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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Susanville, CA

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- Susanville is 0% more densely populated than South Lake Tahoe.
- People are 25.7% less likely to be married in Susanville.
- The Median Age is 6.4 years younger in Susanville.
 South Lake Tahoe, CASusanville, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock16,305329,725,481
 Female Population48.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.638.4
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 Population - 201021,430  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock13,541285,036,114
 Population - 199021,586  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock6.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now5.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,052.593.4
 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, CASusanville, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock10.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock18.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 South Lake Tahoe, CASusanville, CAUnited States
 White59.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock13.6%12.2%
 Asian5.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 South Lake Tahoe, CASusanville, CAUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock28.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.5%50.2%
 Never Married42.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed3.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.592.60
 Households9,078  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,81480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,215  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.7%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 Susanville    11 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Ive been here my whole life. I can't imagine living anywhere else but crime is definitely going up. Blame it on add another prison i feel 1 was plenty. But its still  More

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Over 6 years ago

Decent place, lived here for a while. Homeless are everywhere, drug addicts under the bridges, don't go to the river or the trail due to harassment from homeless.  More

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Over 7 years ago

Susanville has most of the raptors that you see in the US. I see deer in the city streets daily. I've seen beaver, coyote, wolf, bear, martins, racoon, fox, skunk,  More

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