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Chico, CA

101,296 Population
34.5 square miles 2,934.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.6 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 35.9 ±0.4
  • about three-quarters of the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,200 ±$3,173 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Chico, CA Metro Area: $35,845 ±$2,128
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
$61,464 ±$6,134 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Chico, CA Metro Area: $63,222 ±$3,411
  • about two-thirds of the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611

23.7% ±3.8% (23,277  ±3,732) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 21.1% † 42,560 (±2.5% / ±5,054)
  • about double the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)

17.7 minutes ±2 (845,620  ±114,110) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 20.5 1,707,490 (±1.7 / ±158,483)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)

Families

44,270 ±1,697 Number of households
  • the Chico, CA Metro Area: 86,279 ±1,766
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
2.2 ±0.1 (97,061  ±102) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 2.3 200,592 (±0.1 / ±130)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,073,200

1.9% ±1.5% (600  ±477) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 4.9% † 2,483 (±2.1% / ±1,041)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)

Housing

47,260 ±1,766 Number of housing units
  • the Chico, CA Metro Area: 93,864 ±64
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428

$455,100 ±$12,213 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Chico, CA Metro Area: $420,500 ±$14,694
  • about three-fifths of the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850

24.6% ±3.8% (24,846  ±3,815.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 17.4% † 35,736 (±2.3% / ±4,653.4)
  • more than double the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)

Social

94.1% ±5.1% (55,093  ±3,690) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 90.3% 121,112 (±4.2% / ±5,661.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
38.4% ±3.2% (22,502  ±2,079.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 29.9% 40,040 (±2.2% / ±2,935.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)

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

6.9% ±1.8% (7,034  ±1,788) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 8.4% 17,490
  • about one-quarter of the rate in California: 27.3% 10,640,017

4.4% ±1% (3,660  ±853) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Chico, CA Metro Area: 6.6% † 10,880 (±0.9% / ±1,455)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
3,660 Total veterans ±853 3,554 Male ±851 106 Female ±94

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