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- Lakewood is 0% more densely populated than Chico.
- People are 22.8% more likely to be married in Lakewood.
- The Median Age is 8.1 years older in Lakewood.
 Chico, CALakewood, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock155,608329,725,481
 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  Unlock144,126285,036,114
 Population - 199040,079  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now156.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,615.093.4
 Land Area33.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chico, CALakewood, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Chico, CALakewood, COUnited States
 White68.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.4%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock22.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chico, CALakewood, COUnited States
 Married Population37.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.5%50.2%
 Never Married48.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.272.60
 Households41,787  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock37,68780,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock46.7%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 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 Lakewood    17 Reviews

As with most internet reviews, evaluate with a grain of sense. While the last reviewer (Ann S.) has some points about Lakewood, she is quite on the cynical and angry  More

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If you ask anyone who has lived in the Denver metro area the last decade they will tell you the entire area is going downhill as it transforms before their eyes.   More

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Over 8 years ago

I am denver south student, I just want see average of Lakewood health, but I didn'the get see in this review. By the way Lakewood is a good town I want to see all  More

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