Chico

Population: 102,032
Median household income: $67,929
Median home value: $455,300

Chico, a community in Butte County, California, has 102,032 residents. At $67,929, its median household income sits in line with Butte County's $68,574.

From 2019 to 2023, Chico's population grew 7.9% from 94,529 to 102,032, while its median home value rose 38.9% from $327,700 to $455,300.

69.8% of workers drive to work alone. 51.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 102,032
Median age: 31.0 yrs
Median household income: $67,929
Median home value: $455,300
Median gross rent: $1,442
Housing units: 45,451
Homeownership rate: 44.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

94,529102,032

Median household income

$53,324$67,929

Median home value

$327,700$455,300

Median gross rent

$1,100$1,442

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	94,529	$53,324	$327,700	$1,100
2020	98,683	$57,357	$349,300	$1,145
2021	103,898	$60,507	$369,500	$1,223
2022	102,790	$65,932	$427,600	$1,360
2023	102,032	$67,929	$455,300	$1,442

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 2421.4%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 648.9%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,748	4.7%
5 to 17	14,349	14.1%
18 to 24	21,862	21.4%
25 to 34	15,334	15.0%
35 to 44	12,515	12.3%
45 to 54	9,724	9.5%
55 to 64	9,081	8.9%
65 to 74	8,808	8.6%
75 and over	5,611	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	67,058	65.7%
Black or African American	1,967	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	530	0.5%
Asian	5,013	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	416	0.4%
Some other race	274	0.3%
Two or more races	5,653	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21,121	20.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate16.1%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree26.9%

Graduate or professional degree14.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,160	6.8%
High school graduate	9,804	16.1%
Some college or associate's	21,890	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	16,405	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8,814	14.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone69.8%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.9%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle2.3%

Worked from home12.2%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	35,530	69.8%
Carpooled	4,881	9.6%
Public transit	434	0.9%
Walked	1,799	3.5%
Bicycle	1,161	2.3%
Worked from home	6,223	12.2%
Other means	876	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	24,721	55.3%
15 to 29 min	12,682	28.4%
30 to 44 min	4,002	9.0%
45 to 59 min	1,401	3.1%
60+ min	1,875	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 22.1% (21,833 of 98,868)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,288	50.8%
Nonfamily households	20,646	49.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	41,934	92.3%
Vacant	3,517	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,590	44.3%
Renter-occupied	23,344	55.7%

1-unit, detached51.7%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units14.6%

5 to 19 units14.2%

20 or more units11.0%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	23,483	51.7%
1-unit, attached	1,862	4.1%
2 to 4 units	6,641	14.6%
5 to 19 units	6,472	14.2%
20 or more units	4,994	11.0%
Mobile home & other	1,999	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0613014
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 34 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 39.7590, -121.8177