±$3,857
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

22.1% ±3.5% (21,857  ±3,432) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 19.5% † 39,470 (±2.4% / ±4,797)
  • nearly double the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

19.7 minutes ±2.1 (925,135  ±113,685) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 21.4 1,730,895 (±1.7 / ±159,730)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

45,083 ±1,992 Number of households
  • the Chico, CA Metro Area: 85,034 ±1,914
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.1 (98,575  ±164) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 2.4 201,786 (±0.1 / ±178)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.7% ±1.7% (800  ±494) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 3.8% † 1,935 (±1.6% / ±833)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

49,392 ±1,978 Number of housing units
  • the Chico, CA Metro Area: 95,770 ±90
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$467,900 ±$18,551 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Chico, CA Metro Area: $420,400 ±$15,166
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

17.5% ±3.2% (17,776  ±3,281.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 15.7% † 32,379 (±2.3% / ±4,727)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.7% ±5.8% (59,787  ±4,208.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 89.9% 122,242 (±4.1% / ±5,620.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
42.6% ±3.8% (26,906  ±2,573.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 31.2% 42,450 (±2.3% / ±3,150.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.7% ±2.6% (10,011  ±2,629) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 9.6% 20,074
  • about one-third of the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.8% ±1% (2,348  ±858) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 5.8% † 9,601 (±0.9% / ±1,510)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,348 Total veterans ±858 2,133 Male ±817 215 Female ±172

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