Sunnyside–Tahoe City is a

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(CDP) in

Placer County Placer County ( ; ''Placer'', Spanish language, Spanish for "sand deposit"), officially the County of Placer, is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was ...

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, located on the northwest shore of

Lake Tahoe Lake Tahoe (; Washo language, Washo: ''dáʔaw'') is a Fresh water, freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the Western United States, straddling the border between California and Nevada. Lying at above sea level, Lake Tahoe is the largest a ...

. The population was 1,555 at the 2020 census, down from 1,557 at the 2010 census, and its land area is . It includes the two communities, Sunnyside, and

Tahoe City Tahoe City (formerly Tahoe) is an unincorporated town in Placer County, California. Tahoe City is located on the shore of Lake Tahoe, at the outlet of the Truckee River. The site was surveyed in 1863, and Tahoe House was built in 1864. The Tah ...

Demographics

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Sunnyside-Tahoe City had a population of 1,555. The population density was . The racial makeup of the CDP was 1,365 (87.8%)

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, 1 (0.1%)

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, 5 (0.3%) Native American, 21 (1.4%) Asian, 1 (0.1%)

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, 54 (3.5%) from other races, and 108 (6.9%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 115 persons (7.4%). The whole population lived in households. There were 725 households, out of which 135 (18.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 305 (42.1%) were married-couple households, 69 (9.5%) were

cohabiting Cohabitation is an arrangement where people who are not legally married live together as a couple. They are often involved in a romantic or sexually intimate relationship on a long-term or permanent basis. Such arrangements have become incr ...

couple households, 132 (18.2%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 219 (30.2%) had a male householder with no partner present. 245 households (33.8%) were one person, and 67 (9.2%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.14. There were 398

families Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...

(54.9% of all households). The age distribution was 235 people (15.1%) under the age of 18, 71 people (4.6%) aged 18 to 24, 471 people (30.3%) aged 25 to 44, 480 people (30.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 298 people (19.2%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 45.0years. For every 100 females, there were 112.1 males. There were 2,354 housing units at an average density of , of which 725 (30.8%) were occupied. Of these, 433 (59.7%) were owner-occupied, and 292 (40.3%) were occupied by renters. In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $121,154, and the

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was $76,225. About 0.0% of families and 0.8% of the population were below the poverty line.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Sunnyside–Tahoe City had a population of 1,557. The population density was . The racial makeup of Sunnyside–Tahoe City was 1,480 (95.1%)

, 3 (0.2%)

, 4 (0.3%) Native American, 15 (1.0%) Asian, 1 (0.1%)

, 32 (2.1%) from other races, and 22 (1.4%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 84 persons (5.4%). The Census reported that 1,550 people (99.6% of the population) lived in households, 7 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 744 households, out of which 120 (16.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 268 (36.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 29 (3.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 24 (3.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 84 (11.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 5 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 255 households (34.3%) were made up of individuals, and 40 (5.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08. There were 321

(43.1% of all households); the average family size was 2.64. The population was spread out, with 191 people (12.3%) under the age of 18, 140 people (9.0%) aged 18 to 24, 549 people (35.3%) aged 25 to 44, 513 people (32.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 164 people (10.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.7 years. For every 100 females there were 120.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.8 males. There were 2,119 housing units at an average density of , of which 402 (54.0%) were owner-occupied, and 342 (46.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 21.2%. 849 people (54.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 701 people (45.0%) lived in rental housing units.

Climate

Sunnyside-Lake Tahoe has a

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(Csb) according to the

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system.

References

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Demographics

2020

2010

Climate

See also

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