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- Pahrump is 0% more densely populated than South Lake Tahoe.
- People are 29.6% more likely to be married in Pahrump.
- The Median Age is 14.9 years older in Pahrump.
 South Lake Tahoe, CAPahrump, NVUnited States
 Population  Unlock42,471329,725,481
 Female Population48.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock53.938.4
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 Population - 201021,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock24,631285,036,114
 Population - 199021,586  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock62.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock140.893.4
 Land Area10.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 South Lake Tahoe, CAPahrump, NVUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock19.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 South Lake Tahoe, CAPahrump, NVUnited States
 White59.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.8%12.2%
 Asian5.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 South Lake Tahoe, CAPahrump, NVUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock45.0%50.2%
 Never Married42.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.6%10.8%
 Widowed3.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households9,078  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,49980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock59.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,215  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.8%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 Pahrump    28 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

There is so much new blood here and it's young. With the opening of Arby's, Chipotle, and maybe Dutch Brothers it's starting to feel a lot bigger than it used to. There  More

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Over 3 years ago

We moved to Pahrump about 7 years ago after our home in Las Vegas sold to the first couple looking at it, and we couldn't find a home there that we liked in our price  More

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Someone needs to update this information. Things have changed. The Town of Pahrump is making changes. No one wants negative comments about where they live, and the fact  More

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