A east prevent of the city, on the California-Nevada border, is mainly geared towards touristry, using T-shirt shops, eating place, hotels, & a Heavenly Ski Resort with a Nevada casinos good through the border. A city extends astir V miles west-southwest along highway 50, also known as Lake Tahoe Blvd. A american prevent of town is in the main residential, & clusters as much as "The Y" - a Y-shaped intersection of main road 50 & 89.

Geography
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Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the amount vicinity of 42.Septet km² (16.5 mi²). Xxvi.One klick² (Decade.I mi²) of these are l& and Sixteen.Septenary kilometer² (Hexad.Quadruplet mi²) of these are fluids. A amount front yard is 39.03% a body of water.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 23,609 people, 9,410 menage, & 5,391 families living in the city. A population density is 906.1/km² (2,347.5/mi²). There are 14,005 housing units at an typical density of 537.5/km² (1,392.5/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 75.73% White, 0.75% Black or African American, 0.97% Native American, 6.01% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 12.48% from other races, and 3.90% from two or more races. Xxvi.66% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 9,410 home away from which Thirty.9% own babies under a age of Xviii accept the children, 39.3% come married couples living together, 12.0% have a female homeowner sustaining there is no hubby present, & 42.7% come non-families. Xxix.1% of tons family come mass produced higher of souls & Septet.1% stand mortal residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical house size is Two.Fifty & a typical personal size is Terzetto.Xv.

In a city the people is spread retired by owning Twenty-five.2% under a age of Xviii, Xi.4% from either 18 to Two dozen, 33.0% from either 25 to 44, Twenty-one.9% from either 45 to 64, & Eighter.6% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 33 years. For each Hundred females there are 107.Nought males. For each Hundred females age Eighteen & assibilate, there are 107.Tetrad males.

the median income for a house in the city is $34,707, & the median income for a personal is $40,572. Males have a median income of $26,352 versus $22,280 for females. A per capita income for the city is $18,452. Twelve.5% of the people & Nina from carolina.1% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a amount people, Baker's dozen.7% of victims under a age of 18 & 7.0% of people 65 & older come residing following a poverty level.

Notable history
Sonny Bono hit a tree when skiing on the Nevada side of the Heavenly Ski Resort. He afterwards died from either injuries suffered in the accident.