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Chico, CA vs Key West, FL

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- Key West is 0% more densely populated than Chico.
- People are 21.8% more likely to be married in Key West.
- The Median Age is 13.9 years older in Key West.
 Chico, CAKey West, FLUnited States
 Population  Unlock26,776329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.238.4
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 Population - 201089,049  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock25,478285,036,114
 Population - 199040,079  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-6.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now156.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,790.093.4
 Land Area33.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chico, CAKey West, FLUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Chico, CAKey West, FLUnited States
 White68.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock12.3%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock24.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chico, CAKey West, FLUnited States
 Married Population37.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.9%50.2%
 Never Married48.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.0%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households41,787  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,74880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock55.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,586  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%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 Key West    7 Reviews

I was raised in Key West since 1980, these average cost prices for rent that you are seeing were not even accurate then, let alone now in 2021. The average cost of  More

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Over 10 years ago

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I have lived in Key West for the last seven years. During that time, I have observed very little change in the cost of living. I work for a national company that pays  More

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