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Population: 23,609. Estimated population in July 2024: 24,016 (+1.7% change)
Males: 12,203 (51.7%), Females: 11,406 (48.3%)

El Dorado County

Zip codes: 96150.

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.4 years
Median household income: $34,707
Median house value: $157,800

Population by Race

Races in South Lake Tahoe:

  • White Non-Hispanic (63.6%)
  • Hispanic (26.7%)
  • Other race (12.5%)
  • Filipino (4.4%)
  • Two or more races (3.9%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (12.2%), Irish (11.7%), English (10.8%), Italian (5.9%), United States (5.2%), French (3.3%).

Elevation: 6260 feet

Land area: 10.1 square miles

Map of South Lake Tahoe, CA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in South Lake Tahoe

  • High school or higher: 80.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Lake Tahoe city

  • Never married: 34.5%
  • Now married: 44.4%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 13.6%

22.5% Foreign born (16.1% Latin America, 4.3% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,668 (+7.6%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in South Lake Tahoe:

  • BARTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (2170 SOUTH AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near South Lake Tahoe:

  • CARSON REHABILITATION CENTER (about 22 miles; CARSON CITY, NV)
  • INCLINE VILLAGE HEALT CENTER (about 22 miles; INCLINE VILLAGE, NV)
  • CARSON-TAHOE HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; CARSON CITY, NV)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to South Lake Tahoe:

Other public-use airports nearest to South Lake Tahoe:

  • HOMEWOOD (about 16 miles; LAKE TAHOE, CA; Abbreviation: Q74)
  • MINDEN-TAHOE (about 17 miles; MINDEN, NV; Abbreviation: MEV)
  • ALPINE COUNTY (about 21 miles; MARKLEEVILLE, CA; Abbreviation: Q82)

Amtrak station:
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (1000 LAKE TAHOE BLVD.) – Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in South Lake Tahoe:

  • LAKE TAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,386; Location: ONE COLLEGE DR; Public; Website: www.ltcc.cc.ca.us)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Lake Tahoe:

  • WESTERN NEVADA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; Carson City, NV; Full-time enrollment: 2,167)
  • TRUCKEE MEADOWS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; RENO, NV; Full-time enrollment: 4,615)
  • SIERRA COLLEGE (about 88 miles; ROCKLIN, CA; Full-time enrollment: 9,313)
  • AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE (about 96 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 13,984)
  • CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SACRAMENTO (about 104 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 20,830)
  • CHARLES A JONES SKILLS AND BUSINESS ED CENTER (about 105 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 2,704)
  • COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE (about 106 miles; SACRAMENTO, CA; Full-time enrollment: 7,980)

Schools

Public high schools in South Lake Tahoe:

  • SOUTH TAHOE HIGH (Students: 1,540; Location: 1735 LAKE TAHOE BLVD.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MT. TALLAC HIGH (CONT.) (Students: 75; Location: 1735 LAKE TAHOE BLVD.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • CHARTER TRANSITIONAL REPORTING EDUCATIONAL CENTER (Students: 20; Location: 1286 KYBURZ AVE.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in South Lake Tahoe:

  • SOUTH TAHOE MIDDLE (Students: 1,251; Location: 2940 LAKE TAHOE BLVD.; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • BIJOU COMMUNITY (ELEM) (Students: 494; Location: 3501 SPRUCE AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • TAHOE VALLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 477; Location: 943 TAHOE ISLAND DR.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • AL TAHOE ELEMENTARY (Students: 459; Location: 1100 LYONS AVE.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • MEYERS ELEMENTARY (Students: 387; Location: 1095 SAN BERNADINO; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SIERRA HOUSE ELEMENTARY (Students: 362; Location: 1709 REMINGTON TRAIL; Grades: KG – 05)
  • TRANSITIONAL LEARNING CTR (CONT.) (Students: 38; Location: 1735 LAKE TAHOE BLVD.; Grades: KG – 12)

 

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