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Chico Unified School District

Chico Unified School District is a unified school district in California with a community population of 118,655. The median household income is $72,261 and the median age is 33.1.

118,655

Population

363

People / sq mi

$72,261

Median Income

33.1

Median Age

Chico Unified School District covers 327 sq mi of land at 362.9 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White70.8%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian50.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$72,261

Median Household Income

$41,499

Per Capita Income

10.9%

Poverty Rate

4.2%

Unemployment

Housing

$486,000

Median Home Value

$1,496

Median Rent

48.6%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

93.8%

High School+

43.0%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Chico Unified School District serves a community with a population of 118,655 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in California.

The median household income in Chico Unified School District is $72,261, with a per capita income of $41,499. The poverty rate is 10.9%.

Chico Unified School District is 70.8% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 50.5% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Chico Unified School District, 93.8% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 43.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Chico Unified School District is $486,000, with a median rent of $1,496. The homeownership rate is 48.6%.

Data for Chico Unified School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 0608370).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.