Lake Tahoe, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 9,047 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 3,111 (17 farm, 3,094 nonfarm))

Houses: 11,481 (4,832 occupied: 2,844 owner occupied, 1,988 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	43%

Housing density: 156 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,075 (lower quartile is $768, upper quartile is $1,543)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,420

Median gross rent in Lake Tahoe, CA in 2007: $1,208

Housing units in Lake Tahoe with a mortgage: 1,824 (190 second mortgage, 277 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 538

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $864,667 (it was $287,300 in 2000)

Lake Tahoe:	$864,667
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $613,788 - $1,244,368

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $1,052,563
Here: $1,052,563
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $736,612
Here: $736,612
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $1,110,389
Here: $1,110,389
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $508,924
Here: $508,924
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $398,600
Here: $398,600
State: $482,470

Mobile homes: $53,151
Here: $53,151
State: $59,450

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $63,652

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,967

In family households: 8,685 (2,098 male householders, 577 female householders)
2,185 spouses, 2,775 children (2,554 natural, 83 adopted, 138 stepchildren), 58 grandchildren, 271 brothers or sisters, 103 parents, 239 other relatives, 379 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,282 (1,342 male householders (838 living alone)), 781 female householders (507 living alone)), 1,159 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 191 (42 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,169 2-persons, 598 3-persons, 499 4-persons, 214 5-persons, 125 6-persons, 70 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,345 1-person, 553 2-persons, 133 3-persons, 75 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

1,885 married couples with children.
500 single-parent households (184 men, 316 women).

78.6% of residents of Lake Tahoe speak English at home.
19.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,841 (15.1%)
(18.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.3
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake Tahoe, California:
	1 room: 55 2 rooms: 160 3 rooms: 173 4 rooms: 255 5 rooms: 634 6 rooms: 580 7 rooms: 520 8 rooms: 255 9 or more rooms: 212

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake Tahoe, California:
	1 room: 314 2 rooms: 380 3 rooms: 364 4 rooms: 267 5 rooms: 318 6 rooms: 211 7 rooms: 82 8 rooms: 35 9 or more rooms: 17

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 131
1995 to 1998: 315
1990 to 1994: 407
1980 to 1989: 1,616
1970 to 1979: 4,262
1960 to 1969: 2,527
1950 to 1959: 1,194
1940 to 1949: 531
1939 or earlier: 498

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lake Tahoe:
	no bedroom: 84 1 bedroom: 247 2 bedrooms: 449 3 bedrooms: 1,321 4 bedrooms: 606 5 or more bedrooms: 137

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake Tahoe:
	no bedroom: 362 1 bedroom: 642 2 bedrooms: 339 3 bedrooms: 475 4 bedrooms: 131 5 or more bedrooms: 39

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Lake Tahoe in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 76 1 vehicle: 691 2 vehicles: 1,270 3 vehicles: 603 4 vehicles: 156 5 or more vehicles: 48

Cars and other vehicles available in Lake Tahoe in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 182 1 vehicle: 843 2 vehicles: 597 3 vehicles: 272 4 vehicles: 58 5 or more vehicles: 36

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Lake Tahoe, CA:

Less than $10,000: 11
$10,000 to $14,999: 5
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 5
$30,000 to $34,999: 8
$35,000 to $39,999: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 10
$50,000 to $59,999: 3
$60,000 to $69,999: 3
$70,000 to $79,999: 4
$80,000 to $89,999: 4
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 1
$125,000 to $149,999: 7
$150,000 to $174,999: 10
$175,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 to $249,999: 48
$250,000 to $299,999: 46
$300,000 to $399,999: 107
$400,000 to $499,999: 214
$500,000 to $749,999: 657
$750,000 to $999,999: 511
$1,000,000 or more: 1168

Lake Tahoe rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lake Tahoe:

Less than $100: 3 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 4
$200 to $249: 5
$250 to $299: 5
$300 to $349: 3
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 13
$450 to $499: 17
$500 to $549: 23
$550 to $599: 40
$600 to $649: 56
$650 to $699: 103
$700 to $749: 104
$750 to $799: 83
$800 to $899: 230
$900 to $999: 149
$1,000 to $1,249: 318
$1,250 to $1,499: 289
$1,500 to $1,999: 277
$2,000 or more: 135
No cash rent: 112

