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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Bigfork, MT

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- Bigfork is 0% more densely populated than South Lake Tahoe.
- People are 27.5% more likely to be married in Bigfork.
- The Median Age is 15.7 years older in Bigfork.
 South Lake Tahoe, CABigfork, MTUnited States
 Population  Unlock4,683329,725,481
 Female Population48.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock54.738.4
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 Population - 201021,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,421285,036,114
 Population - 199021,586  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock272.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock149.893.4
 Land Area10.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 South Lake Tahoe, CABigfork, MTUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock10.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock17.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.1%1.9%
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 Race
 South Lake Tahoe, CABigfork, MTUnited States
 White59.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.1%12.2%
 Asian5.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 South Lake Tahoe, CABigfork, MTUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock45.9%50.2%
 Never Married42.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.152.60
 Households9,078  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,22080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock63.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,215  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock4.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Bigfork    5 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Artist village drawing pre-retirement and retirement individuals to the valley surrounded by the Swan Mountain Range. Provides boating on the largest fresh water lake  More

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With the 2008 statistics in from our MLS, now is a good time for a recap of 2008. Though we are not suffering the identical market conditions of the large  More

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With the 2008 statistics in from our MLS, now is a good time for a recap of 2008. Though we are not suffering the identical market conditions of the large  More

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