COMPARING TWO PLACES
Caribou vs Chico
PLACE A
Caribou, Maine
VS
PLACE B
Chico, Texas
Caribou is 556% larger than Chico. Chico earns more, with a median household income $22,030 higher.
CARIBOUCHICODIFFERENCE
Total population7,3211,116+556% vs Chico
Population density92735−642
Population growth-9.7%-5.6%−4.1 pts
Median age51.332.2+19.1
Male52.5%50.7%+1.9 pts
Female47.5%49.3%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born4.0%3.6%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.5%77.0%+14.5 pts
Black0.1%3.2%−3.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%16.9%−16.0 pts
Asian0.4%0.5%−0.1 pts
Other7.1%2.4%+4.7 pts
Median household income$53,709$75,739−$22,030
Per capita income$36,009$26,154+$9,855
Poverty rate15.5%10.5%+5.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4780.359+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.8%14.0%+14.8 pts
Graduate degree10.5%7.0%+3.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.4%14.7%−11.3 pts
Labor force participation51.9%65.4%−13.4 pts
Median home value$134,100$170,300−$36,200
Median gross rent$757$1,317−$560
Owner-occupied72.3%66.9%+5.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%13.7%−3.8 pts
Rent-burdened households42.1%34.2%+7.9 pts
Average commute14.726.5−11.8
Worked from home12.5%8.0%+4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.5%20.0%−15.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025