City Data forChico,CA

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Housing Data (April 2025)

Median Price per SqFt
$314
Median Listing Price
$542,500
Median Days on Market
44
Active Listings
136
New Listings
114
Total Listings (Active + Pending)
226
Avg Listing Price
$652,461
Avg Listing Price Change MoM
1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY
9%

City Data

City
Chico
State ID
CA
Population
103,301

Age Breakdown

Median Age
29.7
Under 10 years old
10.6%
Age 10-19
14.3%
Age 20s
25.8%
Age 30s
11.9%
Age 40s
10.2%
Age 50s
9.3%
Age 60s
9.0%
Age 70s
5.3%
Age Over 80
3.5%

Gender Breakdown

Male
48.8%
Female
51.2%

Marital Status

Married
34.5%
Divorced
12.6%
Never Married
47.6%
Widowed
5.4%

Household

Family Size
3.12
Family Dual Income
51.6
Median Household Income
$53,324
Median Individual Income
$24,661
Home Ownership
44.7%
Home Value
$326,213
Median Rent
$1,100
Rent Burden
37.7%
Poverty
23.2%

Education

No Highschool Degree or GED
7.5%
Highschool Education
17.0%
Some College
38.2%
Bachelors Degree
24.3%
Graduate Degree
13.1%
Total College or Above
37.4%
Stem Degree
47.6%

Workforce

Labor Force Participation
65.0%
Unemployment Rate
8.0%
Disabled
12.5%

Ethnicity

White
82.0%
Black
2.1%
Asian
4.7%
Native American
0.6%
Pacific Islander
0.4%
Other
5.1%
Multiple
5.1%

Other

Hispanic
18.4%
Limited English
2.1%
Health Uninsured
6.8%
Veteran
5.4%