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Population (2000): 91,493
Land Area (2000): 432.555 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 3.965 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 44.0186 (6.7) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 77.4186 (25.2) / 94.2186 (34.6)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 2,953
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,360
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 26 inches

Chico Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	47,602	2002	62,157	2005	70,670
2000	53,048	2003	66,595	2006	72,070
2001	61,068	2004	68,288	2007	74,288

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	87,537	95.66%
Rural, Farm	615	0.67%
Rural, Non-farm	3,353	3.66%

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Chico Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	20,357	18,697	1,661	8.16%	82
1991	20,451	18,508	1,943	9.50%	95
1992	21,151	18,715	2,436	11.52%	115
1993	21,289	18,810	2,479	11.64%	116
1994	21,397	19,263	2,134	9.97%	100
1995	21,233	19,185	2,048	9.65%	97
1996	21,371	19,485	1,886	8.82%	88
1997	21,656	19,829	1,827	8.44%	85
1998	21,975	20,201	1,774	8.07%	81
1999	22,113	20,653	1,460	6.60%	66
2000	30,549	28,794	1,755	5.75%	58
2001	31,219	29,314	1,904	6.10%	61
2002	31,990	29,792	2,197	6.87%	69
2003	32,445	30,158	2,287	7.05%	71
2004	32,195	29,987	2,208	6.86%	69
2005	32,583	30,528	2,055	6.31%	63
2006	33,251	31,330	1,922	5.78%	58
2007	33,868	31,762	2,107	6.22%	62
2008	34,856	32,246	2,610	7.49%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	19,959	18,128	1,831	9.17%	92
Feb 1990	20,229	18,408	1,821	9.00%	90
Mar 1990	20,292	18,501	1,791	8.83%	88
Apr 1990	20,347	18,661	1,686	8.29%	83
May 1990	20,546	18,923	1,623	7.90%	79
Jun 1990	20,156	18,451	1,705	8.46%	85
Jul 1990	20,476	18,745	1,731	8.45%	85
Aug 1990	20,370	18,967	1,403	6.89%	69
Sep 1990	20,190	18,769	1,421	7.04%	70
Oct 1990	20,714	19,312	1,402	6.77%	68
Nov 1990	20,606	18,883	1,723	8.36%	84
Dec 1990	20,403	18,613	1,790	8.77%	88

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	20,287	18,173	2,114	10.42%	104
Feb 1991	20,842	18,637	2,205	10.58%	106
Mar 1991	20,457	18,243	2,214	10.82%	108
Apr 1991	20,779	18,773	2,006	9.65%	97
May 1991	20,760	18,818	1,942	9.35%	94
Jun 1991	20,630	18,561	2,069	10.03%	100
Jul 1991	19,934	17,873	2,061	10.34%	103
Aug 1991	19,916	18,188	1,728	8.68%	87
Sep 1991	20,442	18,832	1,610	7.88%	79
Oct 1991	20,437	18,777	1,660	8.12%	81
Nov 1991	20,483	18,744	1,739	8.49%	85
Dec 1991	20,444	18,473	1,971	9.64%	96

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	20,480	18,037	2,443	11.93%	119
Feb 1992	20,970	18,324	2,646	12.62%	126
Mar 1992	21,087	18,525	2,562	12.15%	121
Apr 1992	21,033	18,593	2,440	11.60%	116
May 1992	21,279	18,876	2,403	11.29%	113
Jun 1992	21,120	18,460	2,660	12.59%	126
Jul 1992	21,691	19,208	2,483	11.45%	114
Aug 1992	21,551	19,324	2,227	10.33%	103
Sep 1992	21,135	18,806	2,329	11.02%	110
Oct 1992	21,239	19,109	2,130	10.03%	100
Nov 1992	21,104	18,758	2,346	11.12%	111
Dec 1992	21,125	18,559	2,566	12.15%	121

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	20,798	17,926	2,872	13.81%	138
Feb 1993	21,253	18,252	3,001	14.12%	141
Mar 1993	21,155	18,290	2,865	13.54%	135
Apr 1993	21,061	18,497	2,564	12.17%	122
May 1993	21,405	18,979	2,426	11.33%	113
Jun 1993	21,291	18,629	2,662	12.50%	125
Jul 1993	21,713	19,068	2,645	12.18%	122
Aug 1993	21,953	19,690	2,263	10.31%	103
Sep 1993	21,109	18,963	2,146	10.17%	102
Oct 1993	21,401	19,321	2,080	9.72%	97
Nov 1993	21,267	19,223	2,044	9.61%	96
Dec 1993	21,066	18,886	2,180	10.35%	103

