Chico Population and Demographics

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Chico City, California Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Chico Population: 59954 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 29422 49.07% Female 30532 50.93%       Under 5 years 3602 6.01% 5 to 9 years 3520 5.87% 10 to 14 years 3484 5.81% 15 to 19 years 6057 10.1% 20 to 24 years 12173 20.3% 25 to 34 years 9049 15.09% 35 to 44 years 7037 11.74% 45 to 54 years 6100 10.17% 55 to 59 years 1758 2.93% 60 to 64 years 1242 2.07% 65 to 74 years 2360 3.94% 75 to 84 years 2392 3.99% 85 years and over 1180 1.97%       Median age (years) 25.9       18 years and over 47281 78.86% Male 22900 38.2% Female 24381 40.67% 21 years and over 40500 67.55% 62 years and over 6667 11.12% 65 years and over 5932 9.89% Male 2190 3.65% Female 3742 6.24%       Race     One race 57403 95.75% White 49377 82.36% Black or African American 1215 2.03% American Indian and Alaska Native 782 1.3% Asian 2524 4.21% Asian indian 175 0.29% Chinese 377 0.63% Filipino 180 0.3% Japanese 366 0.61% Korean 81 0.14% Vietnamese 101 0.17% Other Asian 1244 2.07% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 115 0.19% Native Hawaiian 34 0.06% Guamanian or Chamorro 15 0.03% Samoan 19 0.03% Other Pacific Islander 47 0.08% Some other race 3390 5.65% Two or more races 2551 4.25%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 59954 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 7351 12.26% Mexican 5915 9.87% Puerto Rican 140 0.23% Cuban 34 0.06% Other Hispanic or Latino 1262 2.1% Not Hispanic or Latino 52603 87.74% White alone 46258 77.16%       Relationship     Total Population 59954 100.00% In households 56891 94.89% Householder 23476 39.16% Spouse 8079 13.48% Child 13750 22.93% Own child under 18 years 11725 19.56% Other relatives 1847 3.08% Under 18 years 582 0.97% Nonrelatives 9739 16.24% Unmarried partner 1631 2.72% In group quarters 3063 5.11% Institutionalized population 497 0.83% Non-Institutionalized population 2566 4.28%       Households by Type     Total Households 23476 100.0 % Family households (families) 11641 49.59% With own children under 18 years 6365 27.11% Married-couple family 8079 34.41% With own children under 18 years 3974 16.93% Female householder, no husband present 2644 11.26% With own children under 18 years 1855 7.9% Non Family households 11835 50.41% Householder living alone 6874 29.28% Householder 65 years and over 1902 8.1%       Households with individuals under 18 years 6789 28.92% Households with individuals 65 years and over 3856 16.43%       Average Household size 2.42 Average family size 3.03       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 24386 100.00% Occupied housing units 23476 96.27% Vacant housing units 910 3.73% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 69 0.28% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.6       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 23476 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 9486 40.41% Renter-occupied housing units. 13990 59.59%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.52 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.35

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