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Ely, NV vs Chico, CA

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- Chico is 0% more densely populated than Ely.
- People are 23.9% less likely to be married in Chico.
- The Median Age is 10.0 years younger in Chico.
 Ely, NVChico, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock103,898329,725,481
 Female Population46.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population53.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 20104,249  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock59,954285,036,114
 Population - 19904,756  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock71.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-15.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,105.193.4
 Land Area7.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ely, NVChico, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Ely, NVChico, CAUnited States
 White77.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.0%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ely, NVChico, CAUnited States
 Married Population48.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.0%50.2%
 Never Married23.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households1,773  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,20180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households691  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Ely    7 Reviews

This place is wonderful for Outdoor activities! It is a safe, comfortable, affordable place to live! A great place to raise children!  More

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Over 4 years ago

We are just passing through town - all I can say is that this city is 180 degrees opposite from San Francisco, CA where I live - very liberal SF, very conservative Ely,  More

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Ely is not a bad place to live, but I would let people do their own homework on where they wish to live. Some suggestions I recommend is, looking at the age of home they  More

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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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