COMPARING TWO PLACES
Paskenta vs Chico
PLACE A
Paskenta, California
VS
PLACE B
Chico, Texas
Paskenta is 95% smaller than Chico. Chico earns more, with a median household income $28,864 higher.
PASKENTACHICODIFFERENCE
Total population611,116−95% vs Chico
Population density56735−678
Population growth-1.8%-5.6%+3.8 pts
Median age60.632.2+28.4
Male49.2%50.7%−1.5 pts
Female50.8%49.3%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born4.9%3.6%+1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.2%77.0%+8.3 pts
Black0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.2%16.9%−8.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other6.6%2.4%+4.2 pts
Median household income$46,875$75,739−$28,864
Per capita income$26,418$26,154+$264
Poverty rate18.0%10.5%+7.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.359+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%14.0%−14.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%14.7%−14.7 pts
Labor force participation41.8%65.4%−23.5 pts
Median home value$157,500$170,300−$12,800
Median gross rent$863$1,317−$454
Owner-occupied97.2%66.9%+30.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.0%13.7%+6.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%34.2%−34.2 pts
Average commute38.226.5+11.7
Worked from home21.7%8.0%+13.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.9%20.0%−15.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024