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Cheyenne, WY vs Chico, CA

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- Chico is 0% more densely populated than Cheyenne.
- People are 30.2% less likely to be married in Chico.
- The Median Age is 7.7 years younger in Chico.
 Cheyenne, WYChico, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock103,898329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 201059,764  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock59,954285,036,114
 Population - 199050,008  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock71.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now29.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,105.193.4
 Land Area28.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Cheyenne, WYChico, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.0%  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 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Cheyenne, WYChico, CAUnited States
 White76.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.0%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Cheyenne, WYChico, CAUnited States
 Married Population53.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.0%50.2%
 Never Married27.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households27,816  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,20180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,540  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Cheyenne    59 Reviews

The center of Cheyenne retains the character of America with traditional western values. Easy and we'll maintained walking to parks and downtown restaurants/bars/shops  More

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My husband, dogs, and I have lived in Cheyenne for almost two years. The pros: Cheyenne is a really nice place, especially if you have kids or dogs. The weather  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Cheyenne for almost 52 years. Most things here are just right. Housing, on the other hand, is ridiculously high. Thereb isn't any decent public housing to  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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