South Lake Tahoe

Population: 21,319
Median household income: $73,940
Median home value: $630,200

Located in El Dorado County, California, South Lake Tahoe is a community with a population of 21,319. At $73,940, its median household income sits below El Dorado County's $106,190.

From 2019 to 2023, South Lake Tahoe's population declined 2.8% from 21,939 to 21,319, while its median home value rose 56.1% from $403,600 to $630,200.

62.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1973.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,319
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $73,940
Median home value: $630,200
Median gross rent: $1,467
Housing units: 16,436
Homeownership rate: 46.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,93921,319

Median household income

$49,390$73,940

Median home value

$403,600$630,200

Median gross rent

$1,020$1,467

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,939	$49,390	$403,600	$1,020
2020	22,535	$52,871	$425,700	$1,092
2021	21,355	$57,976	$449,200	$1,156
2022	21,346	$67,686	$571,700	$1,295
2023	21,319	$73,940	$630,200	$1,467

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	974	4.6%
5 to 17	2,695	12.6%
18 to 24	1,800	8.4%
25 to 34	3,636	17.1%
35 to 44	3,352	15.7%
45 to 54	2,163	10.1%
55 to 64	3,214	15.1%
65 to 74	2,409	11.3%
75 and over	1,076	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,617	59.2%
Black or African American	118	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	166	0.8%
Asian	1,303	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	57	0.3%
Some other race	53	0.2%
Two or more races	991	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,014	28.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate22.1%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree23.7%

Graduate or professional degree10.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,743	11.0%
High school graduate	3,498	22.1%
Some college or associate's	5,223	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,764	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,622	10.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone61.0%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit2.2%

Walked7.2%

Bicycle3.3%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,086	61.0%
Carpooled	1,366	11.8%
Public transit	251	2.2%
Walked	835	7.2%
Bicycle	378	3.3%
Worked from home	1,534	13.2%
Other means	168	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,936	58.9%
15 to 29 min	3,055	30.3%
30 to 44 min	549	5.4%
45 to 59 min	154	1.5%
60+ min	390	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 12.4% (2,612 of 21,087)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,021	54.2%
Nonfamily households	4,243	45.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,264	56.4%
Vacant	7,172	43.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,273	46.1%
Renter-occupied	4,991	53.9%

1-unit, detached62.7%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units14.1%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,306	62.7%
1-unit, attached	538	3.3%
2 to 4 units	1,953	11.9%
5 to 19 units	2,312	14.1%
20 or more units	720	4.4%
Mobile home & other	607	3.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0673108
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.29 sq mi
Center point: 38.9282, -119.9810