COMPARING TWO PLACES
Los Molinos vs Chico
PLACE A
Los Molinos, California
VS
PLACE B
Chico, Texas
Los Molinos is 44% larger than Chico. Chico earns more, with a median household income $40,739 higher. Los Molinos has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -6%).
LOS MOLINOSCHICODIFFERENCE
Total population1,6041,116+44% vs Chico
Population density738735+3
Population growth3.0%-5.6%+8.6 pts
Median age38.932.2+6.7
Male49.1%50.7%−1.6 pts
Female50.9%49.3%+1.6 pts
Foreign-born14.9%3.6%+11.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.1%77.0%−28.9 pts
Black0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino49.4%16.9%+32.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other2.6%2.4%+0.2 pts
Median household income$35,000$75,739−$40,739
Per capita income$23,893$26,154−$2,261
Poverty rate34.4%10.5%+23.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4580.359+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.3%14.0%−4.7 pts
Graduate degree5.7%7.0%−1.3 pts
Unemployment rate13.1%14.7%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation46.0%65.4%−19.4 pts
Median home value$226,300$170,300+$56,000
Median gross rent$1,113$1,317−$204
Owner-occupied56.6%66.9%−10.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.7%13.7%+8.0 pts
Rent-burdened households66.4%34.2%+32.3 pts
Average commute28.626.5+2.1
Worked from home6.6%8.0%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.6%20.0%−19.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024