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Chico, CA vs Novato, CA

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- Novato is 0% more densely populated than Chico.
- People are 48.8% more likely to be married in Novato.
- The Median Age is 17.8 years older in Novato.
 Chico, CANovato, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,214329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock48.138.4
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 Population - 201089,049  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock47,630285,036,114
 Population - 199040,079  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock12.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now156.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,938.893.4
 Land Area33.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chico, CANovato, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Chico, CANovato, CAUnited States
 White68.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.3%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock2.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock22.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chico, CANovato, CAUnited States
 Married Population37.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.9%50.2%
 Never Married48.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.3%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.542.60
 Households41,787  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,96580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock51.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,586  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.9%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 Novato    9 Reviews

Lush hills, hiking trails, and easy access to both wine country and San Francisco. We love it here.  More

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Over 10 years ago

Novato is a family oriented community located about 20 miles north of the Golden Gate bridge. The quality of life is excellent here assuming your job pays you enough to  More

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Over 11 years ago

We recently moved to a secluded neighborhood in Novato after 25 years in central Marin. While there are fewer restaurants and galleries, we are very pleased with our  More

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