Chico vs Newark

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

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

Newark has the higher population (1,221 vs 1,174 in Chico). Chico has the higher median household income ($58,125 vs $57,000 in Newark). Chico has the higher median home value ($160,300 vs $105,900 in Newark).

Population, income & housing

	Chico	Newark
Population	1,174	1,221
Median age	30.7 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$57,000
Median home value	$160,300	$105,900
Median gross rent	$1,130	$1,144
Housing units	462	470
Homeownership rate	62.5%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	13.5%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chico	Newark
Population	1,138 → 1,174 (+3.2%)	1,290 → 1,221 (-5.3%)
Median household income	$48,571 → $58,125 (+19.7%)	$54,792 → $57,000 (+4.0%)
Median home value	$104,600 → $160,300 (+53.3%)	$86,400 → $105,900 (+22.6%)
Median gross rent	$953 → $1,130 (+18.6%)	$868 → $1,144 (+31.8%)

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

Newark

Population

1,2901,221

Median household income

$54,792$57,000

Median home value

$86,400$105,900

Median gross rent

$868$1,144

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chico	Newark
Under 5	7.7%	8.0%
5 to 17	20.5%	21.5%
18 to 24	8.7%	11.4%
25 to 34	17.4%	9.9%
35 to 44	10.3%	13.6%
45 to 54	12.4%	7.9%
55 to 64	9.5%	16.3%
65 to 74	10.2%	6.1%
75 and over	3.3%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chico	Newark
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	60.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	12.9%	35.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chico	Newark
No high school diploma	19.6%	18.6%
High school graduate	40.2%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chico	Newark
Drove alone	81.8%	69.0%
Carpooled	4.0%	17.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	12.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chico	Newark
1-unit, detached	74.2%	45.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	23.8%	46.4%

Poverty & households

	Chico	Newark
Poverty rate	10.3%	26.6%
Average household size	3.02	3.13
Mean commute (minutes)	24	35
Median year structure built	1979	1994