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Half Moon Bay, CA vs Carmichael, CA

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- Carmichael is 0% more densely populated than Half Moon Bay.
- People are 14.0% less likely to be married in Carmichael.
- The Median Age is 4.4 years younger in Carmichael.
 Half Moon Bay, CACarmichael, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock77,358329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.538.4
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 Population - 201011,369  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock49,742285,036,114
 Population - 19908,886  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock36.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,751.193.4
 Land Area6.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Half Moon Bay, CACarmichael, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Half Moon Bay, CACarmichael, CAUnited States
 White59.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.7%12.2%
 Asian5.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock16.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Half Moon Bay, CACarmichael, CAUnited States
 Married Population55.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.3%50.2%
 Never Married29.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.442.60
 Households4,117  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,15580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,285  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.8%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Carmichael    10 Reviews

We lived in Sacramento since 1978, and in Carmichael since 2019. We’re very happy here. Carmichael is one of the nicer suburbs of Sacramento. The part of Carmichael that  More

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Hello I am moving to california. I would like to stay in the northern area. I am moving from minnesota. I cant stand the weather here. I am looking for be able to raise  More

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Hi Barabara I read your take on Carmichael and am glad to see it is a nice town, I'm wondering what areas I should avoid living in? I may be moving there soon and I  More

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