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Half Moon Bay, CA vs Carlsbad, CA

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- Carlsbad is 0% more densely populated than Half Moon Bay.
- People are 3.7% more likely to be married in Carlsbad.
- The Median Age is 2.4 years younger in Carlsbad.
 Half Moon Bay, CACarlsbad, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock114,858329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.538.4
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 Population - 201011,369  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock78,247285,036,114
 Population - 19908,886  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock47.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,042.693.4
 Land Area6.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Half Moon Bay, CACarlsbad, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Half Moon Bay, CACarlsbad, CAUnited States
 White59.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.2%12.2%
 Asian5.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Half Moon Bay, CACarlsbad, CAUnited States
 Married Population55.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock56.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock42.4%50.2%
 Never Married29.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.582.60
 Households4,117  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock31,14480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,285  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock10.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.8%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Half Moon Bay    3 Reviews
Steve · Half Moon Bay, CA
Great weather, great restaurants, but too many Dem
Over 17 years ago

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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Allison · Half Moon Bay, CA
Half Moon Bay
Over 19 years ago

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

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James · Vancouver, WA
Incredible Area!
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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Reviews for Carlsbad    38 Reviews
Fun · Carlsbad, CA
If you can afford it, Carlsbad is the place
Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Carlsbad (92008) for 8 years now and really appreciate all that it has to offer. Yes, ALL of San Diego County is expensive, but Carlsbad has [possibly]  More

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Tog · Athens, GA
Brutal winters
Over 4 years ago

Carlson has the worst winters. It averages about 10 meters of snow per week. Every shop is  More

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Tim · Broomfield, CO
Too rude for me, but Climate is nice.
Over 4 years ago

Ok, I get it, the climate is mild and tolerable but even that is over-rated when you consider how many cloudy days there are in this town. The sun coming out at 3 and  More

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