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Chico, CA vs Black Mountain, NC

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- Black Mountain is 0% more densely populated than Chico.
- People are 43.6% more likely to be married in Black Mountain.
- The Median Age is 27.2 years older in Black Mountain.
 Chico, CABlack Mountain, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,386329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock57.538.4
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 Population - 201089,049  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,511285,036,114
 Population - 199040,079  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now156.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,253.193.4
 Land Area33.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chico, CABlack Mountain, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock15.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock10.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Chico, CABlack Mountain, NCUnited States
 White68.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.7%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chico, CABlack Mountain, NCUnited States
 Married Population37.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.8%50.2%
 Never Married48.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.082.60
 Households41,787  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,17780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock61.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,586  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock5.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.8%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Black Mountain    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived in Black Mountain for about ten years and loved it! Beautiful scenery, friendly people, and a great vibe. I had to move back to my home state because of family  More

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Over 13 years ago

Moved to the mountains only 2 years ago from a big NC city. Thought this area near Asheville would be nice, but the people here are unkind and no one associates outside  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is no town in the US that is more similar to a Thonas Kinkade painting than Black Mountain, NC. You have to experience the magic of the mountains here to  More

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