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Chico Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 203,171
Land Area (2000): 4,246.255 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 97.428 square kilometers

Chico Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	197,448	2002	210,636	2005	214,382
2000	199,499	2003	211,398	2006	216,114
2001	206,947	2004	213,444	2007	215,992

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	333,480	81.64%
Rural, Farm	6,360	1.56%
Rural, Non-farm	68,622	16.80%

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Chico Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	78,836	72,184	6,652	8.44%	84
1991	79,239	71,454	7,785	9.83%	98
1992	82,014	72,254	9,760	11.90%	119
1993	82,554	72,623	9,931	12.03%	120
1994	82,918	74,369	8,549	10.31%	103
1995	82,275	74,070	8,206	9.97%	100
1996	82,784	75,229	7,555	9.13%	91
1997	83,874	76,555	7,320	8.73%	87
1998	85,098	77,991	7,108	8.35%	84
1999	85,584	79,737	5,847	6.83%	68
2000	93,147	87,370	5,777	6.20%	62
2001	95,215	88,948	6,268	6.58%	66
2002	97,630	90,399	7,232	7.41%	74
2003	99,035	91,507	7,527	7.60%	76
2004	98,256	90,988	7,268	7.40%	74
2005	99,393	92,631	6,762	6.80%	68
2006	101,387	95,063	6,324	6.24%	62
2007	103,307	96,374	6,933	6.71%	67
2008	106,436	97,844	8,591	8.07%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	77,321	69,988	7,333	9.48%	95
Feb 1990	78,366	71,070	7,296	9.31%	93
Mar 1990	78,603	71,427	7,176	9.13%	91
Apr 1990	78,801	72,046	6,755	8.57%	86
May 1990	79,560	73,056	6,504	8.17%	82
Jun 1990	78,065	71,234	6,831	8.75%	88
Jul 1990	79,300	72,369	6,931	8.74%	87
Aug 1990	78,853	73,231	5,622	7.13%	71
Sep 1990	78,152	72,461	5,691	7.28%	73
Oct 1990	80,173	74,557	5,616	7.00%	70
Nov 1990	79,807	72,906	6,901	8.65%	86
Dec 1990	79,032	71,861	7,171	9.07%	91

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	78,631	70,161	8,470	10.77%	108
Feb 1991	80,788	71,955	8,833	10.93%	109
Mar 1991	79,304	70,434	8,870	11.18%	112
Apr 1991	80,515	72,477	8,038	9.98%	100
May 1991	80,428	72,650	7,778	9.67%	97
Jun 1991	79,951	71,661	8,290	10.37%	104
Jul 1991	77,262	69,005	8,257	10.69%	107
Aug 1991	77,144	70,218	6,926	8.98%	90
Sep 1991	79,156	72,705	6,451	8.15%	81
Oct 1991	79,147	72,495	6,652	8.40%	84
Nov 1991	79,334	72,368	6,966	8.78%	88
Dec 1991	79,213	71,320	7,893	9.96%	100

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	79,426	69,639	9,787	12.32%	123
Feb 1992	81,345	70,744	10,601	13.03%	130
Mar 1992	81,786	71,524	10,262	12.55%	125
Apr 1992	81,556	71,780	9,776	11.99%	120
May 1992	82,502	72,873	9,629	11.67%	117
Jun 1992	81,925	71,270	10,655	13.01%	130
Jul 1992	84,104	74,159	9,945	11.82%	118
Aug 1992	83,531	74,606	8,925	10.68%	107
Sep 1992	81,936	72,606	9,330	11.39%	114
Oct 1992	82,309	73,775	8,534	10.37%	104
Nov 1992	81,818	72,421	9,397	11.49%	115
Dec 1992	81,931	71,655	10,276	12.54%	125

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	80,709	69,208	11,501	14.25%	142
Feb 1993	82,491	70,466	12,025	14.58%	146
Mar 1993	82,088	70,612	11,476	13.98%	140
Apr 1993	81,684	71,414	10,270	12.57%	126
May 1993	82,996	73,274	9,722	11.71%	117
Jun 1993	82,590	71,925	10,665	12.91%	129
Jul 1993	84,213	73,618	10,595	12.58%	126
Aug 1993	85,082	76,019	9,063	10.65%	107
Sep 1993	81,805	73,211	8,594	10.51%	105
Oct 1993	82,933	74,597	8,336	10.05%	101
Nov 1993	82,405	74,216	8,189	9.94%	99
Dec 1993	81,649	72,915	8,734	10.70%	107

