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Chico, CA vs Petersburg, VA

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- Petersburg is 0% more densely populated than Chico.
- People are 23.6% less likely to be married in Petersburg.
- The Median Age is 6.9 years older in Petersburg.
 Chico, CAPetersburg, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock33,229329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.238.4
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 Population - 201089,049  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock33,740285,036,114
 Population - 199040,079  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-9.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now156.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,462.593.4
 Land Area33.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chico, CAPetersburg, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.8%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  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Chico, CAPetersburg, VAUnited States
 White68.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock75.8%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chico, CAPetersburg, VAUnited States
 Married Population37.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock24.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock71.7%50.2%
 Never Married48.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.262.60
 Households41,787  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,59280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock26.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,586  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock31.5%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 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 Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 20 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  More

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