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Scottsbluff, NE vs Chico, CA

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- Chico is 0% more densely populated than Scottsbluff.
- People are 20.0% less likely to be married in Chico.
- The Median Age is 4.7 years younger in Chico.
 Scottsbluff, NEChico, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock103,898329,725,481
 Female Population53.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 201015,081  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock59,954285,036,114
 Population - 199013,711  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock71.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now4.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,105.193.4
 Land Area6.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Scottsbluff, NEChico, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Scottsbluff, NEChico, CAUnited States
 White64.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.0%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Scottsbluff, NEChico, CAUnited States
 Married Population46.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.0%50.2%
 Never Married31.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed9.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households5,909  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,20180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,570  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Scottsbluff    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

scottsbluff is definetly its own world if your from there and raised there managing the ways of any place beyond this panhandle if your not from hear the adapting to the  More

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This town is so afraid of change that it attempts to boycott everything: adult stores, tobacco shops, interstates, etc...I don't know if anyone here has noticed but the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Scottsbluff is a small town, and people here pride themselves on their "small town values." It is a safe place to live, and it is fabulous to not worry about big city  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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