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Chico, CA vs Yuba City, CA

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- Yuba City is 0% more densely populated than Chico.
- People are 40.1% more likely to be married in Yuba City.
- The Median Age is 5.1 years older in Yuba City.
 Chico, CAYuba City, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock69,540329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.438.4
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 Population - 201089,049  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock36,758285,036,114
 Population - 199040,079  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock80.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now156.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,667.193.4
 Land Area33.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chico, CAYuba City, CAUnited 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  Unlock4.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Chico, CAYuba City, CAUnited States
 White68.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.1%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock30.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chico, CAYuba City, CAUnited States
 Married Population37.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock49.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.1%50.2%
 Never Married48.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.9%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.942.60
 Households41,787  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock16,34080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,586  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock18.0%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 Yuba City    15 Reviews

I was born here and lived here on and off. Yuba City and Marysville, the town across from it have become rampid with theft (all kinds from your car potted plants from  More

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Admittedly, if you're looking for hipster cafes, hoppin' dance clubs, and fancy shopping, you're going to be very disappointed. Though, if you're looking for an older  More

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Yuba City has the best shopping near Smartsville where I live. It has most of the big box stores and quite a nice selection of smaller and privately owned stores. I like  More

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