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- South Lake Tahoe is 0% more densely populated than Pagosa Springs.
- People are 25.9% more likely to be married in South Lake Tahoe.
- The Median Age is 4.9 years older in South Lake Tahoe.
 Pagosa Springs, COSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,355329,725,481
 Female Population45.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population54.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 20101,729  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,609285,036,114
 Population - 19901,207  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now76.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,103.193.4
 Land Area4.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Pagosa Springs, COSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.7%  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 545.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Pagosa Springs, COSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 White43.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian0.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Pagosa Springs, COSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Married Population33.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married30.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households618  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,86380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children32.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households324  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Pagosa Springs    12 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Driving in from the Durango airport (If you can ignore the slum area just before town on 160) is a beautiful sight! As pretty as any town in Colorado. (Except for all  More

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Over 7 years ago

First off it’s generally beautiful around here! Tons of things to do..mostly outside things, like you’d expect from a ski/mountain town -hunting, fishing, hiking,  More

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Over 8 years ago

Pagosa is a beautiful mountain town with an abundance of outdoor activities: skiing, fishing, hunting, hiking, and camping. It is also a major tourist area with many  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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