ZIP 95973 · Chico
Who lives in ZIP code 95973 (Chico, CA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Chico, CA · Butte County
uszips 2026
People39,031
Median age37.6
Household income$92,813
Home value$487,395
Median rent$1,619/mo
Poverty11.0%
College degree+41.7%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Chico, CA
- Time zone
- Pacific
- Density
- 50 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,323
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.4% are 65 or older; 77.2% are adults.
Household income
47.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $45,260.
Education (adults 25+)
52.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
19.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.9%
- Never married
- 36.5%
- Divorced
- 12.6%
- Widowed
- 5.0%
- Family size
- 3.07
- Dual-income families
- 54.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 62.1%
- Rent burden
- 32.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
- Self-employed
- 14.4%
- Farmers
- 1.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.9%
- Veterans
- 4.9%
- With a disability
- 14.1%
- No health insurance
- 6.0%
- Limited English
- 1.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.