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

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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

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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):

2022
Number	Percent
36.5
43,011	10.2%
165,323	79.4%
38,852	9.3%

83,319
2.49

48,961	58.8%
34,285	70.0%
4,953	10.1%
34,358	41.2%

2010
Number	Percent
37.2
46,168	21.0%
173,832	79.0%
33,817	15.4%

87,618
2.45

52,529	60.0%
37,622	71.6%
5,581	10.6%
35,089	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%

2022 Housing Data for Chico, CA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,936	5.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,741	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,431	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,768	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,068	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,772	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,452	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,093	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,966	3.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,469	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,031	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,426	12.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,871	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,137	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,571	7.9%
$200,000 or more	7,587	9.1%

Median Household Income	66,085
Per Capita Income	36,374

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,003	7.2%
Public Assistance	3,563	4.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	12,222	14.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	71,852	64.7%
Unemployed	5,196	4.7%
In Armed Forces	117	0.1%

Total Labor Force	77,165	69.5%
Not in Labor Force	33,942	30.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	31,664	26,078	54.8%
Non-Profit	3,333	5,650	37.1%
Self-Employed	7,174	4,224	62.9%

Local Government	3,457	5,497	38.6%
State Government	3,195	3,484	47.8%
Federal Government	757	650	53.8%

Total Private + Self	38,838	30,302	56.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,742	15,281	41.3%
Total	49,580	45,583	52.1%

Pct. Govt.	17.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13,941	14.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	20,591	21.6%
Professional, Technical	22,885	24.0%
Service Occupations	20,002	21.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,294	1.4%
All others	17,959	18.8%

White Collar		60.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	14,963	15.7%
Retail trade	11,459	12.0%
Educational services	10,531	11.0%
Accommodation and food services	8,663	9.1%
Construction	6,358	6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,157	6.5%
Manufacturing	6,070	6.4%
Other services	4,228	4.4%
Public administration	4,183	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,917	4.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3,393	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	2,994	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,576	2.7%
Finance and insurance	2,518	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,174	2.3%
Information	1,959	2.1%
Wholesale trade	1,861	2.0%
Utilities	1,143	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	122	0.1%
Management	109	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	32,113	15.03%
Puerto Rican	839	0.39%
Cuban	327	0.15%
Dominican	66	0.03%

Total Central American	1,070	0.50%
Costa Rican	32	0.01%
Guatemalan	186	0.09%
Honduran	64	0.03%
Nicaraguan	111	0.05%
Panamanian	41	0.02%
Salvadoran	636	0.30%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	609	0.29%
Argentinean	66	0.03%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	81	0.04%
Colombian	106	0.05%
Ecuadorian	40	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	304	0.14%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	12	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,337	1.56%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	4,887	2.29%
Filipino	1,206	0.56%
Chinese	1,125	0.53%
Indian	806	0.38%
Korean	481	0.23%
Vietnamese	479	0.22%
Laotian	442	0.21%
Mien	385	0.18%
Japanese	250	0.12%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	170,406	84.2%
Spanish	20,511	10.1%
Other Asian	4,597	2.3%
Other Indo-European	2,148	1.1%
Chinese	1,047	0.5%
Tagalog	667	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	558	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	484	0.2%
Korean	426	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	28,676	13.4%
English	23,882	11.2%
Irish	22,542	10.6%
American	14,452	6.8%
Italian	10,805	5.1%
European	6,606	3.1%
French	5,654	2.6%
Scottish	5,503	2.6%
Norwegian	4,167	2.0%
Dutch	3,304	1.5%
Portuguese	3,178	1.5%
Swedish	2,942	1.4%
Polish	2,210	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	2,103	1.0%
Danish	1,501	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	206,150	96.5%
Not a citizen	7,455	3.5%

Native	197,469	92.4%
Foreign-born	16,136	7.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,854	3.5%	8,614	6.2%	31,050	22.3%	51,614	37.1%	28,092	20.2%	14,762	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,854	3.5%
9-12 Years	8,614	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	31,050	22.3%
Some College	51,614	37.1%
Bach. Degree	28,092	20.2%
Grad Degree	14,762	10.6%
Average years of education: 13.5

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	93,069
Median Value	$371,600

Occupied	83,319	89.5%
Vacant	9,750	10.5%

Owned	48,424	58.1%
Rented	34,895	41.9%
Median Rent	$1,280

Single-Family Units	59,959	64.4%
Detached	56,971	61.2%
Attached	2,988	3.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13,496	14.5%
Mobile Homes	10,285	11.1%

Chico, CA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Chico, CA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chico, CA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chico, CA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chico, CA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Chico, CA Metro Area