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	20,611	17,985	2,626	12.74%	127
Feb 1994	21,669	19,009	2,660	12.28%	123
Mar 1994	21,260	18,725	2,535	11.92%	119
Apr 1994	21,168	18,917	2,251	10.63%	106
May 1994	21,595	19,550	2,045	9.47%	95
Jun 1994	21,012	18,874	2,138	10.18%	102
Jul 1994	21,764	19,536	2,228	10.24%	102
Aug 1994	22,008	20,076	1,932	8.78%	88
Sep 1994	21,641	19,866	1,775	8.20%	82
Oct 1994	21,388	19,680	1,708	7.99%	80
Nov 1994	21,510	19,684	1,826	8.49%	85
Dec 1994	21,137	19,251	1,886	8.92%	89

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	20,936	18,567	2,369	11.32%	113
Feb 1995	21,383	19,099	2,284	10.68%	107
Mar 1995	21,369	19,067	2,302	10.77%	108
Apr 1995	21,207	18,922	2,285	10.77%	108
May 1995	21,319	19,184	2,135	10.01%	100
Jun 1995	20,802	18,597	2,205	10.60%	106
Jul 1995	21,278	19,118	2,160	10.15%	102
Aug 1995	21,409	19,573	1,836	8.58%	86
Sep 1995	21,378	19,664	1,714	8.02%	80
Oct 1995	21,370	19,736	1,634	7.65%	76
Nov 1995	21,357	19,539	1,818	8.51%	85
Dec 1995	20,990	19,153	1,837	8.75%	88