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	79,957	69,436	10,521	13.16%	132
Feb 1994	84,047	73,391	10,656	12.68%	127
Mar 1994	82,449	72,292	10,157	12.32%	123
Apr 1994	82,050	73,033	9,017	10.99%	110
May 1994	83,671	75,478	8,193	9.79%	98
Jun 1994	81,432	72,868	8,564	10.52%	105
Jul 1994	84,344	75,419	8,925	10.58%	106
Aug 1994	85,245	77,507	7,738	9.08%	91
Sep 1994	83,806	76,698	7,108	8.48%	85
Oct 1994	82,825	75,982	6,843	8.26%	83
Nov 1994	83,311	75,996	7,315	8.78%	88
Dec 1994	81,877	74,322	7,555	9.23%	92

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	81,175	71,685	9,490	11.69%	117
Feb 1995	82,892	73,738	9,154	11.04%	110
Mar 1995	82,837	73,614	9,223	11.13%	111
Apr 1995	82,212	73,057	9,155	11.14%	111
May 1995	82,616	74,066	8,550	10.35%	103
Jun 1995	80,633	71,800	8,833	10.95%	110
Jul 1995	82,467	73,812	8,655	10.50%	105
Aug 1995	82,926	75,569	7,357	8.87%	89
Sep 1995	82,783	75,918	6,865	8.29%	83
Oct 1995	82,745	76,197	6,548	7.91%	79
Nov 1995	82,712	75,434	7,278	8.80%	88
Dec 1995	81,303	73,945	7,358	9.05%	91

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	80,061	70,994	9,067	11.33%	113
Feb 1996	82,314	73,494	8,820	10.72%	107
Mar 1996	82,047	73,302	8,745	10.66%	107
Apr 1996	81,732	73,704	8,028	9.82%	98
May 1996	82,236	74,804	7,432	9.04%	90
Jun 1996	82,200	74,354	7,846	9.55%	95
Jul 1996	82,175	74,077	8,098	9.85%	99
Aug 1996	83,696	76,913	6,783	8.10%	81
Sep 1996	84,261	78,235	6,026	7.15%	72
Oct 1996	84,470	78,633	5,837	6.91%	69
Nov 1996	84,764	77,892	6,872	8.11%	81
Dec 1996	83,451	76,344	7,107	8.52%	85

