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Silverthorne, CO vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe is 0% more densely populated than Silverthorne.
- People are 7.6% less likely to be married in South Lake Tahoe.
- The Median Age is 10.9 years younger in South Lake Tahoe.
 Silverthorne, COSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,355329,725,481
 Female Population40.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population59.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 20103,914  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,609285,036,114
 Population - 19901,768  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now177.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,103.193.4
 Land Area4.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Silverthorne, COSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6412.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Silverthorne, COSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 White83.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Silverthorne, COSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Married Population45.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married33.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed3.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households1,792  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,86380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children11.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households633  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Silverthorne    2 Reviews

We've lived here 2 1/2 years, three winters now, and although I'm not a huge fan of winter, and there's a lot of it here, at least there are really fun things to do. We  More

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Over 19 years ago

Silverthorne is a great place to live, but the cost of housing and living has recently put a big separation between the working class and the rest of the  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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