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Santa Fe, NM vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe is 0% more densely populated than Santa Fe.
- People are 1.1% less likely to be married in South Lake Tahoe.
- The Median Age is 5.0 years younger in South Lake Tahoe.
 Santa Fe, NMSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,355329,725,481
 Female Population52.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 201081,021  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,609285,036,114
 Population - 199055,859  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now52.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,103.193.4
 Land Area52.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Santa Fe, NMSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  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 846.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Fe, NMSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 White39.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian1.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Fe, NMSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Married Population42.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married34.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households37,878  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,86380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households17,097  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.0%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews
Andrea · Santa Fe, NM
I love this City Different!
Over 3 years ago

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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"Ret1re" · Johnsburg, NY
Great, but not perfect
Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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chris · Ogden, UT
Carnival of fools
Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews
Anon · Sacramento, CA
Meh. Pretty boring
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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Jack · Chicago, IL
Overpriced overhyped overrated dump
Over 5 years ago

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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Peter · South Lake Tahoe, CA
Beautiful place
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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