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	82,844	74,150	8,694	10.49%	105
Feb 1997	84,232	75,694	8,538	10.14%	101
Mar 1997	84,844	76,368	8,476	9.99%	100
Apr 1997	84,189	76,714	7,475	8.88%	89
May 1997	84,123	77,069	7,054	8.39%	84
Jun 1997	82,897	74,876	8,021	9.68%	97
Jul 1997	82,565	74,871	7,694	9.32%	93
Aug 1997	82,895	76,300	6,595	7.96%	80
Sep 1997	84,686	78,454	6,232	7.36%	74
Oct 1997	85,079	79,370	5,709	6.71%	67
Nov 1997	84,271	77,713	6,558	7.78%	78
Dec 1997	83,868	77,080	6,788	8.09%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	83,613	74,864	8,749	10.46%	105
Feb 1998	85,189	76,503	8,686	10.20%	102
Mar 1998	85,112	76,567	8,545	10.04%	100
Apr 1998	84,537	77,309	7,228	8.55%	86
May 1998	85,095	78,223	6,872	8.08%	81
Jun 1998	83,971	76,251	7,720	9.19%	92
Jul 1998	83,505	76,012	7,493	8.97%	90
Aug 1998	84,804	78,048	6,756	7.97%	80
Sep 1998	86,674	81,019	5,655	6.52%	65
Oct 1998	86,474	80,928	5,546	6.41%	64
Nov 1998	85,966	80,152	5,814	6.76%	68
Dec 1998	86,241	80,014	6,227	7.22%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	83,965	76,712	7,253	8.64%	86
Feb 1999	85,546	78,153	7,393	8.64%	86
Mar 1999	85,590	78,469	7,121	8.32%	83
Apr 1999	85,868	79,807	6,061	7.06%	71
May 1999	85,203	79,782	5,421	6.36%	64
Jun 1999	85,263	78,987	6,276	7.36%	74
Jul 1999	84,719	78,345	6,374	7.52%	75
Aug 1999	85,339	80,084	5,255	6.16%	62
Sep 1999	86,177	81,667	4,510	5.23%	52
Oct 1999	86,574	82,167	4,407	5.09%	51
Nov 1999	86,407	81,621	4,786	5.54%	55
Dec 1999	86,356	81,046	5,310	6.15%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	90,933	84,640	6,293	6.92%	69
Feb 2000	92,755	86,208	6,547	7.06%	71
Mar 2000	92,638	86,053	6,585	7.11%	71
Apr 2000	93,652	88,065	5,587	5.97%	60
May 2000	93,214	87,621	5,593	6.00%	60
Jun 2000	91,915	85,782	6,133	6.67%	67
Jul 2000	92,128	85,844	6,284	6.82%	68
Aug 2000	94,369	88,806	5,563	5.89%	59
Sep 2000	93,671	88,892	4,779	5.10%	51
Oct 2000	94,344	89,460	4,884	5.18%	52
Nov 2000	94,233	88,644	5,589	5.93%	59
Dec 2000	93,908	88,426	5,482	5.84%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	93,325	86,337	6,988	7.49%	75
Feb 2001	94,354	87,603	6,751	7.15%	72
Mar 2001	95,074	88,197	6,877	7.23%	72
Apr 2001	95,042	89,089	5,953	6.26%	63
May 2001	94,059	88,649	5,410	5.75%	58
Jun 2001	93,696	87,312	6,384	6.81%	68
Jul 2001	94,417	88,119	6,298	6.67%	67
Aug 2001	95,666	89,741	5,925	6.19%	62
Sep 2001	96,584	91,192	5,392	5.58%	56
Oct 2001	96,528	90,788	5,740	5.95%	59
Nov 2001	96,790	90,274	6,516	6.73%	67
Dec 2001	97,045	90,069	6,976	7.19%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	95,712	87,573	8,139	8.50%	85
Feb 2002	97,573	89,787	7,786	7.98%	80
Mar 2002	98,228	90,548	7,680	7.82%	78
Apr 2002	98,157	91,016	7,141	7.28%	73
May 2002	97,129	90,484	6,645	6.84%	68
Jun 2002	96,633	89,245	7,388	7.65%	76
Jul 2002	96,322	88,671	7,651	7.94%	79
Aug 2002	98,212	91,251	6,961	7.09%	71
Sep 2002	98,526	92,249	6,277	6.37%	64
Oct 2002	98,834	92,403	6,431	6.51%	65
Nov 2002	98,300	90,996	7,304	7.43%	74
Dec 2002	97,937	90,562	7,375	7.53%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	98,562	89,923	8,639	8.77%	88
Feb 2003	99,876	91,506	8,370	8.38%	84
Mar 2003	99,447	91,354	8,093	8.14%	81
Apr 2003	100,373	92,842	7,531	7.50%	75
May 2003	99,394	92,211	7,183	7.23%	72
Jun 2003	99,132	91,118	8,014	8.08%	81
Jul 2003	97,153	89,274	7,879	8.11%	81
Aug 2003	99,095	91,915	7,180	7.25%	72
Sep 2003	98,992	92,586	6,406	6.47%	65
Oct 2003	99,206	92,755	6,451	6.50%	65
Nov 2003	99,169	91,950	7,219	7.28%	73
Dec 2003	98,015	90,652	7,363	7.51%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	97,213	88,528	8,685	8.93%	89
Feb 2004	98,701	90,491	8,210	8.32%	83
Mar 2004	98,014	89,670	8,344	8.51%	85
Apr 2004	97,961	90,605	7,356	7.51%	75
May 2004	97,451	90,502	6,949	7.13%	71
Jun 2004	98,496	90,930	7,566	7.68%	77
Jul 2004	97,384	89,872	7,512	7.71%	77
Aug 2004	99,088	92,358	6,730	6.79%	68
Sep 2004	98,741	92,698	6,043	6.12%	61
Oct 2004	98,642	92,449	6,193	6.28%	63
Nov 2004	99,105	92,339	6,766	6.83%	68
Dec 2004	98,280	91,416	6,864	6.98%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	98,467	90,542	7,925	8.05%	80
Feb 2005	99,475	91,579	7,896	7.94%	79
Mar 2005	98,662	91,318	7,344	7.44%	74
Apr 2005	98,643	91,887	6,756	6.85%	68
May 2005	98,484	92,077	6,407	6.51%	65
Jun 2005	97,566	90,687	6,879	7.05%	71
Jul 2005	98,743	91,746	6,997	7.09%	71
Aug 2005	100,986	94,559	6,427	6.36%	64
Sep 2005	101,045	95,015	6,030	5.97%	60
Oct 2005	100,951	95,040	5,911	5.86%	59
Nov 2005	100,267	93,922	6,345	6.33%	63
Dec 2005	99,430	93,203	6,227	6.26%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	99,643	92,463	7,180	7.21%	72
Feb 2006	100,599	93,574	7,025	6.98%	70
Mar 2006	99,867	92,909	6,958	6.97%	70
Apr 2006	100,719	93,926	6,793	6.74%	67
May 2006	99,583	93,607	5,976	6.00%	60
Jun 2006	99,739	93,213	6,526	6.54%	65
Jul 2006	99,797	93,016	6,781	6.79%	68
Aug 2006	103,138	97,027	6,111	5.93%	59
Sep 2006	102,532	97,176	5,356	5.22%	52
Oct 2006	104,100	98,957	5,143	4.94%	49
Nov 2006	104,229	98,303	5,926	5.69%	57
Dec 2006	102,696	96,580	6,116	5.96%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	102,604	95,137	7,467	7.28%	73
Feb 2007	103,561	96,271	7,290	7.04%	70
Mar 2007	103,536	96,426	7,110	6.87%	69
Apr 2007	103,067	96,287	6,780	6.58%	66
May 2007	102,207	95,828	6,379	6.24%	62
Jun 2007	102,825	95,846	6,979	6.79%	68
Jul 2007	102,380	95,034	7,346	7.18%	72
Aug 2007	103,700	97,047	6,653	6.42%	64
Sep 2007	103,627	97,303	6,324	6.10%	61
Oct 2007	103,588	97,298	6,290	6.07%	61
Nov 2007	104,261	97,417	6,844	6.56%	66
Dec 2007	104,325	96,597	7,728	7.41%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	104,288	95,642	8,646	8.29%	83
Feb 2008	105,155	96,931	8,224	7.82%	78
Mar 2008	105,981	97,306	8,675	8.19%	82
Apr 2008	106,624	98,754	7,870	7.38%	74
May 2008	106,907	98,886	8,021	7.50%	75
Jun 2008	107,486	98,721	8,765	8.15%	82
Jul 2008	107,153	97,726	9,427	8.80%	88
Aug 2008	107,445	98,423	9,022	8.40%	84
Sep 2008	106,882	98,209	8,673	8.11%	81
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Chico Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	9,426	10.95%
2.	Educational Services	7,906	9.18%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	4,998	5.80%
4.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	4,702	5.46%
5.	Health Care	4,652	5.40%
6.	Public Administration	3,974	4.62%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	3,730	4.33%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	3,390	3.94%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	3,098	3.60%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,336	2.71%
11.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	2,276	2.64%
12.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	2,042	2.37%
13.	Finance and Insurance	1,814	2.11%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,780	2.07%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	1,750	2.03%
16.	Truck Transportation	1,590	1.85%
17.	Utilities	1,494	1.74%
18.	Department and Other General Stores	1,446	1.68%
19.	Wood Manufacturing	1,284	1.49%
20.	Metal Manufactuing	1,232	1.43%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	14,950	19.00%
2.	Educational Services	12,830	16.30%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	6,340	8.06%
4.	Social Assistance	4,688	5.96%
5.	Finance and Insurance	3,710	4.71%
6.	Public Administration	3,554	4.52%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	3,416	4.34%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	2,248	2.86%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	2,150	2.73%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	2,034	2.58%
11.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	1,622	2.06%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,598	2.03%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	1,520	1.93%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	1,360	1.73%
15.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,304	1.66%
16.	Private Household Services	1,150	1.46%
17.	Construction	1,026	1.30%
18.	Food Manufacturing	960	1.22%
19.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	768	0.98%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	692	0.88%

