Chico vs New Fairview

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

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

New Fairview has the higher population (1,521 vs 1,174 in Chico). New Fairview has the higher median household income ($89,531 vs $58,125 in Chico). New Fairview has the higher median home value ($240,600 vs $160,300 in Chico).

Population, income & housing

	Chico	New Fairview
Population	1,174	1,521
Median age	30.7 yrs	29.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$89,531
Median home value	$160,300	$240,600
Median gross rent	$1,130	$1,733
Housing units	462	526
Homeownership rate	62.5%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	13.5%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chico	New Fairview
Population	1,138 → 1,174 (+3.2%)	1,347 → 1,521 (+12.9%)
Median household income	$48,571 → $58,125 (+19.7%)	$72,500 → $89,531 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$104,600 → $160,300 (+53.3%)	$105,300 → $240,600 (+128.5%)
Median gross rent	$953 → $1,130 (+18.6%)	$1,297 → $1,733 (+33.6%)

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

New Fairview

Population

1,3471,521

Median household income

$72,500$89,531

Median home value

$105,300$240,600

Median gross rent

$1,297$1,733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chico	New Fairview
Under 5	7.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	20.5%	27.9%
18 to 24	8.7%	9.4%
25 to 34	17.4%	14.6%
35 to 44	10.3%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.4%	15.3%
55 to 64	9.5%	9.2%
65 to 74	10.2%	3.7%
75 and over	3.3%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chico	New Fairview
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	50.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	12.9%	45.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chico	New Fairview
No high school diploma	19.6%	11.2%
High school graduate	40.2%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chico	New Fairview
Drove alone	81.8%	71.1%
Carpooled	4.0%	18.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	4.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	9.4%
Other means	0.6%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chico	New Fairview
1-unit, detached	74.2%	31.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.8%	68.4%

Poverty & households

	Chico	New Fairview
Poverty rate	10.3%	25.0%
Average household size	3.02	3.46
Mean commute (minutes)	24	37
Median year structure built	1979	1999