Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, Chillicothe had a population of 6,128. The median age was 41.6 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.8 males age 18 and over. 93.5% of residents lived in urban areas, while 6.5% lived in rural areas. There were 2,589 households in Chillicothe, of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.5% were married-couple households, 18.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older., there were 5,996 people, 2,429 households, and 1,649 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,544 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.4%
White, 0.2%
African American, 0.2%
Native American, 0.2%
Asian, <0.1%
Pacific Islander, 1.1% from
other races, and 0.9% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 3.5% of the population. There were 2,429 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were
married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.96. In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $40,697, and the median income for a family was $50,981. Males had a median income of $42,430 versus $23,295 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $22,118. About 5.1% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==