Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinics in South Lake Tahoe, CA

South Lake Tahoe community health snapshot

3 urgent care locations for 21,269 residents of South Lake Tahoe — about 1.4 per 10,000 people.

• 21,269Residents
• 10.4%Without health insuranceabove California's 6.6%
• $82,002Median household incomebelow California's $99,122
• 15.5%Under 18below California's 22.0%
• 18.2%65 and olderabove California's 15.7%
• 9.3%Below the poverty linebelow California's 12.0%

With 10.4% of residents uninsured, self-pay pricing matters here — ask any clinic for its self-pay rate before your visit, and see your rights against surprise bills.

Families, coverage and getting to care in South Lake Tahoe

• 3.2%Children under 5below California's 5.5%
• 22.3%Households with childrenbelow California's 32.4%
• 38.6%Covered by public insurancebelow California's 39.7%
• 63.7%Covered by private insuranceabout the same as California (63.7%)
• 12.3%Living with a disabilityabove California's 11.6%
• 27.9%Age 5+ speaking a language other than English at homebelow California's 44.4%
• 7.0%Households without a vehicleabout the same as California (7.1%)
• 16.5 minAverage commute to workCalifornia average 28.7 min
• 3.0%Veterans (adults)below California's 4.3%

• 20.9% of residents age 5+ speak Spanish at home — when you call, ask whether the clinic has Spanish-speaking staff or an interpreter service.
• 38.6% of residents have public coverage such as Medicaid or Medicare — confirm a clinic accepts your specific plan before you go.

Sources: Population, age, household, income, insurance, disability, language, vehicle, commuting, veteran, and poverty figures — U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Data Profiles DP02, DP03, DP04 and DP05, for South Lake Tahoe city, California in El Dorado County; California comparison figures from the same tables at the state level. Estimates carry margins of error. Clinic count — federal NPPES provider registry listings in this directory. census.gov/acs · data.census.gov · NPPES registry