COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chico vs Port Orchard
PLACE A
Chico, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Port Orchard, Washington
Chico is 94% smaller than Port Orchard. Port Orchard earns more, with a median household income $14,056 higher. Port Orchard has grown faster since 2000 (40% vs -6%).
CHICOPORT ORCHARDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,11619,839−94% vs Port Orchard
Population density7352,057−1,322
Population growth-5.6%39.9%−45.5 pts
Median age32.235.0−2.8
Male50.7%52.6%−1.9 pts
Female49.3%47.4%+1.9 pts
Foreign-born3.6%7.1%−3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.0%73.5%+3.5 pts
Black3.2%1.3%+2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.9%10.6%+6.3 pts
Asian0.5%4.9%−4.4 pts
Other2.4%9.7%−7.3 pts
Median household income$75,739$89,795−$14,056
Per capita income$26,154$45,489−$19,335
Poverty rate10.5%9.7%+0.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3590.370−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%34.9%−20.9 pts
Graduate degree7.0%9.6%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate14.7%3.9%+10.8 pts
Labor force participation65.4%61.8%+3.5 pts
Median home value$170,300$539,700−$369,400
Median gross rent$1,317$1,797−$480
Owner-occupied66.9%62.0%+4.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%7.9%+5.9 pts
Rent-burdened households34.2%52.2%−18.1 pts
Average commute26.532.8−6.4
Worked from home8.0%13.4%−5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Uninsured20.0%4.7%+15.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025