Chico is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 101,299 people and 25 associated neighborhoods, Chico is the 75th largest community in California.

Also of interest is that Chico has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.54% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Chico is a nice balance between life in a moderately big city and the interesting diversions and culture that come from having a big college student population. The thousands of students who arrive on campus every fall will find that Chico has plenty of amenities and opportunities for them, while residents of Chico enjoy the lectures, music, art, and economic trickle-down that colleges typically provide. "Town and Gown" complement each other in Chico.

Not only is Chico a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, shaping the character of the city into a place that is geared toward, and considered attractive to, many single, educated people. Many singles consider Chico a good place to live without being in a really big city, with opportunities for friendships and fun with others like themselves.

One of the benefits of Chico is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.33 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The citizens of Chico are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.25% of adults in Chico have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Chico in 2022 was $36,491, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,964 for a family of four. However, Chico contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Chico is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Chico home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chico residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Chico also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 19.22% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Chico include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Chico is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.