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Monterey, CA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe is 0% more densely populated than Monterey.
- People are 5.3% less likely to be married in South Lake Tahoe.
- The Median Age is 1.6 years older in South Lake Tahoe.
 Monterey, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,355329,725,481
 Female Population50.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 201028,025  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,609285,036,114
 Population - 199031,954  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-10.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,103.193.4
 Land Area8.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Monterey, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Monterey, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 White64.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian7.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Monterey, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Married Population44.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married38.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households12,912  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,86380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,725  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  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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