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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose is 0% more densely populated than South Lake Tahoe.
- People are 22.1% more likely to be married in San Jose.
- The Median Age is 1.5 years younger in San Jose.
 South Lake Tahoe, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,013,337329,725,481
 Female Population48.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.538.4
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 Population - 201021,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock894,943285,036,114
 Population - 199021,586  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock13.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,721.793.4
 Land Area10.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 South Lake Tahoe, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%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  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.8%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, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 White59.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.8%12.2%
 Asian5.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 South Lake Tahoe, CASan Jose, CAUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock50.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.2%50.2%
 Never Married42.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.082.60
 Households9,078  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock234,54580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,215  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.1%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 San Jose    90 Reviews
Jim · San Jose, CA
West San Jose is a Desirable Area in San Jose
Over 2 years ago

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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Roger · San Jose, CA
Declining quality of life…
Over 3 years ago

I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Donna · San Jose, CA
HORRIBLE place to live
Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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