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Ridgecrest, CA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe is 0% more densely populated than Ridgecrest.
- People are 17.1% less likely to be married in South Lake Tahoe.
- The Median Age is 2.4 years older in South Lake Tahoe.
 Ridgecrest, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,355329,725,481
 Female Population49.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 201027,705  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,609285,036,114
 Population - 199027,725  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,103.193.4
 Land Area20.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Ridgecrest, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Ridgecrest, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 White64.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian5.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Ridgecrest, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Married Population51.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married32.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households11,045  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,86380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,353  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  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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