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Morehead, KY vs Chico, CA

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- Chico is 0% more densely populated than Morehead.
- People are 72.1% more likely to be married in Chico.
- The Median Age is 8.7 years older in Chico.
 Morehead, KYChico, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock103,898329,725,481
 Female Population53.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 20106,880  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock59,954285,036,114
 Population - 19908,357  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock71.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-9.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,105.193.4
 Land Area9.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Morehead, KYChico, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2031.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 544.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 642.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Morehead, KYChico, CAUnited States
 White90.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.0%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Morehead, KYChico, CAUnited States
 Married Population21.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.0%50.2%
 Never Married69.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households1,636  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,20180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households901  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Morehead    3 Reviews
Veronica · Morehead, KY
Beautiful Small Town with Limited Opportunities
Over 4 years ago

I was born and raised in Morehead, KY. I’m 49 and have lived in Morehead the entire time. It is one of the most beautiful places with lots of nature to enjoy. Cave Run  More

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Rocky · Morehead, KY
Cultural Pearl and Gateway to Eastern KY
Over 18 years ago

Morehead State University is the regional cultural anchor in Eastern KY. In addition to MSU, the KY Folk Art Center, Cave Run Lake, and the site of many regional  More

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Johnda · Morehead, KY
Wonderful place to live!
Over 19 years ago

Morehead, Kentucky, is a wonderful place to live for me. It has the cozy, safe, friendly small-town atmosphere and is surrounded by forest. In minutes, I can be lakeside  More

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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews
Andrew · Chico, CA
Imperfect but still very nice
Over 4 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 4 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 4 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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