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Fresno, CA vs Chico, CA

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- Chico is 0% more densely populated than Fresno.
- People are 13.6% less likely to be married in Chico.
- The Median Age is 1.4 years younger in Chico.
 Fresno, CAChico, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock103,898329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 2010497,763  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock59,954285,036,114
 Population - 1990354,202  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock71.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now49.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,105.193.4
 Land Area114.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fresno, CAChico, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Fresno, CAChico, CAUnited States
 White25.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.0%12.2%
 Asian13.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fresno, CAChico, CAUnited States
 Married Population42.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.0%50.2%
 Never Married42.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households174,756  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,20180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households56,917  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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