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State College, PA vs Chico, CA

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- Chico is 0% more densely populated than State College.
- People are 118.9% more likely to be married in Chico.
- The Median Age is 8.8 years older in Chico.
 State College, PAChico, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock103,898329,725,481
 Female Population46.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population53.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 201041,993  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock59,954285,036,114
 Population - 199038,923  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock71.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now6.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,105.193.4
 Land Area4.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 State College, PAChico, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 41.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 141.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2036.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 544.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 642.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 841.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 State College, PAChico, CAUnited States
 White80.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.0%12.2%
 Asian10.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 State College, PAChico, CAUnited States
 Married Population16.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.0%50.2%
 Never Married78.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed1.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households11,352  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,20180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households7,936  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.2%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for State College    27 Reviews
Kathleen · Bellefonte, PA
Hard to beat State College
Over 7 years ago

I relocated to State College about 30 years ago. We hadn’t planned to stay this long, but life here is “easy”. Outdoor activities are ample. There are many beautiful  More

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AB · Gaithersburg, MD
Some will excel here. Check here to see if you wi
Over 15 years ago

State College is a small "safe" town, you will always see friends, coworkers, physicians, mechanics, supervisors...at the doctor's office, in the store, near your home,  More

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Holly · Ruckersville, VA
NEVER A DULL MOMENT
Over 16 years ago

I lived in State College, PA all my life untill 2006 when we finally moved south where it was warmer. State College itself is a fun place to be when it comes to football  More

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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews
Andrew · Chico, CA
Imperfect but still very nice
Over 4 years ago

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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Uuwuu · 
Decent.
Over 4 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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Dana · Chico, CA
Crime in chico is not up stop believing the hype
Over 4 years ago

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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