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Chico, CA vs Aurora, IL

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- Aurora is 0% more densely populated than Chico.
- People are 39.2% more likely to be married in Aurora.
- The Median Age is 4.9 years older in Aurora.
 Chico, CAAurora, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock183,447329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.238.4
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 Population - 201089,049  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock142,990285,036,114
 Population - 199040,079  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock37.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now156.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,075.993.4
 Land Area33.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chico, CAAurora, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Chico, CAAurora, ILUnited States
 White68.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.5%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock41.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chico, CAAurora, ILUnited States
 Married Population37.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock49.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.4%50.2%
 Never Married48.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.6%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.982.60
 Households41,787  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock44,77680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock30.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,586  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.8%  Unlock10.8%
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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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Reviews for Aurora    18 Reviews
Jeremy · Mount Prospect, IL
Live Here if You Don't Care About Your Life
Over 4 years ago

What a joke this city is. My friend's husband was shot in the head in this village (along with 4 others murdered). Their response was sub-par to say the least. Their  More

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julie · Aurora, IL
Hometown
Over 9 years ago

Seeking to relocate out of Aurora,  More

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Steven · Aurora, IL
Winters too long!
Over 13 years ago

Winters too long,cold and snowy, i dread it more every year! Will retire out of here in a few  More

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