COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thermalito vs Chico
PLACE A
Thermalito, California
VS
PLACE B
Chico, Texas
Thermalito is 502% larger than Chico. Chico earns more, with a median household income $20,874 higher. Thermalito has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -6%).
THERMALITOCHICODIFFERENCE
Total population6,7201,116+502% vs Chico
Population density530735−205
Population growth8.3%-5.6%+13.9 pts
Median age37.032.2+4.8
Male48.1%50.7%−2.5 pts
Female51.9%49.3%+2.5 pts
Foreign-born12.1%3.6%+8.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.1%77.0%−26.9 pts
Black0.3%3.2%−3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.7%16.9%−0.3 pts
Asian23.8%0.5%+23.3 pts
Other9.2%2.4%+6.9 pts
Median household income$54,865$75,739−$20,874
Per capita income$29,979$26,154+$3,825
Poverty rate20.4%10.5%+9.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4450.359+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%14.0%−3.4 pts
Graduate degree0.9%7.0%−6.1 pts
Unemployment rate9.9%14.7%−4.8 pts
Labor force participation52.9%65.4%−12.4 pts
Median home value$254,900$170,300+$84,600
Median gross rent$1,178$1,317−$139
Owner-occupied69.0%66.9%+2.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%13.7%−3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%34.2%+11.3 pts
Average commute24.326.5−2.1
Worked from home6.5%8.0%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.2%20.0%−14.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024