COMPARING TWO PLACES
Jacksonville vs Chico
PLACE A
Jacksonville, NC
VS
PLACE B
Chico, CA
Jacksonville and Chico are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Jacksonville has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -4%).
JACKSONVILLECHICODIFFERENCE
Total population217,175209,211+4% vs Chico
Population density285128+157
Population growth15.1%-3.8%+18.9 pts
Median age27.736.2−8.5
Male55.1%49.8%+5.3 pts
Female44.9%50.2%−5.3 pts
Foreign-born4.2%8.6%−4.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.0%65.1%−1.1 pts
Black11.5%1.7%+9.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.0%20.0%−6.0 pts
Asian1.8%5.5%−3.7 pts
Other8.6%7.6%+1.0 pts
Median household income$68,148$67,928+$220
Per capita income$33,305$38,305−$5,000
Poverty rate11.6%19.2%−7.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4200.483−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%31.9%−5.9 pts
Graduate degree9.1%11.4%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%7.5%−2.1 pts
Labor force participation70.0%59.2%+10.8 pts
Median home value$236,400$424,700−$188,300
Median gross rent$1,265$1,414−$149
Owner-occupied63.7%57.3%+6.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%10.2%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households47.2%55.7%−8.4 pts
Average commute22.421.0+1.3
Worked from home12.8%12.6%+0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.6%−0.4 pts
Uninsured9.5%6.4%+3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025