2024 population: 208,334 ( 3,298 from 2020)
Land area: 1636.5 square miles
Population density: 127.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	136,723	65.63%	6.5%
Black:	3,772	1.81%	12.2%
Indian:	3,138	1.51%	4.4%
Asian:	12,320	5.91%	13.1%
2+ races:	8,728	4.19%	10.2%
Hispanic:	43,653	20.95%	9.1%

Total non-White:	71,611	34.37%	9.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,256	9.8
Deaths:	10,284	12.1
Net Migration:	-2,396	-2.8
Net Immigration:	1,404	1.7

Change in White population:	-9,449	-4.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,151	2.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

[Display all years]

Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
211,632
146,172	69.07%
3,362	1.59%
3,282	1.55%
10,892	5.15%
7,920	3.74%
40,004	18.90%
65,460	30.93%

2010
220,000
165,416	75.19%
3,133	1.42%
3,395	1.54%
9,322	4.24%
7,300	3.32%
31,116	14.14%
54,584	24.81%

2000
203,171
162,564	80.01%
2,699	1.33%
3,295	1.62%
6,949	3.42%
5,890	2.90%
21,339	10.50%
40,607	19.99%

1990
182,120
158,201	86.87%
2,039	1.12%
3,275	1.80%
5,133	2.82%
n/a
13,472	7.40%
23,919	13.13%

1980
143,851
130,795	90.92%
1,550	1.08%
2,089	1.45%
1,811	1.26%
n/a
7,375	5.13%
13,056	9.08%

1970
101,969
93,212	91.41%
1,514	1.48%
845	0.83%
499	0.49%
n/a
5,164	5.06%
8,757	8.59%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
22,527	10.2
21,745	9.9
-3,244	-1.5
1,640	0.7

-19,244	-8.7
10,876	4.9

Number	Rate
2000's
22,583	11.1
20,493	10.1
12,883	6.3
3,575	1.8

2,852	1.4
13,977	6.9

Number	Rate
1990's
24,510	13.5
20,708	11.4
7,016	3.9
3,022	1.7

4,363	2.4
16,688	9.2

Number	Rate
1980's
23,401	16.3
16,555	11.5
31,326	21.8
n/a

27,406	19.1
10,863	7.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
38,087	37.4
n/a

37,583	36.9
4,299	4.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Chico, CA Metro Area

[Display all years]

Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
36.2
42,452	20.4%
165,882	79.6%
38,227	18.3%

83,312
2.42

48,124	57.8%
33,760	70.2%
5,092	10.6%
35,188	42.2%

2010
Number	Percent
74.4
-127,664	-58.0%
347,664	158.0%
67,634	30.7%

175,236
2.45

105,058	60.0%
75,244	71.6%
11,162	10.6%
70,178	40.0%

2000
Number	Percent
35.8
48,647	23.9%
154,524	76.1%
31,966	15.7%

79,674
2.48

49,740	62.4%
38,049	76.5%
5,404	10.9%
29,934	37.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.9
42,746	23.5%
139,374	76.5%
31,487	17.3%

71,778
2.47

46,712	65.1%
37,750	80.8%
4,419	9.5%
25,066	34.9%

1980
Number	Percent
31.6
33,426	23.2%
110,425	76.8%
22,195	15.4%

57,015
2.45

38,526	67.6%
32,908	85.4%
3,018	7.8%
18,489	32.4%

2024 Housing Data for Chico, CA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,994	6.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,159	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,923	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,954	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,448	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,666	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,928	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,409	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,736	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,463	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,183	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,137	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,915	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,973	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,743	8.1%
$200,000 or more	8,681	10.4%

Median Household Income	67,928
Per Capita Income	38,305

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	100

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,357	6.4%
Public Assistance	4,076	4.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14,700	17.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	68,522	65.5%
Unemployed	5,498	5.3%
In Armed Forces	142	0.1%

Total Labor Force	74,162	70.9%
Not in Labor Force	30,396	29.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	29,978	24,882	54.6%
Non-Profit	3,758	6,303	37.4%
Self-Employed	6,762	4,015	62.7%

Local Government	3,432	5,885	36.8%
State Government	3,312	3,109	51.6%
Federal Government	793	714	52.6%

Total Private + Self	36,740	28,897	56.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,295	16,011	41.4%
Total	48,035	44,908	51.7%

Pct. Govt.	18.6%
Pct. Private + Self	70.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	14,103	15.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	19,981	21.4%
Professional, Technical	23,392	25.1%
Service Occupations	20,336	21.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,028	1.1%
All others	15,416	16.5%

