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Albany, NY vs Chico, CA

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- Chico is 0% more densely populated than Albany.
- People are 30.9% more likely to be married in Chico.
- The Median Age is 1.3 years younger in Chico.
 Albany, NYChico, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock103,898329,725,481
 Female Population53.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 201097,746  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock59,954285,036,114
 Population - 1990101,082  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock71.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-5.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,105.193.4
 Land Area21.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Albany, NYChico, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2010.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Albany, NYChico, CAUnited States
 White50.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.0%12.2%
 Asian7.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Albany, NYChico, CAUnited States
 Married Population28.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.0%50.2%
 Never Married56.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households42,502  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,20180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,609  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Albany    56 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I live relatively close to Albany, and I gotta say, its a great city. I think it has a lot of good places for food, good living spaces, nice jobs and offices, and I  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived just outside of Albany in Clifton Park and its always been decent for me. The town is nice and theres a lot to do. The prices are a little expensive including  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to retire. Walkable. Young people. Buses. Sidewalks. Feel safe here in Whitehall neighborhood. Plenty to do. Taxes in ny are high,but you get what you pay  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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