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Chico, CA vs Shelby, NC

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- Shelby is 0% more densely populated than Chico.
- People are 15.8% more likely to be married in Shelby.
- The Median Age is 15.5 years older in Shelby.
 Chico, CAShelby, NCUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,564329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.838.4
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 Population - 201089,049  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock19,477285,036,114
 Population - 199040,079  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now156.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock966.593.4
 Land Area33.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chico, CAShelby, NCUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.4%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  Unlock13.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Chico, CAShelby, NCUnited States
 White68.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock31.7%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chico, CAShelby, NCUnited States
 Married Population37.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.1%50.2%
 Never Married48.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.3%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.262.60
 Households41,787  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,13680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,586  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock28.3%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 Shelby    1 Reviews
Daniel · Shelby, NC
Shelby's worth a look
Over 19 years ago

Not likely you'll settle here out of chance, a job will likely bring you here. I have lived in the Shelby area for the past ten years and have seen an explosion of  More

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