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Lynden, WA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe is 0% more densely populated than Lynden.
- People are 28.7% less likely to be married in South Lake Tahoe.
- The Median Age is 2.6 years older in South Lake Tahoe.
 Lynden, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,355329,725,481
 Female Population50.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 201012,059  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,609285,036,114
 Population - 19905,709  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now169.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,103.193.4
 Land Area5.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Lynden, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Lynden, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 White80.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian1.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Lynden, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Married Population59.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married22.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed6.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households5,760  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,86380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children43.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,829  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Lynden    3 Reviews

Moved from Metro Philadelphia. We looked at 10 communities in the following states Del, Tenn, AZ , PA, Tex, NM, ID, WA. We narrowed it down to two great towns  More

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I've lived all over the country and Washington has some of the unfriendliest and angriest people I've met. I was told to avoid Lynden and move to Bellingham because  More

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I never fully appreciated Lynden until I moved away and came back again. It wasn't until then that I realized what a wonderful, safe and friendly community Lynden really  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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