Chico

Population: 1,174
Median household income: $58,125
Median home value: $160,300

Chico, a community in Wise County, Texas, has 1,174 residents. At $58,125, its median household income sits below Wise County's $89,897.

From 2019 to 2023, Chico's population grew 3.2% from 1,138 to 1,174, while its median home value rose 53.3% from $104,600 to $160,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 84.2% of the population. 81.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,174
Median age: 30.7 yrs
Median household income: $58,125
Median home value: $160,300
Median gross rent: $1,130
Housing units: 462
Homeownership rate: 62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
Unemployment rate: 13.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1381,174

Median household income

$48,571$58,125

Median home value

$104,600$160,300

Median gross rent

$953$1,130

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,138	$48,571	$104,600	$953
2020	1,166	$57,143	$101,600	$917
2021	1,283	$61,351	$110,100	$1,021
2022	1,224	$65,845	$143,500	$1,031
2023	1,174	$58,125	$160,300	$1,130

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	90	7.7%
5 to 17	241	20.5%
18 to 24	102	8.7%
25 to 34	204	17.4%
35 to 44	121	10.3%
45 to 54	145	12.4%
55 to 64	112	9.5%
65 to 74	120	10.2%
75 and over	39	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	989	84.2%
Black or African American	3	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	31	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	151	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.6%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree6.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	145	19.6%
High school graduate	298	40.2%
Some college or associate's	222	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	49	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	27	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	392	81.8%
Carpooled	19	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	46	9.6%
Other means	3	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	166	38.3%
15 to 29 min	161	37.2%
30 to 44 min	35	8.1%
45 to 59 min	33	7.6%
60+ min	38	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.02
Poverty rate: 10.3% (121 of 1,174)

	Count	Share
Family households	295	75.8%
Nonfamily households	94	24.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	389	84.2%
Vacant	73	15.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	243	62.5%
Renter-occupied	146	37.5%

1-unit, detached74.2%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other23.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	343	74.2%
1-unit, attached	3	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6	1.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	110	23.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4814620
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.52 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.2961, -97.7986