Chico Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	4,964	5.77%
2.	Other Management Occupations	4,656	5.41%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	3,692	4.29%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	3,604	4.19%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	3,402	3.95%
6.	Vehicle Mechanics	3,086	3.58%
7.	Other Production Occupations	3,052	3.54%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,728	3.17%
9.	Agricultural Workers	2,350	2.73%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,202	2.56%
11.	Other Construction Trades	2,002	2.33%
12.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,898	2.20%
13.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,840	2.14%
14.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,764	2.05%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,608	1.87%
16.	Carpenters	1,510	1.75%
17.	Construction Laborers	1,510	1.75%
18.	Farmers and Farm Managers	1,488	1.73%
19.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,442	1.67%
20.	Computer Specialists	1,402	1.63%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	5,254	6.68%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	4,100	5.21%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	3,730	4.74%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	3,446	4.38%
5.	Other Management Occupations	3,074	3.91%
6.	Registered Nurses	3,042	3.87%
7.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	3,004	3.82%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	2,616	3.32%
9.	Cashiers	2,598	3.30%
10.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	2,570	3.27%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,522	3.20%
12.	Child Care Workers	2,310	2.94%
13.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	2,284	2.90%
14.	Health Technologists and Technicians	2,158	2.74%
15.	Waiters and Waitresses	2,040	2.59%
16.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	2,000	2.54%
17.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	1,992	2.53%
18.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,922	2.44%
19.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,738	2.21%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	1,596	2.03%

