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- Goldendale is 0% more densely populated than Chico.
- People are 8.9% more likely to be married in Goldendale.
- The Median Age is 8.1 years older in Goldendale.
 Chico, CAGoldendale, WAUnited States
 Population  Unlock3,480329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.438.4
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 Population - 201089,049  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,760285,036,114
 Population - 199040,079  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-2.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now156.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,175.393.4
 Land Area33.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chico, CAGoldendale, WAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Chico, CAGoldendale, WAUnited States
 White68.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock2.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chico, CAGoldendale, WAUnited States
 Married Population37.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock38.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.7%50.2%
 Never Married48.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.132.60
 Households41,787  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock86480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,586  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock35.0%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 Goldendale    5 Reviews

GOLDENDALE is loved by a very select, elite, and religious group. I withhold using labels to describe the mentality of Goldendale, but can describe the hostile treatment  More

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Read the two reviews before I made this commentary. The reviews submitted so far are from locals who have survived some economic hard times in the area. Both of these  More

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I have lived here all of my 34 years and its has been a great place to live, raise a family, have what fun there is to have and just to relax. A beautiful place for the  More

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