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Half Moon Bay, CA vs Eureka, CA

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- Eureka is 0% more densely populated than Half Moon Bay.
- People are 35.0% less likely to be married in Eureka.
- The Median Age is 6.7 years younger in Eureka.
 Half Moon Bay, CAEureka, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock26,763329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.238.4
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 Population - 201011,369  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock26,128285,036,114
 Population - 19908,886  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock2.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,852.093.4
 Land Area6.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock5.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Half Moon Bay, CAEureka, 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  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Half Moon Bay, CAEureka, CAUnited States
 White59.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.4%12.2%
 Asian5.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock16.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Half Moon Bay, CAEureka, CAUnited States
 Married Population55.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock34.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.9%50.2%
 Never Married29.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock17.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.372.60
 Households4,117  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,21380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,285  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.6%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 Eureka    43 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here 7 years and moved away a year ago. Crime and homelessness was really bad. Public funds which should be used to improve infrastructure somehow disappeared.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I enjoy living in Eureka. There is a lot of beautiful outdoor trails. The climate is mild. Other places I have lived were freezing cold in winter, and flaming hot in  More

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I lived in a suburb just north of Eureka for three years. It has a small-town feel, where everybody seems to know everybody. There is zero traffic, but that's because  More

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