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Chico, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $470,500 (it was $138,600 in 2000)
Chico:

$470,500
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $365,900 - $621,000

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $552,191
Here:

$552,191
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $410,141
Here:

$410,141
State:

$838,546

In 2-unit structures: $478,357
Here:

$478,357
State:

$1,138,100

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $569,734
Here:

$569,734
State:

$824,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $156,651
Here:

$156,651
State:

$730,996

Mobile homes: $78,647
Here:

$78,647
State:

$184,506

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,953
Here:

$22,953
State:

$204,957

Total population: 89,180 (Urban population: 59,190, Rural population: 254 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 47,930 (42,826 occupied: 19,119 owner occupied, 23,707 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

55%
State:

44%

Housing density: 1,728 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $276,987.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,232 (lower quartile is $979, upper quartile is $1,486)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,576


Median gross rent in Chico, CA in 2022: $1,404

Housing units in Chico with a mortgage: 12,221 (658 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 594 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 201

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $124,295

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $69,960

Median monthly housing costs: $1,438

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Chico, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1987

Median year apartment built: 1982

Household type by relationship:

Households: 101,304
  • Male householders: 18,774 (5,793 living alone), Female householders: 24,052 (7,950 living alone)
  • 13,726 spouses (13,533 opposite-sex spouses), 4,114 unmarried partners, (3,987 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 19,862 children (19,279 natural, 131 adopted, 452 stepchildren), 650 grandchildren, 1,016 brothers or sisters, 744 parents, 0 foster children, 1,028 other relatives, 13,310 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 4,028

Size of family households: 9,148 2-persons, 4,169 3-persons, 3,849 4-persons, 587 5-persons, 658 6-persons, 209 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 13,743 1-person, 7,116 2-persons, 1,869 3-persons, 1,259 4-persons, 219 7-or-more-persons.

11,118 married couples with children.
4,829 single-parent households (1,084 men, 3,745 women).

82.1% of residents of Chico speak English at home.
11.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 8,280 (8.2%)
(59.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chico, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chico, California
  • 49no bedroom
  • 3601 bedroom
  • 2,7702 bedrooms
  • 10,9333 bedrooms
  • 4,5414 bedrooms
  • 4665+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chico, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chico, California
  • 1,215no bedroom
  • 5,0231 bedroom
  • 10,0252 bedrooms
  • 4,4873 bedrooms
  • 2,7814 bedrooms
  • 1765+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Chico in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chico in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 363no vehicle
  • 5,5731 vehicle
  • 8,2632 vehicles
  • 3,9213 vehicles
  • 7514 vehicles
  • 2485+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Chico in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chico in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,812no vehicle
  • 8,6161 vehicle
  • 8,2012 vehicles
  • 2,7113 vehicles
  • 1,1484 vehicles
  • 2195+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chico, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chico, California
  • 491 room
  • 172 rooms
  • 2773 rooms
  • 1,8124 rooms
  • 4,2585 rooms
  • 5,1216 rooms
  • 3,6427 rooms
  • 1,7598 rooms
  • 2,1849+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chico, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chico, California
  • 1,1071 room
  • 2,2072 rooms
  • 4,2333 rooms
  • 5,9904 rooms
  • 3,8415 rooms
  • 2,7756 rooms
  • 1,7237 rooms
  • 1,3448 rooms
  • 4879+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Chico, CA
Chico city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Chico, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Chico, CA in 2022
  • 3,195Less than $10,000
  • 3,456$10,000 to $19,999
  • 3,795$20,000 to $29,999
  • 2,934$30,000 to $39,999
  • 3,640$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,933$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4,318$60,000 to $74,999
  • 5,442$75,000 to $99,999
  • 3,738$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,037$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,736$150,000 to $199,999
  • 3,602$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Chico, CA

  • Distribution of house value in Chico, CA in 2022
  • 210Less than $10,000
  • 50$10,000 to $14,999
  • 17$15,000 to $19,999
  • 84$20,000 to $24,999
  • 87$25,000 to $29,999
  • 190$30,000 to $34,999
  • 70$35,000 to $39,999
  • 164$40,000 to $49,999
  • 318$50,000 to $59,999
  • 65$60,000 to $69,999
  • 95$70,000 to $79,999
  • 128$80,000 to $89,999
  • 87$90,000 to $99,999
  • 106$100,000 to $124,999
  • 37$125,000 to $149,999
  • 57$150,000 to $174,999
  • 158$175,000 to $199,999
  • 365$200,000 to $249,999
  • 872$250,000 to $299,999
  • 3,764$300,000 to $399,999
  • 4,572$400,000 to $499,999
  • 5,965$500,000 to $749,999
  • 886$750,000 to $999,999
  • 424$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 15$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 85$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Chico, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Chico, CA in 2022
  • 10Less than $100
  • 172$150 to $199
  • 191$200 to $249
  • 90$250 to $299
  • 149$300 to $349
  • 137$350 to $399
  • 179$400 to $449
  • 50$450 to $499
  • 470$500 to $549
  • 327$550 to $599
  • 463$600 to $649
  • 284$650 to $699
  • 394$700 to $749
  • 648$750 to $799
  • 814$800 to $899
  • 1,736$900 to $999
  • 5,840$1,000 to $1,249
  • 5,653$1,250 to $1,499
  • 3,858$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,105$2,000 to $2,499
  • 58$2,500 to $2,999
  • 439$3,500 or more
  • 640No cash rent
Work and jobs in Chico: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.0%
Number of people working at home: 7,580 (14.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,759
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 9,002
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 11,450
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 9,182
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,493
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,672
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,751
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 621
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 500
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,484
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,499
  • 90 or more minutes: 296
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Chico

