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Chico, CA vs Sioux Falls, SD

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- Sioux Falls is 0% more densely populated than Chico.
- People are 34.4% more likely to be married in Sioux Falls.
- The Median Age is 4.2 years older in Sioux Falls.
 Chico, CASioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Population  Unlock189,258329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.538.4
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 Population - 201089,049  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock123,975285,036,114
 Population - 199040,079  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock51.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now156.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,441.793.4
 Land Area33.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chico, CASioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.0%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  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Chico, CASioux Falls, SDUnited States
 White68.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.6%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chico, CASioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Married Population37.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock48.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock50.2%50.2%
 Never Married48.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.4%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households41,787  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock46,15080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,586  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.3%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 Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

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