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Chico, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chico, CA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 106,193. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CHICO-CA · Chico, CA 3 ZIPs · 106,193 pop · #11893/25278 · Butte County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $73,227
  • RANK-MID #11893/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Paradise
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 48% owners
  • POP-MID 106,193
  • SPREAD-MOD 95926→95973
  • HOME-HIGH $488,867

Nearest income peer: Paradise, CA ( $4,160 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Chico

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chico on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Chico, CA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 47%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
106,193
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,227
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (3) - lead code 95926 (37,725 residents). Household income $73,227 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (48.3%) for this income tier, rent $1,514 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within California, Waterford is the closest lower-income city and Mckinleyville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chico.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Chico differ

Income is the clearest internal divide in Chico. ZIP 95926 reports $61,920 in median household income, while ZIP 95973 reports $92,813. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.5×

95926 to 95973

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

95926 to 95928

Poverty-rate spread
15.7 points

95973 to 95926

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Chico residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Chico: the largest, 95926, is only about 36% of 106,193 residents across 3 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Chico

Citywide ZBP: 3,135 establishments, 43,265 employees , annual payroll $2,218,282k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 95928 (1,316 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (454) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Chico, CA

These ZIP codes sit in Butte County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Chico. See the Butte County roll-up →

Chico lands mid-pack among the 10 cities sharing Butte County: Durham, Biggs and Forest Ranch earn more and Oroville, Paradise and Magalia earn less. Berry Creek marks the far end of that range at $28,333, 61% below Chico.

Side-by-side: Compare 95926 vs 95928 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
95926 37,725 $61,920 970 1,904
95928 36,511 $64,949 1,316 103
95973 31,957 $92,813 849 37
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Chico roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Chico, .