Population and housing estimates, Chico and Butte County

108,113 people living in Chico on 2026-01-01 (state estimate). 49,014 housing units in the city.

California's Department of Finance estimates every city's population and housing stock each January. These are Chico's and Butte County's figures from the 2020 census to now.

Up to dateUpdated Oct 21, 2026, 8:21 AM (6 days ago)Refreshed weekly check (Finance publishes each May)Source

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108,113people living in Chico on 2026-01-01 (state estimate)

49,014housing units in the city

5.7%of homes vacant

+6,410people since the 2020 census

The records

As of	Area	Population	Housing units	Occupied	Vacant	People per household	Units in 5+ buildings
Jan 1, 2026	Chico	108,113	49,014	46,211	5.7%	2.26	12,050
Jan 1, 2025	Chico	108,026	48,624	45,843	5.7%	2.28	11,861
Jan 1, 2024	Chico	106,465	47,570	44,849	5.7%	2.29	11,263
Jan 1, 2023	Chico	105,579	46,678	44,008	5.7%	2.31	10,826
Jan 1, 2022	Chico	104,267	45,793	43,174	5.7%	2.34	10,363
Jan 1, 2021	Chico	102,615	45,262	42,673	5.7%	2.35	9,986
Apr 1, 2020	Chico	101,703	44,429	41,887	5.7%	2.34	9,908
Jan 1, 2026	Butte County	208,941	97,087	89,661	7.7%	2.28	14,754
Jan 1, 2025	Butte County	208,597	96,213	88,872	7.6%	2.29	14,495
Jan 1, 2024	Butte County	207,993	94,809	87,566	7.6%	2.32	13,591
Jan 1, 2023	Butte County	206,532	93,243	86,124	7.6%	2.34	12,890
Jan 1, 2022	Butte County	206,221	91,549	84,575	7.6%	2.38	12,401
Jan 1, 2021	Butte County	207,559	90,021	83,195	7.6%	2.45	12,004
Apr 1, 2020	Butte County	211,632	90,133	83,268	7.6%	2.48	11,888

Estimates, revised each year back to the last census. The state uses them to hand out funding such as gas tax money. The 2020 row is the April 1 census benchmark.