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	20,651	18,388	2,263	10.96%	110
Feb 1996	21,237	19,036	2,201	10.36%	104
Mar 1996	21,169	18,986	2,183	10.31%	103
Apr 1996	21,095	19,091	2,004	9.50%	95
May 1996	21,230	19,375	1,855	8.74%	87
Jun 1996	21,217	19,259	1,958	9.23%	92
Jul 1996	21,208	19,187	2,021	9.53%	95
Aug 1996	21,614	19,921	1,693	7.83%	78
Sep 1996	21,768	20,264	1,504	6.91%	69
Oct 1996	21,825	20,367	1,458	6.68%	67
Nov 1996	21,890	20,175	1,715	7.83%	78
Dec 1996	21,548	19,774	1,774	8.23%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	21,376	19,205	2,171	10.16%	102
Feb 1997	21,738	19,606	2,132	9.81%	98
Mar 1997	21,897	19,781	2,116	9.66%	97
Apr 1997	21,735	19,870	1,865	8.58%	86
May 1997	21,721	19,961	1,760	8.10%	81
Jun 1997	21,396	19,394	2,002	9.36%	94
Jul 1997	21,313	19,392	1,921	9.01%	90
Aug 1997	21,408	19,762	1,646	7.69%	77
Sep 1997	21,877	20,321	1,556	7.11%	71
Oct 1997	21,982	20,557	1,425	6.48%	65
Nov 1997	21,765	20,128	1,637	7.52%	75
Dec 1997	21,659	19,965	1,694	7.82%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	21,575	19,391	2,184	10.12%	101
Feb 1998	21,984	19,816	2,168	9.86%	99
Mar 1998	21,964	19,831	2,133	9.71%	97
Apr 1998	21,828	20,024	1,804	8.26%	83
May 1998	21,978	20,262	1,716	7.81%	78
Jun 1998	21,677	19,750	1,927	8.89%	89
Jul 1998	21,560	19,689	1,871	8.68%	87
Aug 1998	21,903	20,216	1,687	7.70%	77
Sep 1998	22,396	20,985	1,411	6.30%	63
Oct 1998	22,346	20,961	1,385	6.20%	62
Nov 1998	22,213	20,761	1,452	6.54%	65
Dec 1998	22,279	20,725	1,554	6.98%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	21,680	19,870	1,810	8.35%	83
Feb 1999	22,089	20,243	1,846	8.36%	84
Mar 1999	22,102	20,324	1,778	8.04%	80
Apr 1999	22,184	20,670	1,514	6.82%	68
May 1999	22,018	20,665	1,353	6.14%	61
Jun 1999	22,026	20,459	1,567	7.11%	71
Jul 1999	21,885	20,293	1,592	7.27%	73
Aug 1999	22,054	20,743	1,311	5.94%	59
Sep 1999	22,278	21,152	1,126	5.05%	51
Oct 1999	22,383	21,283	1,100	4.91%	49
Nov 1999	22,336	21,141	1,195	5.35%	54
Dec 1999	22,317	20,992	1,325	5.94%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	29,806	27,894	1,912	6.41%	64
Feb 2000	30,400	28,411	1,989	6.54%	65
Mar 2000	30,361	28,360	2,001	6.59%	66
Apr 2000	30,721	29,023	1,698	5.53%	55
May 2000	30,576	28,877	1,699	5.56%	56
Jun 2000	30,135	28,271	1,864	6.19%	62
Jul 2000	30,200	28,291	1,909	6.32%	63
Aug 2000	30,957	29,267	1,690	5.46%	55
Sep 2000	30,748	29,296	1,452	4.72%	47
Oct 2000	30,967	29,483	1,484	4.79%	48
Nov 2000	30,912	29,214	1,698	5.49%	55
Dec 2000	30,808	29,142	1,666	5.41%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	30,577	28,454	2,123	6.94%	69
Feb 2001	30,922	28,871	2,051	6.63%	66
Mar 2001	31,157	29,067	2,090	6.71%	67
Apr 2001	31,170	29,361	1,809	5.80%	58
May 2001	30,860	29,216	1,644	5.33%	53
Jun 2001	30,715	28,775	1,940	6.32%	63
Jul 2001	30,955	29,041	1,914	6.18%	62
Aug 2001	31,376	29,576	1,800	5.74%	57
Sep 2001	31,692	30,054	1,638	5.17%	52
Oct 2001	31,665	29,921	1,744	5.51%	55
Nov 2001	31,731	29,751	1,980	6.24%	62
Dec 2001	31,804	29,684	2,120	6.67%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	31,334	28,861	2,473	7.89%	79
Feb 2002	31,957	29,591	2,366	7.40%	74
Mar 2002	32,176	29,842	2,334	7.25%	73
Apr 2002	32,166	29,996	2,170	6.75%	67
May 2002	31,839	29,820	2,019	6.34%	63
Jun 2002	31,657	29,412	2,245	7.09%	71
Jul 2002	31,548	29,223	2,325	7.37%	74
Aug 2002	32,188	30,073	2,115	6.57%	66
Sep 2002	32,309	30,402	1,907	5.90%	59
Oct 2002	32,407	30,453	1,954	6.03%	60
Nov 2002	32,208	29,989	2,219	6.89%	69
Dec 2002	32,087	29,846	2,241	6.98%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	32,261	29,636	2,625	8.14%	81
Feb 2003	32,700	30,157	2,543	7.78%	78
Mar 2003	32,566	30,107	2,459	7.55%	76
Apr 2003	32,885	30,597	2,288	6.96%	70
May 2003	32,571	30,389	2,182	6.70%	67
Jun 2003	32,466	30,030	2,436	7.50%	75
Jul 2003	31,815	29,421	2,394	7.52%	75
Aug 2003	32,474	30,292	2,182	6.72%	67
Sep 2003	32,459	30,513	1,946	6.00%	60
Oct 2003	32,529	30,569	1,960	6.03%	60
Nov 2003	32,497	30,304	2,193	6.75%	67
Dec 2003	32,114	29,876	2,238	6.97%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	31,814	29,175	2,639	8.30%	83
Feb 2004	32,316	29,822	2,494	7.72%	77
Mar 2004	32,088	29,552	2,536	7.90%	79
Apr 2004	32,096	29,861	2,235	6.96%	70
May 2004	31,937	29,826	2,111	6.61%	66
Jun 2004	32,266	29,967	2,299	7.13%	71
Jul 2004	31,901	29,618	2,283	7.16%	72
Aug 2004	32,483	30,438	2,045	6.30%	63
Sep 2004	32,387	30,551	1,836	5.67%	57
Oct 2004	32,349	30,468	1,881	5.81%	58
Nov 2004	32,488	30,432	2,056	6.33%	63
Dec 2004	32,214	30,128	2,086	6.48%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	32,248	29,840	2,408	7.47%	75
Feb 2005	32,580	30,181	2,399	7.36%	74
Mar 2005	32,327	30,095	2,232	6.90%	69
Apr 2005	32,336	30,283	2,053	6.35%	63
May 2005	32,293	30,346	1,947	6.03%	60
Jun 2005	31,977	29,887	2,090	6.54%	65
Jul 2005	32,362	30,236	2,126	6.57%	66
Aug 2005	33,117	31,164	1,953	5.90%	59
Sep 2005	33,147	31,314	1,833	5.53%	55
Oct 2005	33,118	31,322	1,796	5.42%	54
Nov 2005	32,882	30,954	1,928	5.86%	59
Dec 2005	32,608	30,716	1,892	5.80%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	32,655	30,473	2,182	6.68%	67
Feb 2006	32,974	30,839	2,135	6.47%	65
Mar 2006	32,734	30,620	2,114	6.46%	65
Apr 2006	33,019	30,955	2,064	6.25%	63
May 2006	32,666	30,850	1,816	5.56%	56
Jun 2006	32,703	30,720	1,983	6.06%	61
Jul 2006	32,715	30,655	2,060	6.30%	63
Aug 2006	33,834	31,977	1,857	5.49%	55
Sep 2006	33,653	32,026	1,627	4.83%	48
Oct 2006	34,176	32,613	1,563	4.57%	46
Nov 2006	34,198	32,397	1,801	5.27%	53
Dec 2006	33,687	31,829	1,858	5.52%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	33,623	31,354	2,269	6.75%	67
Feb 2007	33,943	31,728	2,215	6.53%	65
Mar 2007	33,939	31,779	2,160	6.36%	64
Apr 2007	33,793	31,733	2,060	6.10%	61
May 2007	33,520	31,582	1,938	5.78%	58
Jun 2007	33,709	31,588	2,121	6.29%	63
Jul 2007	33,552	31,320	2,232	6.65%	67
Aug 2007	34,005	31,983	2,022	5.95%	59
Sep 2007	33,990	32,068	1,922	5.65%	57
Oct 2007	33,977	32,066	1,911	5.62%	56
Nov 2007	34,185	32,105	2,080	6.08%	61
Dec 2007	34,183	31,835	2,348	6.87%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	34,147	31,520	2,627	7.69%	77
Feb 2008	34,444	31,945	2,499	7.26%	73
Mar 2008	34,705	32,069	2,636	7.60%	76
Apr 2008	34,937	32,546	2,391	6.84%	68
May 2008	35,026	32,589	2,437	6.96%	70
Jun 2008	35,198	32,535	2,663	7.57%	76
Jul 2008	35,071	32,207	2,864	8.17%	82
Aug 2008	35,178	32,437	2,741	7.79%	78
Sep 2008	35,001	32,366	2,635	7.53%	75
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Chico Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Educational Services	2,526	11.38%
2.	Construction	2,138	9.64%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,769	7.97%
4.	Health Care	1,288	5.80%
5.	Public Administration	987	4.45%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	953	4.29%
7.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	874	3.94%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	871	3.93%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	669	3.02%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	617	2.78%
11.	Finance and Insurance	593	2.67%
12.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	565	2.55%
13.	Department and Other General Stores	506	2.28%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	505	2.28%
15.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	490	2.21%
16.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	434	1.96%
17.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	400	1.80%
18.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	375	1.69%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	325	1.46%
20.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	261	1.18%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	3,733	18.07%
2.	Health Care	3,548	17.18%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,983	9.60%
4.	Social Assistance	1,238	5.99%
5.	Finance and Insurance	1,118	5.41%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	994	4.81%
7.	Department and Other General Stores	667	3.23%
8.	Public Administration	664	3.21%
9.	Personal and Laundry Services	476	2.30%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	441	2.13%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	410	1.98%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	405	1.96%
13.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	315	1.52%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	312	1.51%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	288	1.39%
16.	Private Household Services	282	1.37%
17.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	236	1.14%
18.	Construction	230	1.11%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	208	1.01%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	192	0.93%