Chico Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	137,882	42.76%
15-35 hours	51,989	16.12%
1-14 hours	12,394	3.84%
No regular hours	120,195	37.27%

Chico Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	5,613	3.61%
5 AM-5:29 AM	4,170	2.68%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	6,348	4.08%
6 AM-6:29 AM	10,472	6.74%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	15,353	9.87%
7 AM-7:29 AM	20,689	13.31%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	27,910	17.95%
8 AM-8:29 AM	16,808	10.81%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	7,462	4.80%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	9,372	6.03%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	5,112	3.29%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	2,888	1.86%
Noon-3:59 PM	12,410	7.98%
4 PM-11:59 PM	10,875	6.99%

Chico Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	8,293	5.33%
5-9	29,092	18.71%
10-14	38,054	24.47%
15-19	23,783	15.30%
20-24	14,531	9.35%
25-29	5,955	3.83%
30-34	14,859	9.56%
35-39	3,065	1.97%
40-44	3,356	2.16%
45-59	6,024	3.87%
60-89	3,439	2.21%
At least 90	5,031	3.24%

Chico Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	904	0.58%	118,804	76.41%
30-44	526	0.34%	20,754	13.35%
45-59	192	0.12%	5,832	3.75%
At least 60	182	0.12%	8,288	5.33%

Chico Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	4,133	2.54%
Car / truck / van, carpool	21,572	13.26%
Car / truck / van, solo	120,664	74.18%
Motorcycle	358	0.22%
Other	1,396	0.86%
Public transportation	1,804	1.11%
Walked	5,555	3.42%
Worked at home	7,172	4.41%

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Chico Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 159,348 (394,622 people)
: 99,480 (299,608 people)
: 31,786
: 185,186
Chico Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	20,481	12.79%
$10,000-$14,999	15,376	9.60%
$15,000-$19,999	14,251	8.90%
$20,000-$24,999	13,260	8.28%
$25,000-$29,999	12,092	7.55%
$30,000-$34,999	10,258	6.40%
$35,000-$39,999	9,317	5.82%
$40,000-$44,999	9,188	5.74%
$45,000-$49,999	7,630	4.76%
$50,000-$59,999	13,040	8.14%
$60,000-$74,999	13,028	8.13%
$75,000-$99,999	11,404	7.12%
$100,000-$124,999	4,942	3.09%
$125,000-$149,999	2,024	1.26%
$150,000-$199,999	1,691	1.06%
$200,000 or more	2,208	1.38%

Chico Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	21,636	27.19%
Family, 2 people	22,966	28.86%
Nonfamily, 2 people	5,787	7.27%
Family, 3 people	10,401	13.07%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,557	1.96%
Family, 4 people	8,892	11.18%
Nonfamily, 4 people	940	1.18%
Family, 5 people	4,148	5.21%
Nonfamily, 5 people	167	0.21%
Family, 6 people	1,632	2.05%
Nonfamily, 6 people	56	0.07%
Family, 7 or more people	1,347	1.69%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	37	0.05%

Chico Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	116,239	26.74%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	54,278	12.49%
Public Assistance	10,371	2.39%
Retirement	33,323	7.67%
Self Employment	23,683	5.45%
Social Security	50,169	11.54%
Supplemental Security	11,029	2.54%
Wage / Salary	108,529	24.97%
Other	27,102	6.23%

Chico Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	45,072	58.79%
With children under 18	31,590	41.21%

Chico Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	16,795	10.59%
Married	84,778	53.44%
Never Married	52,901	33.34%
Widowed	4,181	2.64%

