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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest is 0% more densely populated than South Lake Tahoe.
- People are 20.6% more likely to be married in Ridgecrest.
- The Median Age is 2.4 years younger in Ridgecrest.
 South Lake Tahoe, CARidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock27,989329,725,481
 Female Population48.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 201021,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock24,927285,036,114
 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  Unlock1,340.593.4
 Land Area10.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 South Lake Tahoe, CARidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.5%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  Unlock7.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 South Lake Tahoe, CARidgecrest, CAUnited States
 White59.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.6%12.2%
 Asian5.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 South Lake Tahoe, CARidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock49.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.8%50.2%
 Never Married42.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.2%10.8%
 Widowed3.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.522.60
 Households9,078  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,69280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,215  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock16.5%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 Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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