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Del Mar, CA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe is 0% more densely populated than Del Mar.
- People are 35.6% less likely to be married in South Lake Tahoe.
- The Median Age is 11.5 years younger in South Lake Tahoe.
 Del Mar, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,355329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 20104,172  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,609285,036,114
 Population - 19904,860  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-11.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,103.193.4
 Land Area1.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Del Mar, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 200.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5419.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 643.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 848.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Del Mar, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 White83.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian0.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Del Mar, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Married Population65.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married21.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed1.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households1,818  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,86380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children20.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households604  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children1.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Del Mar    2 Reviews

I'm born, and raised in the Chicago area, and had most of my career while living in the Washington, DC area. San Diego does take some getting used to. Where you live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Greatest weather in the  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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