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Fresno, CA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe is 0% more densely populated than Fresno.
- People are 1.0% less likely to be married in South Lake Tahoe.
- The Median Age is 7.3 years older in South Lake Tahoe.
 Fresno, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,355329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 2010497,763  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,609285,036,114
 Population - 1990354,202  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now49.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,103.193.4
 Land Area114.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Fresno, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.6%  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
 Fresno, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 White25.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian13.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Fresno, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Married Population42.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married42.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households174,756  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,86380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households56,917  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  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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