Lake Tahoe, CA (California) Houses and Residents
| Lake Tahoe: | $938,403 |
| California: | $715,900 |
Total population: 16,057 (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: | 44% |
Housing density: 156 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $594,880.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,638 (lower quartile is $1,127, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,164
Median gross rent in Lake Tahoe, CA in 2022: $1,828
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
Household type by relationship:
Households: 344,625- In family households: 294,327 (69,618 male householders, 23,918 female householders)
75,509 spouses, 101,961 children (94,970 natural, 2,425 adopted, 4,566 stepchildren), 4,913 grandchildren, 2,541 brothers or sisters, 3,123 parents, foster children, 3,121 other relatives, 7,227 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 50,298 (17,002 male householders (12,149 living alone)), 22,089 female householders (18,347 living alone)), 11,207 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3,807 (1,717 institutionalized population)
48,873 married couples with children.
12,146 single-parent households (3,480 men, 8,666 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: 5,285 (25.8%)
(23.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 5.6 |
| State: | 6.0 |
| Here: | 3.2 |
| State: | 3.9 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lake Tahoe, California
- 84no bedroom
- 2471 bedroom
- 4492 bedrooms
- 1,3213 bedrooms
- 6064 bedrooms
- 1375+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake Tahoe, California
- 362no bedroom
- 6421 bedroom
- 3392 bedrooms
- 4753 bedrooms
- 1314 bedrooms
- 395+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Lake Tahoe in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 76no vehicle
- 6911 vehicle
- 1,2702 vehicles
- 6033 vehicles
- 1564 vehicles
- 485+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Lake Tahoe in renter-occupied apartments
- 182no vehicle
- 8431 vehicle
- 5972 vehicles
- 2723 vehicles
- 584 vehicles
- 365+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake Tahoe, California
- 551 room
- 1602 rooms
- 1733 rooms
- 2554 rooms
- 6345 rooms
- 5806 rooms
- 5207 rooms
- 2558 rooms
- 2129+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake Tahoe, California
- 3141 room
- 3802 rooms
- 3643 rooms
- 2674 rooms
- 3185 rooms
- 2116 rooms
- 827 rooms
- 358 rooms
- 179+ rooms
Lake Tahoe, CA household income distribution
- 3,926Less than $10,000
- 6,467$10,000 to $19,999
- 6,670$20,000 to $29,999
- 6,210$30,000 to $39,999
- 6,442$40,000 to $49,999
- 5,919$50,000 to $59,999
- 11,899$60,000 to $74,999
- 16,696$75,000 to $99,999
- 13,825$100,000 to $124,999
- 10,112$125,000 to $149,999
- 19,236$150,000 to $199,999
- 27,874$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.4%
Number of people working at home: 2,515 (22.2% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 444
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1,267
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1,046
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1,146
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1,133
- 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 (69.2%)
- Carpooled: 940 (14.1%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 272 (4.1%)
- Taxi: 4 (0.1%)
- Motorcycle: 7 (0.1%)
- Bicycle: 68 (1.0%)
- Walked: 196 (2.9%)
- Other means: 87 (1.3%)
- Worked at home: 482 (7.2%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Lake Tahoe, California
- 5501995 to March 2000
- 4581990 to 1994
- 3451985 to 1989
- 1931980 to 1984
- 681975 to 1979
- 711970 to 1974
- 221965 to 1969
- 134Before 1965
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Lake Tahoe: | 82.8% (1,524) |
| California: | 44.3% (3,928,701) |
| Lake Tahoe: | 3.0% (55) |
| California: | 1.6% (141,181) |
| Lake Tahoe: | 2.0% (37) |
| California: | 7.5% (664,935) |
| Lake Tahoe: | 1.8% (33) |
| California: | 0.2% (15,391) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6,411
- Other state: 3,764
- Northeast: 1,212
- Midwest: 911
- South: 567
- West: 1,074
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
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
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: $39,000
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.5%
- 80.0%Utility gas
- 8.6%Electricity
- 8.3%Wood
- 2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 73.2%Utility gas
- 13.0%Electricity
- 8.5%Wood
- 4.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 4.3% |
| California: | 9.9% |
| Here: | 4.1% |
| California: | 7.8% |
| Here: | 21.3% |
| California: | 15.4% |