Chico Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	1,441	6.49%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,178	5.31%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	922	4.16%
4.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	829	3.74%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	819	3.69%
6.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	738	3.33%
7.	Other Production Occupations	626	2.82%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	617	2.78%
9.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	601	2.71%
10.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	545	2.46%
11.	Vehicle Mechanics	545	2.46%
12.	Postsecondary Teachers	530	2.39%
13.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	500	2.25%
14.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	470	2.12%
15.	Computer Specialists	456	2.06%
16.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	432	1.95%
17.	Agricultural Workers	412	1.86%
18.	Other Office and Admin Support	397	1.79%
19.	Cashiers	384	1.73%
20.	Top Executives	374	1.69%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,421	6.88%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,256	6.08%
3.	Other Management Occupations	950	4.60%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	930	4.50%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	883	4.27%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	808	3.91%
7.	Registered Nurses	766	3.71%
8.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	751	3.64%
9.	Waiters and Waitresses	684	3.31%
10.	Cashiers	661	3.20%
11.	Child Care Workers	647	3.13%
12.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	623	3.02%
13.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	597	2.89%
14.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	542	2.62%
15.	Health Technologists and Technicians	501	2.43%
16.	Customer Service Representatives	492	2.38%
17.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	474	2.29%
18.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	442	2.14%
19.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	403	1.95%
20.	Postsecondary Teachers	385	1.86%

