Chico vs Magalia

A side-by-side comparison of Chico and Magalia: population, income, housing, and more.

Chico and Magalia are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Chico has the higher population (102,032 vs 7,784 in Magalia). Chico has the higher median household income ($67,929 vs $60,625 in Magalia). Chico has the higher median home value ($455,300 vs $254,400 in Magalia).

Population, income & housing

	Chico	Magalia
Population	102,032	7,784
Median age	31.0 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$67,929	$60,625
Median home value	$455,300	$254,400
Median gross rent	$1,442	$1,413
Housing units	45,451	3,561
Homeownership rate	44.3%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.3%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	9.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chico	Magalia
Population	94,529 → 102,032 (+7.9%)	11,476 → 7,784 (-32.2%)
Median household income	$53,324 → $67,929 (+27.4%)	$50,415 → $60,625 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$327,700 → $455,300 (+38.9%)	$172,900 → $254,400 (+47.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,100 → $1,442 (+31.1%)	$1,058 → $1,413 (+33.6%)

Chico

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

Magalia

Population

11,4767,784

Median household income

$50,415$60,625

Median home value

$172,900$254,400

Median gross rent

$1,058$1,413

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chico	Magalia
Under 5	4.7%	6.9%
5 to 17	14.1%	14.5%
18 to 24	21.4%	7.0%
25 to 34	15.0%	12.8%
35 to 44	12.3%	8.6%
45 to 54	9.5%	13.7%
55 to 64	8.9%	15.7%
65 to 74	8.6%	14.3%
75 and over	5.5%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chico	Magalia
White (non-Hispanic)	65.7%	77.6%
Black or African American	1.9%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	4.9%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	3.3%
Two or more races	5.5%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	20.7%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chico	Magalia
No high school diploma	6.8%	8.6%
High school graduate	16.1%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.9%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chico	Magalia
Drove alone	69.8%	70.0%
Carpooled	9.6%	12.5%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	2.5%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	15.1%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chico	Magalia
1-unit, detached	51.7%	55.6%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	14.6%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	41.1%

Poverty & households

	Chico	Magalia
Poverty rate	22.1%	14.6%
Average household size	2.34	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	17	35
Median year structure built	1983	1983