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PHOTO: DCBA / JON YUNKER Chico by the Numbers choose chico City population: 92,464. Four-county labor force: 170,280. University: 1. Community college: 1. Enrolled in higher eduction: 29,445. Adults with bachelor’s degree or higher: 33%. Median household income $42,342. Industrial property sales cost: $43-$84 SF/yr. Mid-level housing: $275,000 to $385,000. Manufacturers: 159. Business and professional services: 895 companies. Details inside... CHOOSE CHICO CHRIS CONSTANTIN, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, 530.896.7200, [email protected] CHICO BY THE NUMBERS TABLE OF CONTENTS DEMOGRAPHIC HIGHER EDUCATION 56 Tax & License Requirements – City OVERVIEW of Chico 28 Education, Culture and Vitality 57 State Tax Credits 1 California’s Best College Town 29 Universities & Colleges within 90 2 Population Growth miles of Chico 2 Age Distribution 29 Educational Excellence LIVING IN CHICO 2 Racial and Ethnic Composition 30 Chico State 59 A Place to Thrive 2 Income 31 Chico State Enrollment in Tech 59 Cost of Living Fields 60 Housing BUSINESS OVERVIEW 33 Butte College 61 Housing Price Range 35 Columbia College 61 Rental Costs 3 Dynamic Business Sectors 35 Cal Northern School of Law 62 Housing Choices 4 Business Sectors 63 K-12 Education 6 Notable Employers – Food and BUSINESS RESOURCES 63 Elementary Schools and Test Beverage Scores 7 Notable Employers – Advanced 36 Service and a Smile 64 Junior High and High School Test Manufacturing 37 Hiring & Training Scores 9 Notable Employers – Consumer 38 Business Assistance 66 Health Care Products 38 Entrepreneurs and Innovation 67 Public Safety 11 Notable Employers – Technology 39 Financing 67 Average Rainfall and 13 Medical & Health Care 41 Business & Industry Groups Temperatures 43 Conference Facilities 67 Crime Rate per 100,000 People DEVELOPMENT 67 Climate OPPORTUNITIES UTILITIES 68 Things to Do 76 Photo Credits 15 Competitive Costs in an 45 Sustainability Comes Naturally Advantageous Location 45 Electricity and Natural Gas 15 Sales Price (Cost/SF) 47 Water & Sewer PHOTO CREDITS 15 Leasing Costs (Cost/SF NNN) 47 Solid Waste 16 Opportunity Areas 48 Telecom Providers 17 Best Fits for Your Business 21 Non-Residential Permits Issued in TRANSPORTATION Chico 21 Residential Permits Issued in Chico 49 Accessible Hub for Commerce 21 Permitting Process 50 Transportation Map 51 Air Service MAPS WORKFORCE 52 Rail Service 52 Public Transport ii Location Map 22 Educated, Productive Workforce 53 Nearest Seaports 16 Opportunity Areas 23 Commuting 22 Laborshed 23 Labor Force and Unemployment GOVERNMENT 40 Recycling Market 23 Educational Attainment Development Zone 24 Wages by Selected Occupations 55 Where People Know Your Name 50 Transportation 27 Employment Taxes & Mandated 56 Tax Profile – State of California Benefits OREGON Chico is the cultural and commercial center between Sacramento and the Oregon border, and the most populous city within an 80-mile radius. The city sits on the valley floor, nestled against the foothills of NE the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Elevation: 205 ft. VA Redding DA Red Blu Los Molinos Corning Hamilton City Chico Orland Paradise Willows Oroville Reno Biggs (169 mi) Gridley Live Oak Yuba City Marysville Sacramento (87 miles) Oakland San Francisco (171 miles) (176 miles) San Jose Find more maps in the Workforce (206 miles) and Transportation sections. CHICO BY THE NUMBERS ii WWW.CHOOSECHICO.COM Demographic Overview California’s Best College Town ESSENTIAL CHICO What makes Chico, Chico? If you ask around, Bidwell Park, BIDWELL MANSION Chico State, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., almonds, and Pioneer, gold miner, agricultur- Aaron Rodgers will probably come out near the top. Yes, alist, Prohibitionist candidate for president, and Chico’s first Green Bay quarterback, Aaron Rodgers. He grew up here, entrepreneur — John Bidwell and we wear our #12 jerseys proudly. built his home across the creek from the city he founded. That’s something important to know about Chico. When you make good, your fellow citizens will brag about you like BIDWELL PARK you’re a member of the family. We tote our Chico Bags to 3,670 Acres! You can quibble over it being the third or fourth the grocery store, we sip from our Klean Kanteens, and we largest municipal park, or you display Orient & Flume art glass in our homes because we’re can just marvel at its beauty. Our park doubled as “Sher- proud of all things Chico. wood Forest” in the 1939 film, Robin Hood. Taken together, you can draw these conclusions: Chico’s residents are educated, active, outdoorsy, enthusiastic, loyal, CHICO STATE and entrepreneurial. The city gets a little busier in late August when over 17,000 students arrive. California State University, Chico contributes an element of art and culture to the community, as well as an educated workforce. DEMOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW SIERRA NEVADA Population, City Limits (2016): 92,464 BREWING CO. Chico MSA, Butte County (2016): 224,601 We loved our local beer right from the beginning. It