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 550 1990 to 1994: 458 1985 to 1989: 345 1980 to 1984: 193 1975 to 1979: 68 1970 to 1974: 71 1970 to 1974: 22 1965 to 1969: 134

Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.3%
Number of people working at home: 482 (7.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 444
5 to 9 minutes: 1267
10 to 14 minutes: 1046
15 to 19 minutes: 1146
20 to 24 minutes: 1133
25 to 29 minutes: 230
30 to 34 minutes: 513
35 to 39 minutes: 52
40 to 44 minutes: 46
45 to 59 minutes: 139
60 to 89 minutes: 123
90 or more minutes: 65

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,630 (69%)
Carpooled: 940 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 272 (4%)
Taxi: 4 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 68 (1%)
Walked: 196 (3%)
Other means: 87 (1%)
Worked at home: 482 (7%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 294
$10,000 to $14,999: 209
$15,000 to $19,999: 255
$20,000 to $24,999: 328
$25,000 to $29,999: 208
$30,000 to $34,999: 367
$35,000 to $39,999: 280
$40,000 to $44,999: 311
$45,000 to $49,999: 198
$50,000 to $59,999: 436
$60,000 to $74,999: 518
$75,000 to $99,999: 648
$100,000 to $124,999: 277
$125,000 to $149,999: 199
$150,000 to $199,999: 92
$200,000 or more: 178

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2476

Irish: 1236

German: 1163

English: 903

Italian: 565

United States or American: 497

French (except Basque): 286

Scottish: 251

European: 233

Scotch-Irish: 189

Swedish: 187

Norwegian: 180

Danish: 131

Polish: 127

French Canadian: 125

Russian: 114

Portuguese: 96

Welsh: 95

Hungarian: 90

Dutch: 89

Greek: 57

British: 56

Northern European: 47

Swiss: 37

Ukrainian: 32

Arab:: 29

Lebanese: 29

Australian: 29

Lithuanian: 28

Scandinavian: 27

Yugoslavian: 25

Czechoslovakian: 23

Belgian: 21

Armenian: 17

Austrian: 15

Basque: 14

Turkish: 14

Latvian: 13

Slovak: 12

Czech: 12

Finnish: 10

Slavic: 10

Estonian: 9

Canadian: 9

Eastern European: 7

Maltese: 7

Serbian: 7

Icelander: 6

Croatian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (83%)
Canada (3%)
Philippines (2%)
Australia (2%)
United Kingdom (1%)
Germany (1%)
El Salvador (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6411
Northeast: 1212
Midwest: 911
South: 567
West: 1074

50% of Lake Tahoe residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 69
Nursery to 4th grade: 51
5th and 6th grade: 148
7th and 8th grade: 61
9th grade: 40
10th grade: 31
11th grade: 88
12th grade, no diploma: 212
High school graduate (or equivalency): 697
Less than 1 year of college: 303
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 982
Associate degree: 303
Bachelor's degree: 1,098
Master's degree: 218
Professional school degree: 83
Doctorate degree: 56

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 148
Nursery to 4th grade: 64
5th and 6th grade: 69
7th and 8th grade: 64
9th grade: 57
10th grade: 11
11th grade: 23
12th grade, no diploma: 73
High school graduate (or equivalency): 640
Less than 1 year of college: 329
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 744
Associate degree: 303
Bachelor's degree: 1,082
Master's degree: 234
Professional school degree: 66
Doctorate degree: 50

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 10.7%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 4.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $70,371
Black householders: $47,686
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $49,990
Asian householders: $65,378
Some other race householders: $43,287
Two or more races householders: $46,610
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $49,505

Lake Tahoe household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lake Tahoe household income for Black householders

Lake Tahoe household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Lake Tahoe household income for Asian householders

Lake Tahoe household income for Some other race householders

Lake Tahoe household income for Two or more races householders

Lake Tahoe household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Lake Tahoe marital status for males

Lake Tahoe marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $918,538
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $285,914
Asian householders: $1,246,889
Some other race householders: $477,628
Two or more races householders: $840,288
Hispanic or Latino householders: $817,716

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,691
One, attached: 1,044
Two: 216
3 or 4: 709
5 to 9: 346
10 to 19: 110
20 to 49: 87
50 or more: 68
Mobile homes: 205
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,388

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lake Tahoe:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (80%) Electricity (9%) Wood (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (73%) Electricity (13%) Wood (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 55

Here:	4.3%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24

Here:	4.1%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 93

Here:	21.3%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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