Editing Chico, California (section)

===2020===
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|+'''Chico, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Chico city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US0613014|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web |title = P2 Hispanic or Latino, and not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Chico city, California |url = https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0613014&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web |title = P2 Hispanic or Latino, and not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Chico city, California |url = https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0613014&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|46,258
|63,561
|style='background: #ffffe6; |66,361
|77.16%
|73.75%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |65.40%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,174
|1,636
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,822
|1.96%
|1.90%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.80%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|625
|791
|style='background: #ffffe6; |938
|1.04%
|0.92%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.92%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,488
|3,589
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,349
|4.15%
|4.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.29%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|109
|189
|style='background: #ffffe6; |320
|0.18%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.32%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|166
|164
|style='background: #ffffe6;|624
|0.28%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.61%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|1,783
|2,942
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,423
|2.97%
|3.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.33%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|7,351
|13,315
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20,638
|12.26%
|15.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20.34%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''59,954'''
|'''86,187'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''101,475'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0613014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715024105/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0613014|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Chico city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Chico had a population of 86,187, which represents an increase of 43.8% since 2000 and a continuation of steady population increase since 1940. The population density was {{convert|2,604.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Chico was 69,606 (80.8%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1,771 (2.1%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1,167 (1.4%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3,656 (4.2%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 210 (0.2%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5,437 (6.3%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4,340 (5.0%) from two or more races. There were 13,315 people of [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] origin, of any race (15.4%).

The Census reported that 83,009 people (96.3% of the population) lived in households, 2,591 (3.0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 587 (0.7%) were institutionalized.

There were 34,805 households, out of which 9,222 (26.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 11,745 (33.7%) were [[marriage|heterosexual]] living together, 3,975 (11.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,729 (5.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2,806 (8.1%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried heterosexual partnerships]], and 295 (0.8%) [[homosexual partnerships|same sex married couples or partnerships]]. Ten thousand four hundred nineteen households (29.9%) were made up of individuals, and 3,100 (8.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38. There were 17,449 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (50.1% of all households); the average family size was 2.97.

The population was spread out, with 16,771 people (19.5%) under the age of 18, 20,622 people (23.9%) aged 18 to 24, 22,360 people (25.9%) aged 25 to 44, 17,256 people (20.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 9,178 people (10.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.

There were 37,050 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,119.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 34,805 were occupied, of which 14,878 (42.7%) were owner-occupied, and 19,927 (57.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.8%. Thirty-six thousand eight people (41.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units, and 47,001 people (54.5%) lived in rental housing units.