turned Average Household Size (2015): 2.45 out a lot of non-locals loved Median Age (2015): 29.7 it too. Now Sierra Nevada is one of the largest craft brew Owner–Occupied Homes (2015): 34,791 producers in the country. Total Housing Units (2015): 39,064 ALMONDS Source: California Department of Finance, Demographic Research Unit, Table E-1 City & We’re proud of the way County Population Estimates 2015-2016; US Census Bureau, ACS, Table DP04 Selected Housing Characteristics, S0101 Sex & Age, 2015 data; April 2017 (Avg. Household Size, we (mis)pronounce it — Median Age; Owner-Occupied Housing, Total Housing Units). “ammind” — and being sur- rounded by so many orchards, that is our prerogative. CHICO BY THE NUMBERS 1 WWW.CHOOSECHICO.COM DEMOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW POPULATION GROWTH AGE DISTRIBUTION Chico Annual Growth Rate Median age: 29.7 2000-2016: 3.4% Population 19-54 years old: 47, 219 (53%) 2016-2025: 1.2% Chico State 267,799 U.S. 224,601 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 203,446 0-18 years 19-24 years 25-34 years CHICO MSA 35-54 years 55-74 years 75+ years Source: Age Distribution (2015) US Census Bureau, ACS, Table B01001 Sex by Age and Table S0101, 2015 data; April 2017. 102,658 92,464 59,954 CHICO RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMPOSITION <1% <1% <1% 1% 1% 1% 2000 2016 2025* 5% 5% 6% 12% City of Chico Chico MSA** 14% 12% 29% 5% Source: California Department of Finance, Demographic 10% Research Unit, E-4 Historical Population Estimates for 54% Cities, Counties, and the State: 2000-2010 and 2010- 17% 62% 23% 2016; Butte County Association of Governments, Butte County Long-Term Regional Growth Forecast 2014-2040, 18% 2025 estimate; April 2017. * Projected **Butte County. 40% Chico California U.S. White Hispanic or Latino Multi-race / Other Asian Black or African American American Indian or Alaska Native KEY Pacific Islander ! TAKEAWAY Source: Racial and Ethnic Composition (2015) Nielsen, June 2015. As the largest population center within 80 miles, INCOME Chico is a magnet for Per Capita: $24,205 Avg. Household: $58,970 business activity. That Median Household: $42,342 activity extends beyond the 224,000 people $100,000 living in Butte County and $75,000 draws from at least four $50,000 surrounding counties. The $25,000 Chico State influence is $0 evident in our median age, Per Capita (2015) Avg. Household (2015) Median Household (2015) which is 6 years younger than the state as a whole. Chico California U.S. Source: Income (2015) US Census Bureau, ACS 2015 data; Table DP03 Selected Economic Characteristics, April 2017. CHICO BY THE NUMBERS 2 WWW.CHOOSECHICO.COM Business Overview Dynamic Business Sectors KEY While Chico is best known as the home of Chico State and the Sierra ! TAKEAWAY Nevada Brewery, it is also home to a growing number of innovative industries from food processing to information technology. Chico’s Notable Industries: university culture and natural setting attract creative individuals to an Food & Beverage environment where you can live and work while enjoying unparalleled Agriculture access to outdoor recreation. A number of our companies were borne Technology out of their founders’ love for the outdoors, art, or a regional agricultural Consumer Products product — Klean Kanteen, Orient & Flume art glass, and Maisie Jane’s Manufacturing nut products, for example — and others started with Chico State students who chose to remain in the area after graduation. Business Spotlight SIERRA NEVADA BREWING CO. WWW.SIERRANEVADA.COM IN CHICO: Since 1980 PRODUCT: Craft beer (in the top 3) FUN FACT: Sierra Nevada offers employees an on-site daycare and on-site clinic. CHICO EXPERIENCE: “I landed in Chico after a post-graduation bicycle tour. I spent my first years running a bike shop and then opened my own homebrew shop. There came a time when I knew I’d never be satisfied if I didn’t open my own brewery and see if it could be successful.” Read a profile of Sierra Nevada and Ken Grossman Ken Grossman, Founder & CEO at choosechico.com. CHICO BY THE NUMBERS 3 WWW.CHOOSECHICO.COM BUSINESS OVERVIEW CHICO’S BUSINESS SECTORS BUSINESS MIX Total Establishments, all Industries: 6,521 INDUSTRIES NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS Food & Beverage Agriculture Ag, Forestry, Fishing Technology Consumer Products Nat. Rsrc & Mining Manufacturing Construction Manufacturing Wholesale Retail Transport., Comm., Util. Fin., Ins., RE Business and Prof. REGIONAL HUB Educ. and Health Care Arts, Ent., Rec., Other Medical & Health Care Gov. & Nonprofit Shopping Education 0 500 1,000 1,500 Culture NUMBER EMPLOYED Ag, Forestry, Fishing Nat. Rsrc & Mining Construction Manufacturing TOURISM Wholesale Retail Recreation Transport., Comm., Util. Cycling Running Fin., Ins., RE Racing Business and Prof. Arts Educ. and Health Care Arts, Ent., Rec., Other Gov. & Nonprofit 0 4,000 8,000 12,000 16,000 Source: Nielsen 2015 data, June 2016, (1) Includes Non–classified Establishments CHICO BY THE NUMBERS 4 WWW.CHOOSECHICO.COM BUSINESS OVERVIEW Read a profile of Fifth Sun and Dan Gonzales at choosechico.com.