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Cedar Rapids, IA vs Chico, CA

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- Chico is 0% more densely populated than Cedar Rapids.
- People are 20.7% less likely to be married in Chico.
- The Median Age is 6.1 years younger in Chico.
 Cedar Rapids, IAChico, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock103,898329,725,481
 Female Population50.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 2010126,889  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock59,954285,036,114
 Population - 1990108,751  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock71.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now23.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,105.193.4
 Land Area70.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Cedar Rapids, IAChico, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Cedar Rapids, IAChico, CAUnited States
 White79.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.0%12.2%
 Asian2.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Cedar Rapids, IAChico, CAUnited States
 Married Population46.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.0%50.2%
 Never Married35.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households57,637  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,20180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households24,585  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Cedar Rapids    39 Reviews

My biggest gripe is the winter weather and more specifically the wind. The wind does not stop blowing the entire winter. It starts around November when NW winds start  More

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Over 4 years ago

Such a horrible place. The racism is too much. You cant even take a walk to the park without hearing a racial insult thrown at you. You cant even go to the store  More

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I grew up here, moved away, came back to raise my family and have been back since 1993. I love this city!!! There is SOOO much to do. There are 3-4 community theatre  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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