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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Portland, OR

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- Portland is 0% more densely populated than South Lake Tahoe.
- People are 0.1% less likely to be married in Portland.
- The Median Age is 1.1 years younger in Portland.
 South Lake Tahoe, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock647,176329,725,481
 Female Population48.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.938.4
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 Population - 201021,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock529,121285,036,114
 Population - 199021,586  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock24.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,850.693.4
 Land Area10.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock11.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 South Lake Tahoe, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%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  Unlock17.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 South Lake Tahoe, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 White59.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock5.5%12.2%
 Asian5.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock10.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 South Lake Tahoe, CAPortland, ORUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married42.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.262.60
 Households9,078  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock139,39080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,215  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%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 Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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