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Elgin, IL vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe is 0% more densely populated than Elgin.
- People are 18.4% less likely to be married in South Lake Tahoe.
- The Median Age is 4.0 years older in South Lake Tahoe.
 Elgin, ILSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,355329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 2010108,386  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,609285,036,114
 Population - 199077,010  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now43.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,103.193.4
 Land Area37.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Elgin, ILSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Elgin, ILSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 White39.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian5.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Elgin, ILSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Married Population52.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married35.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed3.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households38,168  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,86380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households10,798  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  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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