White Collar		61.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	15,379	16.5%
Retail trade	10,692	11.5%
Educational services	10,689	11.5%
Accommodation and food services	9,146	9.8%
Construction	6,000	6.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,911	6.3%
Manufacturing	5,238	5.6%
Other services	4,722	5.1%
Public administration	3,985	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,702	4.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,870	3.1%
Finance and insurance	2,588	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,515	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	2,363	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,357	2.5%
Wholesale trade	2,025	2.2%
Information	1,742	1.9%
Utilities	1,168	1.3%
Management	70	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	66	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	35,424	17.04%
Puerto Rican	719	0.35%
Cuban	275	0.13%
Dominican	35	0.02%

Total Central American	1,210	0.58%
Costa Rican	55	0.03%
Guatemalan	206	0.10%
Honduran	35	0.02%
Nicaraguan	324	0.16%
Panamanian	42	0.02%
Salvadoran	513	0.25%
Other Central American	35	0.02%

Total South American	694	0.33%
Argentinean	28	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	137	0.07%
Colombian	141	0.07%
Ecuadorian	74	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	266	0.13%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	48	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,303	1.59%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	5,055	2.43%
Filipino	1,186	0.57%
Chinese	1,067	0.51%
Vietnamese	792	0.38%
Mien	687	0.33%
Indian	680	0.33%
Korean	368	0.18%
Japanese	287	0.14%
Laotian	182	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	164,520	83.4%
Spanish	21,388	10.8%
Other Asian	4,857	2.5%
Other Indo-European	1,654	0.8%
Chinese	929	0.5%
Tagalog	665	0.3%
Vietnamese	643	0.3%
Arabic	636	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	556	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	28,763	13.8%
English	25,627	12.3%
Irish	23,766	11.4%
Italian	11,228	5.4%
American	10,470	5.0%
Scottish	5,695	2.7%
French	5,388	2.6%
European	4,991	2.4%
Norwegian	3,771	1.8%
Portuguese	3,657	1.8%
Swedish	2,902	1.4%
Dutch	2,721	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	1,943	0.9%
Polish	1,689	0.8%
Danish	1,460	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	199,250	95.8%
Not a citizen	8,679	4.2%

Native	190,140	91.4%
Foreign-born	17,789	8.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,875	3.6%	7,855	5.8%	30,637	22.7%	48,663	36.0%	27,738	20.5%	15,420	11.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,875	3.6%
9-12 Years	7,855	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	30,637	22.7%
Some College	48,663	36.0%
Bach. Degree	27,738	20.5%
Grad Degree	15,420	11.4%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	157,540	144,320	13,220	8.4%
1991	159,000	143,292	15,708	9.9%
1992	163,944	144,448	19,496	11.9%
1993	164,984	145,190	19,794	12.0%
1994	165,822	148,570	17,252	10.4%
1995	164,582	148,212	16,370	9.9%
1996	165,010	149,836	15,174	9.2%
1997	167,778	153,152	14,626	8.7%
1998	170,312	156,086	14,226	8.4%
1999	171,424	159,674	11,750	6.9%

2000	186,142	174,724	11,418	6.1%
2001	189,944	177,366	12,578	6.6%
2002	194,196	179,714	14,482	7.5%
2003	196,626	181,562	15,064	7.7%
2004	194,832	180,456	14,376	7.4%
2005	196,652	183,406	13,246	6.7%
2006	199,820	187,424	12,396	6.2%
2007	202,696	189,348	13,348	6.6%
2008	205,738	188,288	17,450	8.5%
2009	208,670	181,978	26,692	12.8%

2010	205,426	176,196	29,230	14.2%
2011	201,060	173,098	27,962	13.9%
2012	201,624	176,726	24,898	12.3%
2013	202,816	181,658	21,158	10.4%
2014	202,114	184,430	17,684	8.7%
2015	202,132	187,532	14,600	7.2%
2016	203,296	189,818	13,478	6.6%
2017	204,136	192,244	11,892	5.8%
2018	203,640	193,280	10,360	5.1%
2019	195,844	185,716	10,128	5.2%

2020	185,208	168,190	17,018	9.2%
2021	184,434	171,714	12,720	6.9%
2022	183,956	175,756	8,200	4.5%
2023	183,820	174,176	9,644	5.2%
2024	182,952	172,136	10,816	5.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	92,813
Median Value	$424,700

Occupied	83,312	89.8%
Vacant	9,501	10.2%

Owned	47,717	57.3%
Rented	35,595	42.7%
Median Rent	$1,414

Single-Family Units	59,310	63.9%
Detached	56,145	60.5%
Attached	3,165	3.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	14,046	15.1%
Mobile Homes	9,556	10.3%

Chico, CA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chico, CA Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Chico, CA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Chico, CA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chico, CA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Chico, CA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Chico, CA Metro Area