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Lynden, WA vs Chico, CA

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- Chico is 0% more densely populated than Lynden.
- People are 37.8% less likely to be married in Chico.
- The Median Age is 6.1 years younger in Chico.
 Lynden, WAChico, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock103,898329,725,481
 Female Population50.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 201012,059  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock59,954285,036,114
 Population - 19905,709  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock71.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now169.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,105.193.4
 Land Area5.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lynden, WAChico, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Lynden, WAChico, CAUnited States
 White80.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.0%12.2%
 Asian1.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lynden, WAChico, CAUnited States
 Married Population59.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.0%50.2%
 Never Married22.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households5,760  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,20180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,829  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lynden    3 Reviews

Moved from Metro Philadelphia. We looked at 10 communities in the following states Del, Tenn, AZ , PA, Tex, NM, ID, WA. We narrowed it down to two great towns  More

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I've lived all over the country and Washington has some of the unfriendliest and angriest people I've met. I was told to avoid Lynden and move to Bellingham because  More

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I never fully appreciated Lynden until I moved away and came back again. It wasn't until then that I realized what a wonderful, safe and friendly community Lynden really  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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