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Chico, CA vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto is 0% more densely populated than Chico.
- People are 58.0% more likely to be married in Palo Alto.
- The Median Age is 11.5 years older in Palo Alto.
 Chico, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock68,624329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.838.4
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 Population - 201089,049  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,598285,036,114
 Population - 199040,079  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now156.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,875.293.4
 Land Area33.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chico, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Chico, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 White68.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.1%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chico, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Married Population37.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.5%50.2%
 Never Married48.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.622.60
 Households41,787  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,57080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,586  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.8%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews
Andrew · Chico, CA
Imperfect but still very nice
Over 3 years ago

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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Uuwuu · 
Decent.
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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Dana · Chico, CA
Crime in chico is not up stop believing the hype
Over 3 years ago

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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews
David · Palo Alto, CA
Wonderful place to live, except for the cost of li
Over 16 years ago

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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David · Menlo Park, CA
Cost of Living
Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Lawrence · Palo Alto, CA
Public transit
Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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