Chico Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	21,752	12.77%
Married	84,951	49.88%
Never Married	43,410	25.49%
Widowed	20,209	11.87%

Chico Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Chico Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Chico Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	16,102	5.18%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	36,665	11.80%
High school diploma or equivalent	73,112	23.53%
Some college, no degree	102,178	32.88%
Associate degree	24,223	7.80%
Bachelors degree	40,446	13.02%
Graduate or professional degree	18,024	5.80%

Chico Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	3,006	1.48%	1,846	0.91%	4,852	2.39%
Kindergarten	4,885	2.40%	400	0.20%	5,285	2.60%
Grades 1-4	20,034	9.86%	2,016	0.99%	22,050	10.85%
Grades 5-8	22,477	11.06%	1,856	0.91%	24,333	11.98%
Grades 9-12	24,096	11.86%	1,066	0.52%	25,162	12.38%
Undergrad college	44,594	21.95%	1,540	0.76%	46,134	22.71%
Graduate or professional school	5,171	2.55%	404	0.20%	5,575	2.74%
Total	124,263	61.16%	9,128	4.49%	133,391	65.65%

Chico Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Chico Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Chico Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	556	475
2002	478	417
2003	434	421
2004	500	430

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Chico Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Chico Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	319,280	80.27%
Below Poverty Level	78,472	19.73%

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Chico Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 547
Chico Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	2.451	0.329	0.020	0.633	3.434	8.650	22.396	3.251	34.298
2000	2.381	0.386	0.040	0.697	3.504	8.792	19.875	3.985	32.652
2001	10.872	2.730	0.343	12.926	26.872	50.535	172.740	23.736	247.010
2002	2.132	0.351	0.019	0.703	3.205	9.865	19.603	6.908	36.376
2003	2.360	0.492	0.043	0.610	3.505	12.006	20.828	6.055	38.889
2004	2.460	0.431	0.028	0.604	3.523	11.488	20.582	6.653	38.722
2005	2.230	0.457	0.047	0.774	3.508	10.425	17.520	6.269	34.215
2006	2.402	0.523	0.051	0.666	3.642	9.648	18.564	4.673	32.885
2007	3.079	0.588	0.042	0.815	4.523	8.519	18.292	4.051	30.862

Chico Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	7,450
2000	7,213
2001	56,679
2002	8,337

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Chico Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Chico Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	25,046	12.33%
10-19 Years	31,805	15.65%
20-29 Years	31,665	15.59%
30-39 Years	24,090	11.86%
40-49 Years	28,404	13.98%
50-59 Years	22,161	10.91%
60-69 Years	15,398	7.58%
70-79 Years	15,180	7.47%
80-89 Years	8,005	3.94%
90+ Years	1,417	0.70%

Chico Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	99,546	49.00%
Female	103,625	51.00%

Chico Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	162,564	80.01%
Hispanic/Latino	21,339	10.50%
Asian	6,676	3.29%
Multiracial	5,890	2.90%
Amerindian	3,295	1.62%
African-American	2,699	1.33%
Other Race	435	0.21%
Pacific Islander	273	0.13%

Chico Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	67,351	19.81%
2.	English	53,028	15.60%
3.	Irish	51,693	15.20%
4.	United States Or American	25,043	7.37%
5.	Italian	22,042	6.48%
6.	French Non-Basque	14,674	4.32%
7.	Scottish	11,782	3.47%
8.	Swedish	10,828	3.18%
9.	Norwegian	10,316	3.03%
10.	Scotch Irish	9,622	2.83%

Chico Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	336,977	87.55%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	29,893	7.77%
3.	Miao / Hmong	5,474	1.42%
4.	German	1,921	0.50%
5.	Chinese	1,220	0.32%
6.	Other Asian	986	0.26%
7.	French	892	0.23%
8.	Arabic	738	0.19%
9.	Japanese	669	0.17%
10.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	516	0.13%

Chico Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	376,986	92.29%
Naturalized immigrant	11,927	2.92%
Not a citizen	19,549	4.79%

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Chico Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Chico Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Butte County

Chico Metro Area Cities Back to top

Chico (91,493)	Thermalito (6,045)	Forest Ranch
Paradise (33,735)	Durham (5,281)	Berry Creek
Oroville (22,507)	Feather Falls (3,675)	Clipper Mills
Magalia (10,569)	Biggs (3,432)	Forbestown
Gridley (9,850)	Concow (1,095)	Bangor
Palermo (7,794)	Richvale	Nelson
South Oroville (7,695)	Stirling City