Chico, CA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	59,954	100.0

Male	29,422	49.1
Female	30,532	50.9

Under 5 years	3,602	6.0
5 to 9 years	3,520	5.9
10 to 14 years	3,484	5.8
15 to 19 years	6,057	10.1
20 to 24 years	12,173	20.3
25 to 34 years	9,049	15.1
35 to 44 years	7,037	11.7
45 to 54 years	6,100	10.2
55 to 59 years	1,758	2.9
60 to 64 years	1,242	2.1
65 to 74 years	2,360	3.9
75 to 84 years	2,392	4.0
85 years and over	1,180	2.0

Median age (years)	25.9	(X)

18 years and over	47,281	78.9
Male	22,900	38.2
Female	24,381	40.7
21 years and over	40,500	67.6
62 years and over	6,667	11.1
65 years and over	5,932	9.9
Male	2,190	3.7
Female	3,742	6.2

RACE
One race	57,403	95.7
White	49,377	82.4
Black or African American	1,215	2.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	782	1.3
Asian	2,524	4.2
Asian Indian	175	0.3
Chinese	377	0.6
Filipino	180	0.3
Japanese	366	0.6
Korean	81	0.1
Vietnamese	101	0.2
Other Asian ¹	1,244	2.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	115	0.2
Native Hawaiian	34	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	15	0.0
Samoan	19	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	47	0.1
Some other race	3,390	5.7
Two or more races	2,551	4.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	51,627	86.1
Black or African American	1,653	2.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,555	2.6
Asian	3,094	5.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	253	0.4
Some other race	4,517	7.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	59,954	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	7,351	12.3
Mexican	5,915	9.9
Puerto Rican	140	0.2
Cuban	34	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,262	2.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	52,603	87.7
White alone	46,258	77.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	59,954	100.0
In households	56,891	94.9
Householder	23,476	39.2
Spouse	8,079	13.5
Child	13,750	22.9
Own child under 18 years	11,725	19.6
Other relatives	1,847	3.1
Under 18 years	582	1.0
Nonrelatives	9,739	16.2
Unmarried partner	1,631	2.7
In group quarters	3,063	5.1
Institutionalized population	497	0.8
Noninstitutionalized population	2,566	4.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	23,476	100.0
Family households (families)	11,641	49.6
With own children under 18 years	6,365	27.1
Married-couple family	8,079	34.4
With own children under 18 years	3,974	16.9
Female householder, no husband present	2,644	11.3
With own children under 18 years	1,855	7.9
Nonfamily households	11,835	50.4
Householder living alone	6,874	29.3
Householder 65 years and over	1,902	8.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	6,789	28.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,856	16.4

Average household size	2.42	(X)
Average family size	3.03	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	24,386	100.0
Occupied housing units	23,476	96.3
Vacant housing units	910	3.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	69	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	23,476	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	9,486	40.4
Renter-occupied housing units	13,990	59.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.52	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.35	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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