Chico Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	33,706	45.93%
15-35 hours	15,593	21.25%
1-14 hours	3,268	4.45%
No regular hours	20,817	28.37%

Chico Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,157	2.86%
5 AM-5:29 AM	731	1.81%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,528	3.78%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,030	5.02%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	3,282	8.12%
7 AM-7:29 AM	4,906	12.14%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	7,533	18.64%
8 AM-8:29 AM	4,910	12.15%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	2,057	5.09%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	2,778	6.87%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,506	3.73%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	904	2.24%
Noon-3:59 PM	3,595	8.90%
4 PM-11:59 PM	3,493	8.64%

Chico Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,242	5.55%
5-9	8,906	22.04%
10-14	12,719	31.47%
15-19	6,803	16.83%
20-24	2,491	6.16%
25-29	963	2.38%
30-34	2,675	6.62%
35-39	463	1.15%
40-44	453	1.12%
45-59	1,016	2.51%
60-89	614	1.52%
At least 90	1,065	2.64%

Chico Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	338	0.84%	33,786	83.61%
30-44	193	0.48%	3,398	8.41%
45-59	68	0.17%	948	2.35%
At least 60	39	0.10%	1,640	4.06%

Chico Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	1,851	4.40%
Car / truck / van, carpool	4,890	11.61%
Car / truck / van, solo	30,861	73.29%
Motorcycle	89	0.21%
Other	348	0.83%
Public transportation	638	1.52%
Walked	1,733	4.12%
Worked at home	1,700	4.04%

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Chico Family Information Back to top
: 36,199 (88,369 people)
: 19,777 (60,059 people)
: 7,467
: 32,882
Chico Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	5,055	13.96%
$10,000-$14,999	3,271	9.04%
$15,000-$19,999	2,991	8.26%
$20,000-$24,999	2,814	7.77%
$25,000-$29,999	2,751	7.60%
$30,000-$34,999	2,094	5.78%
$35,000-$39,999	2,071	5.72%
$40,000-$44,999	1,989	5.49%
$45,000-$49,999	1,760	4.86%
$50,000-$59,999	2,828	7.81%
$60,000-$74,999	2,936	8.11%
$75,000-$99,999	2,815	7.78%
$100,000-$124,999	1,242	3.43%
$125,000-$149,999	584	1.61%
$150,000-$199,999	485	1.34%
$200,000 or more	513	1.42%

Chico Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	10,312	28.49%
Family, 2 people	8,496	23.47%
Nonfamily, 2 people	3,832	10.59%
Family, 3 people	4,499	12.43%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,340	3.70%
Family, 4 people	3,950	10.91%
Nonfamily, 4 people	860	2.38%
Family, 5 people	1,652	4.56%
Nonfamily, 5 people	136	0.38%
Family, 6 people	607	1.68%
Nonfamily, 6 people	41	0.11%
Family, 7 or more people	445	1.23%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	24	0.07%

Chico Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	29,199	30.42%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	11,903	12.40%
Public Assistance	1,829	1.91%
Retirement	5,324	5.55%
Self Employment	5,335	5.56%
Social Security	7,534	7.85%
Supplemental Security	1,738	1.81%
Wage / Salary	27,704	28.86%
Other	5,431	5.66%

Chico Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	7,528	51.24%
With children under 18	7,163	48.76%

