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Language Spoken At Home in Chico
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 207,761 | 100% |
English only | 178,715 | 86.0% |
Language other than English | 29,046 | 14.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 12,175 | 5.9% |
Spanish | 18,069 | 8.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,181 | 3.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,992 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,112 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 6,396 | 3.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,687 | 1.8% |
Other languages | 589 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 195 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Chico
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 220,101 | 100% |
American | 15,502 | 7.0% |
Arab | 376 | 0.2% |
Czech | 999 | 0.5% |
Danish | 2,304 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 5,004 | 2.3% |
English | 27,076 | 12.3% |
French (except Basque) | 7,664 | 3.5% |
French Canadian | 1,283 | 0.6% |
German | 40,362 | 18.3% |
Greek | 866 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 904 | 0.4% |
Irish | 29,926 | 13.6% |
Italian | 14,964 | 6.8% |
Lithuanian | 257 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 5,250 | 2.4% |
Polish | 2,782 | 1.3% |
Portuguese | 4,535 | 2.1% |
Russian | 1,653 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,813 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 6,404 | 2.9% |
Slovak | 155 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 126 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 4,997 | 2.3% |
Swiss | 1,066 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 343 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 1,996 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 354 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Chico
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 85,074 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 51,990 | 61.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 20,844 | 24.5% |
Married-couple family | 37,869 | 44.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 13,120 | 15.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,528 | 5.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,240 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 9,593 | 11.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,484 | 6.4% |
Nonfamily households | 33,084 | 38.9% |
Householder living alone | 24,691 | 29.0% |
65 years and over | 9,832 | 11.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 23,597 | 27.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 24,283 | 28.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Chico
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 214,019 | 100% |
Householder | 85,074 | 39.8% |
Spouse | 37,722 | 17.6% |
Child | 56,674 | 26.5% |
Other relatives | 12,920 | 6.0% |
Nonrelatives | 21,629 | 10.1% |
Unmarried partner | 6,500 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Chico
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 89,794 | 100% |
Never married | 34,421 | 38.3% |
Now married, except separated | 41,685 | 46.4% |
Separated | 2,029 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 2,438 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 9,221 | 10.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 92,726 | 100% |
Never married | 27,499 | 29.7% |
Now married, except separated | 40,064 | 43.2% |
Separated | 2,237 | 2.4% |
Widowed | 9,261 | 10.0% |
Divorced | 13,665 | 14.7% |
Fertility in Chico
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,146 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,252 | 39.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 99 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Chico
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,689 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,152 | 45.9% |
Less than 1 year | 332 | 7.1% |
1 or 2 years | 415 | 8.9% |
3 or 4 years | 395 | 8.4% |
5 or more years | 1,010 | 21.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,152 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,344 | 62.5% |
Who are married | 1,534 | 71.3% |
School Enrollment in Chico
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 65,295 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,761 | 4.2% |
Kindergarten | 2,302 | 3.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 20,557 | 31.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 10,987 | 16.8% |
College or graduate school | 28,688 | 43.9% |
Educational Attainment in Chico
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 140,844 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 6,887 | 4.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 11,807 | 8.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 32,246 | 22.9% |
Some college, no degree | 43,161 | 30.6% |
Associate's degree | 12,955 | 9.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 22,359 | 15.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 11,429 | 8.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 24.0% |
Veteran Status in Chico
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 173,749 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 19,861 | 11.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Chico
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 218,065 | 100% |
With a disability | 36,418 | 16.7% |
Under 18 years | 45,967 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,015 | 6.6% |
18 to 64 years | 138,851 | 100% |
With a disability | 20,383 | 14.7% |
65 years and over | 33,247 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,020 | 39.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Chico
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 217,318 | 100% |
Same house | 171,425 | 78.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 45,064 | 20.7% |
Same county | 32,953 | 15.2% |
Different county | 12,111 | 5.6% |
Same state | 9,648 | 4.4% |
Different state | 2,463 | 1.1% |
Abroad | 829 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Chico
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 220,101 | 100% |
Native | 202,961 | 92.2% |
Born in United States | 201,033 | 91.3% |
State of residence | 152,764 | 69.4% |
Different state | 48,269 | 21.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,928 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 17,140 | 7.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Chico
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 17,140 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 8,288 | 48.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 8,852 | 51.6% |
Year of Entry in Chico
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 19,068 | 100% |
Native | 1,928 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,928 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 17,140 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 324 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 16,816 | 98.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Chico
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 17,140 | 100% |
Europe | 2,301 | 13.4% |
Asia | 5,659 | 33.0% |
Africa | 151 | 0.9% |
Oceania | 138 | 0.8% |
Latin America | 8,217 | 47.9% |
Northern America | 674 | 3.9% |