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Chico, CA vs El Cajon, CA

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- El Cajon is 0% more densely populated than Chico.
- People are 24.9% more likely to be married in El Cajon.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years older in El Cajon.
 Chico, CAEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock106,043329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.838.4
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 Population - 201089,049  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock94,869285,036,114
 Population - 199040,079  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now156.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock7,320.993.4
 Land Area33.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chico, CAEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Chico, CAEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 White68.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.2%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock27.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chico, CAEl Cajon, CAUnited States
 Married Population37.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.7%50.2%
 Never Married48.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.962.60
 Households41,787  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock25,01880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock30.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,586  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.4%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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Uuwuu · 
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 El Cajon    10 Reviews

Stay out of East El Cajon. The people that live there don't like  More

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Housing less expensive then San Diego, wages the same. A total package of people from different backgrounds (ethnic) which is  More

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El Cajon and La Mesa are about a dozen miles east of the Pacific Ocean. Fletcher Hills, in particular, is a community within El Cajon on the boarder of La Mesa/Mt.  More

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