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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Carson City, NV

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- Carson City is 0% more densely populated than South Lake Tahoe.
- People are 12.5% more likely to be married in Carson City.
- The Median Age is 3.3 years older in Carson City.
 South Lake Tahoe, CACarson City, NVUnited States
 Population  Unlock57,957329,725,481
 Female Population48.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.338.4
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 Population - 201021,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock52,457285,036,114
 Population - 199021,586  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock6.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock400.693.4
 Land Area10.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock12.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 South Lake Tahoe, CACarson City, NVUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.7%1.9%
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 Race
 South Lake Tahoe, CACarson City, NVUnited States
 White59.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.9%12.2%
 Asian5.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock24.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 South Lake Tahoe, CACarson City, NVUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.3%50.2%
 Never Married42.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.6%10.8%
 Widowed3.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households9,078  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock14,51180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,215  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
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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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Reviews for Carson City    15 Reviews
Carol · Portola, CA
Great museums, lots of history
Over 2 years ago

Visited on and off over the years. It is actually green in the surrounding areas, right in town it lacks good green planning. Being so close to Carson and Tahoe,  More

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Nathan · Carson, NV
Not a good place to live
Over 3 years ago

I'd give Carson City a zero if I could. Simply, there's nothing to do here except drink and gamble. Sure, Tahoe seems close, but the vibrant part is about 40 minutes  More

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Douglas · Carson, NV
Wonderful to Raise Children and Retire
Over 7 years ago

Carson City, Nevada is a wonderful place to raise a family and/or retire. We raised our two youngest children here and now we are retired, after moving to CC 21 years  More

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