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Pensacola, FL vs Chico, CA

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- Chico is 0% more densely populated than Pensacola.
- People are 14.4% less likely to be married in Chico.
- The Median Age is 8.1 years younger in Chico.
 Pensacola, FLChico, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock103,898329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 201052,024  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock59,954285,036,114
 Population - 199058,165  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock71.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-8.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,105.193.4
 Land Area22.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Pensacola, FLChico, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Pensacola, FLChico, CAUnited States
 White62.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.0%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Pensacola, FLChico, CAUnited States
 Married Population43.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.0%50.2%
 Never Married35.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households24,372  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,20180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,456  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Pensacola    72 Reviews

I grew up in Pcola and moved away after hurricane Ivan over a decade ago. I have recently moved back and was shocked to see the rate of decline it has endured over the  More

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I've lived here for almost 30 years and love it! Good size town but not a big city still plenty to do in downtown's really come alive in the last 10 years. Plus we have  More

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I came here to visit and never left! The American Planning Association named downtown Pensacola "Florida's Greatest Place" after a popular vote and Palafox Street was  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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