Age
South Lake Tahoe's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in South Lake Tahoe is 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- South Lake Tahoe's population under 18 was 16.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- South Lake Tahoe's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in South Lake Tahoe, 13.31% were under the age of 15, 20.89% aged 15 to 29, 50.88% aged 30 to 64, 13.40% aged 65 to 84, and 1.52% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 833 less females than males in South Lake Tahoe:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.05% females and 51.95% males in South Lake Tahoe, CA.
- The South Lake Tahoe, CA gender ratio is 108.1:100 i.e. 108.1 men to 100 women (1.081).
- For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 1,177.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 958.
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Race / Ethnicity
South Lake Tahoe's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of South Lake Tahoe population: 75.58% are White, 0.60% are Black or African American, 0.63% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.38% are Asian, 0.08% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 8.82% are some other race and 8.91% are multiracial.
- South Lake Tahoe's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 6,373 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,982 (70.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in South Lake Tahoe is White with a population of 16,14 (75.58% of the total population).
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Year by year
South Lake Tahoe's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 23,833 in the year 2001
- From 2000 to 2010, South Lake Tahoe's population decreased by 2,213 (9.36%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, South Lake Tahoe's population decreased by 134 (0.63%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, South Lake Tahoe's population was lowest in year 2022 at 21,175.
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