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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Grass Valley, CA

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- Grass Valley is 0% more densely populated than South Lake Tahoe.
- People are 17.2% less likely to be married in Grass Valley.
- The Median Age is 8.0 years older in Grass Valley.
 South Lake Tahoe, CAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock13,550329,725,481
 Female Population48.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock4738.4
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 Population - 201021,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock10,922285,036,114
 Population - 199021,586  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock16.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,581.493.4
 Land Area10.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 South Lake Tahoe, CAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock7.6%1.9%
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 Race
 South Lake Tahoe, CAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 White59.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian5.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 South Lake Tahoe, CAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock64.8%50.2%
 Never Married42.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock22.3%10.8%
 Widowed3.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.992.60
 Households9,078  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,89080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,215  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.9%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 Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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