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95926

Chico, CA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
40,567
Median household income
$61,920
People below poverty
26.7%
Median home value
$473,600

Income

The median income of households in 95926 was $61,920. An estimated 6.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 9.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 95926 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.9
$10,000 to $14,999 4.6
$15,000 to $24,999 12.9
$25,000 to $34,999 8.8
$35,000 to $49,999 10.3
$50,000 to $74,999 13.3
$75,000 to $99,999 13.2
$100,000 to $149,999 14.8
$150,000 to $199,999 6.1
$200,000 or more 9.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 95926 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 63469
Female 51043

An estimated 81.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 25.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,361. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 95926 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81.9
Social Security 25.1
Retirement income 21
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.1
Cash public assistance income 5.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 26.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 27.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 30.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 95926 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 26.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 27.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 30.3

In 2020-2024, 16.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 37.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 18% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 25.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 95926 in 2020-2024, 92.9% had health insurance coverage and 7.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 62.9% and public coverage was 42.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.7%.


In 2020-2024, 95926 had a total population of 40,567 - 20,416 (50.3%) females and 20,151 (49.7%) males. The median age was 27.3 years. An estimated 17.2% of the population was under 18 years, 46.2% was 19 to 44 years, 16% was 45 to 64 years, and 14 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 95926 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 846 1066
5 to 9 981 1253
10 to 14 838 900
15 to 19 1936 1892
20 to 24 4928 3637
25 to 29 1934 1567
30 to 34 1064 1216
35 to 39 1166 1081
40 to 44 1110 1031
45 to 49 792 745
50 to 54 818 1001
55 to 59 768 799
60 to 64 718 820
65 to 69 789 1187
70 to 74 701 985
75 to 79 357 451
80 to 84 247 422
85 and over 158 363

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 68.3% were White; 3.2% were Black or African American; 7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 6.2% were Asian; 1.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 15.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 20% of the people in 95926 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 63.6% of the people in 95926 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 17,099 households in 95926. The average household size was 2.23 people.

Married-couple households made up 32.2% of the households in 95926 while cohabiting couple households made up 11% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.8% of all households, while 26% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 28.3% of all households.

In 95926, 23.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 95926 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 32.2
Cohabiting Couples 11
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
26
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 32.4% of males and 32.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 58 48
Now married, except separated 32.4 32.7
Separated 0.5 2.7
Widowed 1.1 6.1
Divorced 7.9 10.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 95926, 287 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 26.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92.6% of the people living in 95926 were U.S. natives. 76.3% of the 95926 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.4% of 95926 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 54 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 95926 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 95926.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 95926 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 25.8
Asia 54.1
Europe 14.1
Africa 1.7
Northern America 3.7
Oceania 0.5

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 95926 in 2020-2024, 16.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 10% of people at least five years old; 4.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 95926 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 10
Other Indo-European languages 1.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4.1
Other languages 0.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 76.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 95926 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 95926 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 76.4
Different house, same county 12.2
Different county, same state 8.8
Different state 1.7
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 45.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 95926 was 14,605 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 356 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,016. College or graduate school enrollment was 9,233.

Educational Attainment of People in 95926 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.6
High school diploma or equivalency 15.7
Some college, no degree 23.3
Associate's degree 11.7
Bachelor's degree 27.9
Graduate or professional degree 17.7

Disability

In 95926, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4% of people under 18 years old, to 13% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 95926, 61.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 21.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,291 72.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,592 21.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,177 5.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 95926 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 95926 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.3
Construction 4.5
Manufacturing 3.6
Wholesale trade 2.3
Retail trade 12.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.4
Information 1.8
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 31.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 17.6
Other Services, except public administration 4.4
Public administration 3.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 95926 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,075 43
Service occupations 5,183 24.5
Sales and office occupations 4,443 21
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 854 4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,574 7.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 64.6% of 95926 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 95926 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 64.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.1
Walked 4.9
Other means 5
Worked from home 15.1

In 2020-2024, 95926 had a total of 18,549 housing units. Of these housing units, 55.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 42.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 95926 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 55.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 42.1
Mobile homes 2.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.2

8.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 95926 was 5 rooms, and of these housing units 55.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 95926 had 17,099 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,450 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 40.5% while renters occupied 59.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.43 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.09.

9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.2% and another 22.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 95926:

House Heating Fuel Used in 95926 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 56.2
Electricity 41.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 2.4
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 95926 was $473,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 62.2 % had a mortgage. 37.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,255 and for owners without a mortgage it was $722.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 95926 was $1,468. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.