Alvord vs Chico

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

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

Alvord has the higher population (1,318 vs 1,174 in Chico). Alvord has the higher median household income ($70,294 vs $58,125 in Chico). Alvord has the higher median home value ($201,400 vs $160,300 in Chico).

Population, income & housing

	Alvord	Chico
Population	1,318	1,174
Median age	29.0 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,294	$58,125
Median home value	$201,400	$160,300
Median gross rent	$1,050	$1,130
Housing units	491	462
Homeownership rate	66.6%	62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	13.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alvord	Chico
Population	1,260 → 1,318 (+4.6%)	1,138 → 1,174 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$58,889 → $70,294 (+19.4%)	$48,571 → $58,125 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$110,600 → $201,400 (+82.1%)	$104,600 → $160,300 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	$836 → $1,050 (+25.6%)	$953 → $1,130 (+18.6%)

Alvord

Population

1,2601,318

Median household income

$58,889$70,294

Median home value

$110,600$201,400

Median gross rent

$836$1,050

Chico

Population

1,1381,174

Median household income

$48,571$58,125

Median home value

$104,600$160,300

Median gross rent

$953$1,130

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alvord	Chico
Under 5	15.3%	7.7%
5 to 17	18.7%	20.5%
18 to 24	6.0%	8.7%
25 to 34	21.2%	17.4%
35 to 44	12.0%	10.3%
45 to 54	7.4%	12.4%
55 to 64	7.0%	9.5%
65 to 74	10.2%	10.2%
75 and over	2.3%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alvord	Chico
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	84.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alvord	Chico
No high school diploma	10.4%	19.6%
High school graduate	47.7%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alvord	Chico
Drove alone	88.1%	81.8%
Carpooled	5.5%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	9.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alvord	Chico
1-unit, detached	82.3%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	23.8%

Poverty & households

	Alvord	Chico
Poverty rate	7.5%	10.3%
Average household size	2.88	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	1982	1979