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South Lake Tahoe, CA

21,319 Population
10.1 square miles 2,117.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±1.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 37.6 ±0.1

Economics

$50,098 ±$6,410 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: $45,964 ±$354
  • a little higher than the amount in California: $47,977 ±$163
$73,940 ±$8,173 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: $93,986 ±$788
  • about three-quarters of the amount in California: $96,334 ±$298

12.4% ±2.2% (2,612  ±470) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 11.6% 274,810 (±0.3% / ±7,625)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 12% 4,610,600 (±0.1% / ±37,676)

15.8 minutes ±1.6 (159,610  ±18,353) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 27.4 24,866,940 (±0.2 / ±266,489)
  • about half the figure in California: 29 449,199,070 (±0 / ±1,016,968)

Families

9,264 ±331 Number of households
  • the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 876,004 ±1,907
  • California: 13,434,847 ±19,805
2.3 ±0.1 (21,014  ±124) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 2.7 2,364,917 (±0 / ±1,172)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in California: 2.9 38,375,888

3% ±1.5% (160  ±79) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 5.1% 29,102 (±0.3% / ±1,512)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 4.8% 458,434 (±0.1% / ±6,537)

Housing

16,436 ±449 Number of housing units
  • the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 945,650 ±501
  • California: 14,532,683 ±1,118

$630,200 ±$34,971 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: $559,000 ±$2,628
  • about 90 percent of the amount in California: $695,400 ±$1,030

14.2% ±2.9% (3,013  ±609.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 12.8% 304,228 (±0.3% / ±6,692.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in California: 11.2% 4,339,762 (±0.1% / ±29,112.5)

Social

89% ±4.8% (14,107  ±864.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 90.1% 1,487,718 (±0.6% / ±9,336.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84.6% 22,792,052 (±0.2% / ±42,908.7)
34% ±3.2% (5,386  ±522.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 36.3% 599,607 (±0.3% / ±5,483.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 36.5% 9,834,361 (±0.1% / ±27,165.3)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

20.3% ±2.5% (4,335  ±540) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 18.9% 454,728
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 26.7% 10,479,526

2.6% ±0.7% (455  ±130) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area: 6% 112,557 (±0.1% / ±2,169)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 4.5% 1,355,918 (±0% / ±10,743)
455 Total veterans ±130 424 Male ±126 31 Female ±34

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