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- Irvine is 0% more densely populated than Chico.
- People are 38.7% more likely to be married in Irvine.
- The Median Age is 3.5 years older in Irvine.
 Chico, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock297,868329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.838.4
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 Population - 201089,049  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock143,072285,036,114
 Population - 199040,079  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock98.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now156.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,541.993.4
 Land Area33.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chico, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Chico, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 White68.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.7%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  Unlock11.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chico, CAIrvine, CAUnited States
 Married Population37.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.6%50.2%
 Never Married48.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.702.60
 Households41,787  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock69,18180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,586  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.8%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 Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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