Chico Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,230	8.88%
Married	16,237	44.64%
Never Married	16,212	44.57%
Widowed	692	1.90%

Chico Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,766	12.44%
Married	16,540	43.17%
Never Married	13,688	35.73%
Widowed	3,318	8.66%

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Chico Education Information Back to top
Chico Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,680	3.77%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	5,362	7.54%
High school diploma or equivalent	12,083	17.00%
Some college, no degree	26,931	37.88%
Associate degree	6,334	8.91%
Bachelors degree	12,381	17.42%
Graduate or professional degree	5,320	7.48%

Chico Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	648	0.71%	549	0.60%	1,197	1.31%
Kindergarten	1,166	1.27%	92	0.10%	1,258	1.37%
Grades 1-4	4,218	4.61%	408	0.45%	4,626	5.06%
Grades 5-8	4,250	4.65%	303	0.33%	4,553	4.98%
Grades 9-12	4,711	5.15%	168	0.18%	4,879	5.33%
Undergrad college	17,422	19.04%	486	0.53%	17,908	19.57%
Graduate or professional school	2,107	2.30%	101	0.11%	2,208	2.41%
Total	34,522	37.73%	2,107	2.30%	36,629	40.03%

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Chico Business Information Back to top
: $347,457,000
: $1,383,062,000
: $157,884,000

Chico Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Chico Public Benefits Information Back to top
Chico Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	69,950	78.83%
Below Poverty Level	18,787	21.17%

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Chico Criminal Information Back to top
Chico Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	2.374	0.609	0.021	0.861	3.865	1.723	9.516	32.940	3.970	48.149
2000	1.772	0.660	0.019	1.169	3.619	1.565	8.144	22.810	4.449	36.967
2001	1.932	0.590	0.033	1.114	3.668	1.572	8.040	21.845	4.634	36.091
2002	2.349	0.756	0.032	1.207	4.344	1.174	10.409	19.982	8.141	39.706
2003	2.312	0.706	0.015	0.946	3.979	0.826	12.283	20.692	6.397	39.372
2004	1.860	0.732	0.044	1.040	3.676	1.113	10.500	22.434	7.893	40.827
2005	1.967	0.453	0.042	1.118	3.580	0.877	10.174	20.688	6.934	37.795
2006	2.470	0.916	0.014	1.277	4.676	1.082	10.282	21.632	4.967	36.881
2007	2.908	0.794	0.040	1.440	5.183	0.781	9.813	19.519	3.702	33.034

Chico Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	52	84
2005	52	88
2006	55	102
2007	51	97

Chico Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	2,476
2000	2,153
2001	2,428
2002	2,738

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Chico Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Chico Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	11,006	12.03%
10-19 Years	14,330	15.66%
20-29 Years	21,761	23.78%
30-39 Years	11,572	12.65%
40-49 Years	12,090	13.21%
50-59 Years	8,450	9.24%
60-69 Years	4,529	4.95%
70-79 Years	4,408	4.82%
80-89 Years	2,785	3.04%
90+ Years	562	0.61%

Chico Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	45,109	49.30%
Female	46,384	50.70%

Chico Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	72,183	78.89%
Hispanic/Latino	10,621	11.61%
Asian	3,190	3.49%
Multiracial	2,632	2.88%
African-American	1,484	1.62%
Amerindian	1,008	1.10%
Other Race	239	0.26%
Pacific Islander	136	0.15%

Chico Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	15,260	19.95%
2.	Irish	11,992	15.67%
3.	English	11,227	14.67%
4.	Italian	5,852	7.65%
5.	United States Or American	4,795	6.27%
6.	French Non-Basque	3,206	4.19%
7.	Scottish	2,781	3.63%
8.	Norwegian	2,331	3.05%
9.	Swedish	2,219	2.90%
10.	Scotch Irish	1,926	2.52%

Chico Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	74,424	86.54%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	7,344	8.54%
3.	Miao / Hmong	910	1.06%
4.	Chinese	480	0.56%
5.	German	417	0.48%
6.	Japanese	265	0.31%
7.	French	213	0.25%
8.	Arabic	193	0.22%
9.	Hindi	167	0.19%
10.	Italian	160	0.19%

Chico Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	83,834	91.62%
Naturalized immigrant	2,703	2.95%
Not a citizen	4,968	5.43%

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Chico Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

95926	95928	95973
95927	95929	95976

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.