Moving to Chico, California
About Chico, California

Chico ( CHEE-koh; Spanish for "little") is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. Located in the Sacramento Valley region of Northern California, the city had a population of 101,475 in the 2020 census, an increase from 86,187 in the 2010 census. Chico is the cultural and economic center of the northern Sacramento Valley, as well as the most populous city in California north of the capital city of Sacramento. The city is known as a college town, as the home of California State University, Chico, and for Bidwell Park, one of the largest urban parks in the world.
Gender
Gender | Chico | California | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 51.4% | 50.3% | 50.8% |
Male | 48.6% | 49.7% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Chico | California | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 8.1% | 4.7% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 6.6% | 3.9% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 11% | 6.9% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 9.1% | 7.1% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 11.3% | 10% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 15.4% | 15.3% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 11% | 12.3% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 14.7% | 17.1% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 6.5% | 9.4% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 6.3% | 13.3% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Chico | California | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 3% | 8% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 4% | 7% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 17% | 20% | 27.0% |
Other College | 27% | 21% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 10% | 8% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 25% | 22% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 9% | 9% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 3% | 3% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 2% | 2% | 1.0% |
Household Income
Chico California Country
Education
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Chico | California | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 69.2% | 36.5% | 60.1% |
African American | 2.2% | 5.4% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Asian | 4.7% | 14.6% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Other | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 4.1% | 3.4% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 19% | 39.1% | 18.2% |
Race / Ethnicity
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