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Sunnyvale, CA vs Chico, CA

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- Chico is 0% more densely populated than Sunnyvale.
- People are 35.1% less likely to be married in Chico.
- The Median Age is 4.9 years younger in Chico.
 Sunnyvale, CAChico, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock103,898329,725,481
 Female Population47.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.338.4
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 Population - 2010140,786  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock59,954285,036,114
 Population - 1990117,229  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock71.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now29.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,105.193.4
 Land Area22.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sunnyvale, CAChico, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.0%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock12.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3423.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Sunnyvale, CAChico, CAUnited States
 White28.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.0%12.2%
 Asian47.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sunnyvale, CAChico, CAUnited States
 Married Population57.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.0%50.2%
 Never Married33.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.1%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households57,565  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock22,20180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children41.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,635  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  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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