Chico by the numbers

Population (incorporated) - 64,581

Population (entire urban area) - 95,800

Projected annual growth rate - 2 percent

Unemployment rate in 2002 - 9.1 percent

Occupied houses - 20,966

Average 3BR, 2BA home in 2002 - $183,201

Average rent 2BR apartment - $571

Average number of people per household - 2.38

City operating budget - $25.9 million

Average family income - $39,418

Mean household income - $52,035

Median household income - $29,357

Average age - 31

Median age - 24.6

Elevation - 230 feet above sea level

Average annual rainfall - 26.04 inches

Sources: Chico Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Bureau of the Census; Department of Finance Statistics, City of Chico