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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Placerville, CA

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- Placerville is 0% more densely populated than South Lake Tahoe.
- People are 13.4% more likely to be married in Placerville.
- The Median Age is 4.3 years older in Placerville.
 South Lake Tahoe, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,777329,725,481
 Female Population48.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.338.4
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 Population - 201021,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,610285,036,114
 Population - 199021,586  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock15.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,845.493.4
 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, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.8%1.9%
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 Race
 South Lake Tahoe, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 White59.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian5.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 South Lake Tahoe, CAPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock51.9%50.2%
 Never Married42.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock16.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.252.60
 Households9,078  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,77880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,215  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.5%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 Placerville    6 Reviews
dj · Placerville, CA
Placerville: Can't go wrong for foothill living
Over 3 years ago

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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kenG · Placerville, CA
Our retirement town
Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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David · Placerville, CA
Red area Blue State
Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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