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Payson, AZ vs Chico, CA

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- Chico is 0% more densely populated than Payson.
- People are 37.1% less likely to be married in Chico.
- The Median Age is 28.8 years younger in Chico.
 Payson, AZChico, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock103,898329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 201015,319  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock59,954285,036,114
 Population - 19908,377  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock71.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now90.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,105.193.4
 Land Area19.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Payson, AZChico, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6410.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8411.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Payson, AZChico, CAUnited States
 White84.1%  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 Races0.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Payson, AZChico, CAUnited States
 Married Population58.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.0%50.2%
 Never Married16.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed8.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households7,475  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,20180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,962  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Payson    15 Reviews

We have lived in Payson for over 5 years and love it. It has two large grocery stores, a Walmart, Home Depot, a dozen thrift/ treasure shops, more local shops than we  More

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Over 6 years ago

Payson is a wonderful town especially for retired people and people that want a slower pace... Lots of outdoor activities  More

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Over 6 years ago

I've lived in Payson for 25 years, thank god I worked out of town. There is a saying GO TO PAYSON ON VACATION GO HOME ON PROBATION TURN IN THREE YOU GO  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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