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Mountain Home, ID vs Chico, CA

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- Chico is 0% more densely populated than Mountain Home.
- People are 27.3% less likely to be married in Chico.
- The Median Age is 0.4 years younger in Chico.
 Mountain Home, IDChico, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock103,898329,725,481
 Female Population48.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 201014,256  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock59,954285,036,114
 Population - 19907,913  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock71.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,105.193.4
 Land Area6.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mountain Home, IDChico, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Mountain Home, IDChico, CAUnited States
 White72.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.0%12.2%
 Asian3.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mountain Home, IDChico, CAUnited States
 Married Population51.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.0%50.2%
 Never Married26.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households6,193  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,20180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,614  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Mountain Home    5 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The cost of living is low in Idaho, even though the taxes are high. We definitley have 4 seasons, cold in winter and hot in  More

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I was stationed at the base in the late 60s. I am sure many things have changed. Don't remember much so can anyone tell me about bugs (mosquitoes), wind, heat, cold  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have lived here since 1991 and love it... the wind can be brutal in the spring, summers are hot and dry, and the winters can be cold and snowy and we love it... Cost  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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