Half Moon Bay Population History 1990 - 2023

Half Moon Bay Population Facts

What is the current population of Half Moon Bay?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Half Moon Bay is 11,105. Half Moon Bay, California is the 2,934th largest city in the US.

What county is Half Moon Bay, California in?

Half Moon Bay is located entirely in San Mateo County.

What is the size of Half Moon Bay, California in square miles?

Half Moon Bay has an area of 6.4 square miles.

What was the peak population of Half Moon Bay?

The peak population of Half Moon Bay was in 2000, when its population was 11,879. In 2000, Half Moon Bay was the 2,406th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 2,934th largest city in the US. Half Moon Bay is currently 6.5% smaller than it was in 2000.

How quickly is Half Moon Bay shrinking?

Half Moon Bay has shrunk 6.5% since the year 2000. Half Moon Bay, California's growth is extremely below average. 88% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Half Moon Bay, California?

Half Moon Bay has a population density of 1,762.8 people per square mile.

Half Moon Bay Demographics

What is the voting age population of Half Moon Bay, California?

The total voting age population of Half Moon Bay, California, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 9,175. The voting age population is 46.0% male and 54.0% female.

What percentage of Half Moon Bay, California residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 22.8% of the residents of Half Moon Bay are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Half Moon Bay, California?

The racial demographics of Half Moon Bay are 78.8% White, 11.3% Other, 6.5% Asian, 2.3% Two or more races, 0.7% Black and 0.5% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. Additionally, 30.1% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Half Moon Bay, California residents are below the poverty line?

In Half Moon Bay, 5.4% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 5.9%. On a per-household basis, 4.1% of families are below the poverty line in Half Moon Bay.

What percentage of Half Moon Bay, California residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 65.5% of Half Moon Bay residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Half Moon Bay, California residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 86.2% of Half Moon Bay residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 50.3% have a bachelor's degree and 22.8% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Half Moon Bay, California residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Half Moon Bay residents aged 5 and older, 36.4% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 27.7% of residents speak Spanish at home, 5.2% speak an Indo-European language, and 3.5% speak an Asian language.

Half Moon Bay Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Half Moon Bay, California?

The unemployment rate in Half Moon Bay is 3.0%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Half Moon Bay, California residents work for the government?

In Half Moon Bay, 10.8% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Half Moon Bay, California?

The median household income in Half Moon Bay is $134,177.

Half Moon Bay Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Half Moon Bay, California?

In Half Moon Bay, 72.2% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Half Moon Bay, California?

Renters occupy 27.8% of housing units in Half Moon Bay.

What percentage of Half Moon Bay, California housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Half Moon Bay, 5.3% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Half Moon Bay, California housing units were built after 2000?

In Half Moon Bay, 21.3% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 1,100 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Half Moon Bay, California?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Half Moon Bay is $1,869.

What percentage of households in Half Moon Bay, California have broadband internet?

In Half Moon Bay, 92.3% of households have an active broadband internet connection.