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Chicago, IL vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe is 0% more densely populated than Chicago.
- People are 12.2% more likely to be married in South Lake Tahoe.
- The Median Age is 3.9 years older in South Lake Tahoe.
 Chicago, ILSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,355329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 20102,697,480  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,609285,036,114
 Population - 19902,783,726  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,103.193.4
 Land Area227.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chicago, ILSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Chicago, ILSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 White33.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian6.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chicago, ILSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Married Population37.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married48.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households1,112,581  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,86380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households537,756  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children17.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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