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Tempe, AZ vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- South Lake Tahoe is 0% more densely populated than Tempe.
- People are 33.9% more likely to be married in South Lake Tahoe.
- The Median Age is 9.4 years older in South Lake Tahoe.
 Tempe, AZSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,355329,725,481
 Female Population46.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population53.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock3938.4
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 Population - 2010162,317  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,609285,036,114
 Population - 1990141,865  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-3.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now41.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,103.193.4
 Land Area40.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Tempe, AZSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 2010.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.2%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3422.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Tempe, AZSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 White54.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.5%12.2%
 Asian8.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.4%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Tempe, AZSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Married Population31.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock40.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.6%50.2%
 Never Married55.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed3.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households73,785  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,86380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock42.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households39,948  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Tempe    22 Reviews

Tempe is a very unique case of a College Town that has quickly become a Small College City or a Small City. It used to be where there was small pockets of walkability  More

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Tempe is a small city that definitely has nice areas, nice weather, the people are always good, and it is home of ASU. The Tempe town council has done a good job towards  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in Arizona 55 yrs Phoenix /Tempe lost my job and got a offer to keep my job but had to move Fall River MA. I will take the heat over days of cold anytime . January  More

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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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