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Chico Demographics and Statistics

According to recent United States Census Bureau reports, Chico has grown in recent years. The population is composed of people of many different heritages. Statistics and demographics present some very interesting findings. It is filled with heritage, culture and people from all walks of life.

Chico, CA

People QuickFacts Chico California
Population, 2006 estimate 73,316 36,457,549
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 10.1% 7.6%
Population, 2000 59,954 33,871,648
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.0% 7.3%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 21.1% 27.3%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 9.9% 10.6%
Female persons, percent, 2000 50.9% 50.2%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 82.4% 59.5%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.0% 6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.3% 1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 4.2% 10.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2% 0.3%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 4.3% 4.7%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 12.3% 32.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 30.2% 50.2%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 9.0% 26.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 14.1% 39.5%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 87.3% 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 33.6% 26.6%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 17.4 27.7
 
Housing units, 2000 24,386 12,214,549
Homeownership rate, 2000 40.4% 56.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $141,600 $211,500
 
Households, 2000 23,476 11,502,870
Persons per household, 2000 2.42 2.87
Median household income, 1999 $29,359 $47,493
Per capita money income, 1999 $16,970 $22,711
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 26.6% 14.2%
Business QuickFacts Chico California
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 347,457 655,954,708
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,383,062 359,120,365
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $20,313 $10,264
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 157,884 55,559,669
Total number of firms, 2002 5,491 2,908,758
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 3.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 12.8%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 14.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 30.1% 29.9%
 
Geography QuickFacts Chico California
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 27 155,959
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,161.3 217.2
FIPS Code 13014 06
Counties Butte County