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Albany, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay is 0% more densely populated than Albany.
- People are 0.6% less likely to be married in Half Moon Bay.
- The Median Age is 8.3 years older in Half Moon Bay.
 Albany, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock11,792329,725,481
 Female Population51.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.938.4
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 Population - 201018,615  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock11,842285,036,114
 Population - 199016,327  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now22.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,834.893.4
 Land Area1.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Albany, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Albany, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 White44.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.1%12.2%
 Asian28.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races8.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Albany, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Married Population55.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.5%50.2%
 Never Married30.4%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.862.60
 Households7,586  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,83280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children45.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,376  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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Reviews for Half Moon Bay    3 Reviews

HMB has one of the best climates in the world. It also has some very good restaurants. You have the ocean on one side and scenic foothills to the east.It would be heaven  More

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Over 19 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 20 years ago

I lived in HMB for 17 years and loved (almost) every minute there. Beautiful hills to the east of the town and the Pacific ocean to the west. Close to San Francisco,  More

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