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 38,236 (70.4%)
  • Carpooled: 5,775 (10.6%)
  • Bus: 179 (0.3%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 17 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 425 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle: 656 (1.2%)
  • Walked: 2,096 (3.9%)
  • Worked at home: 6,843 (12.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 6.4%Males
  • 2.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 5.7%Males
  • 5.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 2.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 0.4%Males
  • 6.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 8.6%Males
  • 6.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.9%Males
  • 2.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.1%Males
  • 9.0%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chico, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chico, California
  • 2,2892010 or later
  • 1,6112000 to 2009
  • 1,7091990 to 1999
  • 1,6721980 to 1989
  • 5831970 to 1979
  • 656Before 1970
Ancestries in Chico, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 3,046 (7.7%)
  • German: 2,961 (7.5%)
  • English: 2,930 (7.4%)
  • European: 2,172 (5.5%)
  • Irish: 1,764 (4.5%)
  • Italian: 1,390 (3.5%)
  • Scottish: 784 (2.0%)
  • Portuguese: 557 (1.4%)
  • Norwegian: 549 (1.4%)
  • Swedish: 336 (0.8%)
  • Polish: 324 (0.8%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 306 (0.8%)
  • Canadian: 280 (0.7%)
  • French: 263 (0.7%)
  • Northern European: 262 (0.7%)
  • Russian: 245 (0.6%)
  • Croatian: 218 (0.6%)
  • Dutch: 191 (0.5%)
  • Danish: 184 (0.5%)
  • Ukrainian: 153 (0.4%)
  • Iranian: 97 (0.2%)
  • Australian: 85 (0.2%)
  • African: 72 (0.2%)
  • Czech: 70 (0.2%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 69 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 68 (0.2%)
  • Israeli: 68 (0.2%)
  • Romanian: 58 (0.1%)
  • French Canadian: 57 (0.1%)
  • Armenian: 56 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 55 (0.1%)
  • Cajun: 53 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 52 (0.1%)
  • Arab: 48 (0.1%)
  • Swiss: 48 (0.1%)
  • British: 40 (0.1%)
  • Basque: 37 (0.09%)
  • Eastern European: 32 (0.08%)
  • Greek: 32 (0.08%)
  • Nigerian: 27 (0.07%)
  • Austrian: 27 (0.07%)
  • Serbian: 24 (0.06%)
  • South African: 23 (0.06%)
  • Brazilian: 22 (0.06%)
  • Lebanese: 21 (0.05%)
  • Finnish: 19 (0.05%)
  • Latvian: 19 (0.05%)
  • Slovak: 19 (0.05%)
  • Lithuanian: 17 (0.04%)
  • Palestinian: 16 (0.04%)
  • Icelander: 14 (0.04%)
  • Yugoslavian: 12 (0.03%)
  • Syrian: 12 (0.03%)
  • Belgian: 11 (0.03%)
  • Egyptian: 7 (0.02%)
  • Ethiopian: 5 (0.01%)
  • Slovene: 4 (0.01%)
  • Turkish: 2 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Chico:

34.0% (2,733)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Chico:

8.0% (644)
California:

6.6% (684,672)

Thailand
Chico:

5.7% (459)
California:

0.6% (65,335)

India
Chico:

3.9% (310)
California:

5.2% (539,184)

Canada
Chico:

3.8% (303)
California:

1.2% (127,477)

Laos
Chico:

3.4% (271)
California:

0.5% (48,911)

El Salvador
Chico:

2.8% (229)
California:

4.2% (440,287)

Russia
Chico:

2.7% (216)
California:

0.7% (71,932)

Vietnam
Chico:

2.7% (214)
California:

4.9% (512,335)

Philippines
Chico:

2.6% (213)
California:

7.8% (818,297)

Korea
Chico:

2.1% (171)
California:

3.0% (315,248)

Germany
Chico:

2.0% (159)
California:

0.7% (73,304)

Iran
Chico:

1.9% (156)
California:

2.0% (206,004)

Taiwan
Chico:

1.6% (132)
California:

1.7% (176,274)

Kuwait
Chico:

1.6% (129)
California:

0.1% (6,353)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 76,341
  • Other state: 16,253
  • Northeast: 2,894
  • Midwest: 4,059
  • South: 3,076
  • West: 6,224

76.5% of Chico residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 88.7% lived in California.


Chico:

76.5%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 266
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 236
  • 7th and 8th grade: 13
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 246
  • 11th grade: 146
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 296
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,707
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,835
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,801
  • Associate degree: 3,553
  • Bachelor's degree: 8,878
  • Master's degree: 2,707
  • Professional school degree: 748
  • Doctorate degree: 849
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 514
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 122
  • 7th and 8th grade: 83
  • 9th grade: 248
  • 10th grade: 154
  • 11th grade: 454
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 440
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,005
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,212
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,606
  • Associate degree: 3,980
  • Bachelor's degree: 8,944
  • Master's degree: 3,874
  • Professional school degree: 1,440
  • Doctorate degree: 803
Educational Attainment for Females
Chico marital status for males
Chico marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 25,637
  • One, attached: 2,639
  • Two: 1,808
  • 3 or 4: 4,865
  • 5 to 9: 4,192
  • 10 to 19: 2,549
  • 20 to 49: 1,592
  • 50 or more: 3,061
  • Mobile homes: 1,506
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 81

Median worth of mobile homes: $84,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 7 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Chico
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Chico, CA
  • 68.9%Utility gas
  • 23.3%Electricity
  • 3.3%Solar energy
  • 2.4%Wood
  • 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.1%Coal or coke
  • 0.1%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Chico, CA
  • 52.6%Electricity
  • 42.8%Utility gas
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.1%No fuel used
  • 0.9%Wood
  • 0.4%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 709
Here:

9.5%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 113
Here:

2.9%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 276
Here:

1.6%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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