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Chico, California Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 59,954. Estimated population in July 2024: 71,427 (+19.1% change)
Males: 29,422 (49.1%), Females: 30,532 (50.9%)

Butte County

Zip codes: 95926, 95928, 95973.

Demographics

Median resident age: 25.9 years
Median household income: $29,359
Median house value: $141,600

Population by Race

Races in Chico:

  • White Non-Hispanic (77.2%)
  • Hispanic (12.3%)
  • Other race (5.7%)
  • Two or more races (4.3%)
  • American Indian (2.6%)
  • Other Asian (2.1%)
  • Black (2.0%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)
  • Japanese (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (16.4%), Irish (12.4%), English (11.2%), Italian (6.3%), United States (4.1%), French (3.4%).

Elevation: 195 feet

Land area: 27.7 square miles

Map of Chico, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Chico

  • High school or higher: 87.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 33.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.5%
  • Unemployed: 9.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chico city

  • Never married: 46.1%
  • Now married: 37.1%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 5.4%
  • Divorced: 9.9%

8.9% Foreign born (4.1% Latin America, 3.2% Asia, 1.0% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +15,306 (+34.3%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Chico:

  • ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER (1531 ESPLANADE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Chico:

  • FEATHER RIVER HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; PARADISE, CA)
  • OROVILLE HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; OROVILLE, CA)
  • BIGGS GRIDLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; EAST GRIDLEY, CA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chico:

  • CHICO MUNI (about 4 miles; CHICO, CA; Abbreviation: CIC)
  • BEALE AFB (about 51 miles; MARYSVILLE, CA; Abbreviation: BAB)
  • REDDING MUNI (about 61 miles; REDDING, CA; Abbreviation: RDD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Chico:

  • RANCHAERO (about 3 miles; CHICO, CA; Abbreviation: O23)
  • PARADISE SKYPARK (about 17 miles; PARADISE, CA; Abbreviation: Q88)
  • HAIGH FIELD (about 21 miles; ORLAND, CA; Abbreviation: O37)

Amtrak station:
CHICO (W. 5TH & ORANGE STS.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Chico:

  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-CHICO (Full-time enrollment: 14,658; Location: FIRST AND NORMAL STS; Public; Website: www.csuchico.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
  • CALIFORNIA NORTHERN SCHOOL OF LAW (Location: 1395 RIDGEWOOD DR; Private, for-profit)
  • CHICO BEAUTY COLLEGE (Location: 1356 LONGFELLOW AVE; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Chico:

  • BUTTE COLLEGE (about 22 miles; Oroville, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,061)
  • YUBA COLLEGE (about 45 miles; MARYSVILLE, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,593)
  • SHASTA COLLEGE (about 75 miles; REDDING, CA; Full-time enrollment: 5,251)
  • SIERRA COLLEGE (about 78 miles; ROCKLIN, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,313)
  • AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE (about 82 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 13,984)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS (about 83 miles; DAVIS, CA; Full-time enrollment: 24,405)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SACRAMENTO (about 85 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 20,830)

Schools

Public high schools in Chico:

  • CHICO HIGH (Students: 2,085; Location: 901 ESPLANADE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • PLEASANT VALLEY HIGH (Students: 1,996; Location: 1475 EAST AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • FAIR VIEW HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 234; Location: 102 W. 11TH ST.; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • BUTTE COUNTY COMMUNITY (Students: 103; Location: 2491 CARMICHAEL DR. STE 500; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • SCHOOL OF APPLIED RESOURCES (Students: 10; Location: 3935 MORROW LANE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Chico:

  • CHAMPION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 146; Location: 1184 EAST AVENUE; Grades: 7 – 12)
  • PLEASNT VALLEY BAPIST SCH (Students: 109; Location: 355 PANAMA AVENUE; Grades: KG – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Chico:

  • BIDWELL JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 856; Location: 2376 NORTH AVE.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • CHICO JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 786; Location: 280 MEMORIAL WAY; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MARSH (HARRY M.) JR. HIGH (Students: 693; Location: 2253 HUMBOLDT ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • WILSON (EMMA) ELEMENTARY (Students: 665; Location: 1530 W. EIGHTH AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • SIERRA VIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 600; Location: 1598 HOOKER OAK AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • LITTLE CHICO CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 559; Location: 2090 AMANDA WAY; Grades: KG – 06)
  • MCMANUS (JOHN A.) ELEMENTARY (Students: 527; Location: 988 EAST AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • SHASTA ELEMENTARY (Students: 519; Location: 169 LEORA CT.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • MARIGOLD ELEMENTARY (Students: 496; Location: 2446 MARIGOLD AVE.; Grades: KG – 06)
  • PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 479; Location: 1770 E. EIGHTH ST.; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle schools in Chico:

  • CHICO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 361; Location: 2801 NOTRE DAME BLVD; Grades: PK – 6)
  • NOTRE DAME ELEM – JR HI SCHOOL (Students: 302; Location: 435 HAZEL AVE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • KING’S CHRISTIAN SCHOOL THE-AG (Students: 161; Location: 1137 ARBUTUS AVE; Grades: PK – 6)
  • REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 57; Location: 746 MOSS AVENUE; Grades: KG – 5)
  • CHICO OAKES SDA SCHOOL (Students: 54; Location: 1859 HOOKER OAK AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • MONTESSORI CHILDREN’S CENTER (Students: 39; Location: 3105 ESPLANADE; Grades: 1 – 7)
  • AMY CARMICHAEL CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 17; Location: 873 E. 16TH ST.; Grades: 1 – 11)
  • CHICO MONTESSORI CHILD’S HOUSE (Students: 8; Location: 814 GLENN ST; Grades: KG – KG)

 

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