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Mesa, AZ vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe is 0% more densely populated than Mesa.
- People are 15.4% less likely to be married in South Lake Tahoe.
- The Median Age is 2.4 years older in South Lake Tahoe.
 Mesa, AZSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,355329,725,481
 Female Population50.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 2010440,833  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,609285,036,114
 Population - 1990288,091  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now83.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,103.193.4
 Land Area138.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mesa, AZSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Mesa, AZSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 White60.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian2.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mesa, AZSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Married Population50.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married32.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households190,363  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,86380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households66,228  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 2 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  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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