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Chico, CA vs North Pole, AK

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- North Pole is 0% more densely populated than Chico.
- People are 63.9% more likely to be married in North Pole.
- The Median Age is 2.0 years younger in North Pole.
 Chico, CANorth Pole, AKUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,825329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock28.338.4
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 Population - 201089,049  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,570285,036,114
 Population - 199040,079  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock34.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now156.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock691.693.4
 Land Area33.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chico, CANorth Pole, AKUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock12.6%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  Unlock8.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock2.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Chico, CANorth Pole, AKUnited States
 White68.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.1%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock4.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chico, CANorth Pole, AKUnited States
 Married Population37.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.3%50.2%
 Never Married48.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.722.60
 Households41,787  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock66180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock30.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,586  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.5%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 North Pole    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We visited here once a few years ago and fell in love! We plan to move to this wonderful town on my retirement in a few years! Just starting to look at houses now soo  More

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Over 10 years ago

at times it is well below zero where do people buy their winter clothing and do schools close when the weather is to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Our winter normally starts in september and ends mid april with brake-up. This is when the ice and snow goes away for the spring to come. We will get the coldest winter  More

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