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- Dayton is 0% more densely populated than Chico.
- People are 40.1% more likely to be married in Dayton.
- The Median Age is 2.3 years older in Dayton.
 Chico, CADayton, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,569329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.638.4
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 Population - 201089,049  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock5,709285,036,114
 Population - 199040,079  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock51.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now156.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock351.293.4
 Land Area33.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chico, CADayton, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Chico, CADayton, TXUnited States
 White68.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock12.8%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock25.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chico, CADayton, TXUnited States
 Married Population37.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock49.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.1%50.2%
 Never Married48.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.812.60
 Households41,787  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,00380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,586  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.2%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 4 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 Dayton    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

It's a nice country-esque town but yet close to everything Houston has to offer. 30 minutes west and you are in Houston.  More

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Over 18 years ago

Dayton is in the middle of Houston and Beumont connected by Hwy 90 and FM1960. A major intersection for the trucking industry. Along with oil refineries and new  More

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Over 19 years ago

did you see the movie, "deliverance?" dualing banjos? Go to Dayton if you want that same feelin'- nothing but trailers, mobile homes, rednecks and lots of pick ups!   More

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