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Olivehurst, CA vs Chico, CA

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- Household income in Chico, is 0% less than it is in Olivehurst and is 14% below the National Average.
- Olivehurst unemployment rate is 9.7%.
- Chico unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Olivehurst, CAChico, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,116  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$60,507$69,021
 Family Median Income$70,859  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Olivehurst, CAChico, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Olivehurst, CAChico, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.6%13.1%
Reviews for Olivehurst    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

In my opinion, Olivehurst is one of the worst places to raise a family outside of an inner-city ghetto. The drug use and gang violence are everywhere, people live in  More

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Over 17 years ago

I am thinking about buying a house out in olivehurst. Would like any comments I can read about how the crime is the area. Especially latey is it increased or decreased  More

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Over 17 years ago

Olivehurst used to be a little hick town, quiet mostly. But now we are getting new construction and a LOT more people. Yes, it is nice to see Olivehurst getting an  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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