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Silver City, NM vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe is 0% more densely populated than Silver City.
- People are 34.4% more likely to be married in South Lake Tahoe.
- The Median Age is 1.0 years older in South Lake Tahoe.
 Silver City, NMSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,355329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 201010,257  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,609285,036,114
 Population - 199010,683  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-12.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,103.193.4
 Land Area10.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Silver City, NMSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 48.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.8%  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 847.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Silver City, NMSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 White43.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian1.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Silver City, NMSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Married Population31.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married43.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed6.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households3,954  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,86380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children14.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,175  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Silver City    13 Reviews
Sharon · Las Cruces, NM
Isolated Quirky Town with Basic Amenities
Over 1 years ago

I bought here 1 year ago and live in the historical downtown. Crime is not a problem for us but we know crime happens here though the city is very tight knit about  More

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Dean  · Huntington Beach, CA
Small towns high crime.
Over 1 years ago

Never been here but like looking for small towns to consider living in. Quite sadly they all seem to have the highest crime rates both violent and property crime. Where  More

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Mary · Silver City, NM
Silver City quirky and welcoming!
Over 5 years ago

We moved to SC about a year ago. People are genuinely friendly-we actually have dinner in each other’s homes in our neighborhood. Historic downtown is quirky and fun  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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