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Brookings, SD vs Chico, CA

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- Chico is 0% more densely populated than Brookings.
- People are 12.7% more likely to be married in Chico.
- The Median Age is 5.9 years older in Chico.
 Brookings, SDChico, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock103,898329,725,481
 Female Population49.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 201022,142  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock59,954285,036,114
 Population - 199016,270  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock71.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now52.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,105.193.4
 Land Area13.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Brookings, SDChico, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2017.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 547.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Brookings, SDChico, CAUnited States
 White86.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.0%12.2%
 Asian4.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Brookings, SDChico, CAUnited States
 Married Population32.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.0%50.2%
 Never Married57.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed2.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households8,704  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,20180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children40.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,948  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Brookings    5 Reviews
Ginger Thomson · Brookings, SD
The Best City in South Dakota, no, America!
Over 12 years ago

The 165-foot tall Coughlin Campanile in Brookings, SD, can be seen from miles away, marking Brookings, South Dakota, home of South Dakota State University. The  More

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Michael · Brookings, SD
Nice Midwestern Town
Over 16 years ago

Nice Midwestern  More

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maria · Brookings, SD
a nice small town but not for everyone.
Over 18 years ago

i am originally from arizona, abandoned here by my ex husband. being a minority in the area is not the best idea as this city is slow to accept new comers to the area.  More

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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews
Andrew · Chico, CA
Imperfect but still very nice
Over 3 years ago

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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Uuwuu · 
Decent.
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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Dana · Chico, CA
Crime in chico is not up stop believing the hype
Over 3 years ago

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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