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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Lake Arrowhead, CA

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- Lake Arrowhead is 0% more densely populated than South Lake Tahoe.
- People are 48.1% more likely to be married in Lake Arrowhead.
- The Median Age is 9.6 years older in Lake Arrowhead.
 South Lake Tahoe, CALake Arrowhead, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,647329,725,481
 Female Population48.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock48.638.4
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 Population - 201021,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,934285,036,114
 Population - 199021,586  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock23.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock544.293.4
 Land Area10.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 South Lake Tahoe, CALake Arrowhead, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock16.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.6%1.9%
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 Race
 South Lake Tahoe, CALake Arrowhead, CAUnited States
 White59.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.4%12.2%
 Asian5.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock24.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 South Lake Tahoe, CALake Arrowhead, CAUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock62.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock37.1%50.2%
 Never Married42.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.3%10.8%
 Widowed3.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.452.60
 Households9,078  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,94280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock64.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,215  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.8%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 Lake Arrowhead    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Even though there are a huge number of homes on the market, there are still new homes being built and more and more vacant homes. The new homes don't necessarily have  More

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Over 11 years ago

Since the housing prices have declined so much in the area (we bought our home in 2006, now in 2014 we have lost $100,000 in value) I have noticed the crime rate is  More

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Over 17 years ago

The Lake Arrowhead Architectual Committee known as AWAC will make all decisions as to the color of your home. Brown and green appear to be the favorite of AWAC.  More

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