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Half Moon Bay, CA vs Ladera Ranch, CA

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- Ladera Ranch is 0% more densely populated than Half Moon Bay.
- People are 10.2% more likely to be married in Ladera Ranch.
- The Median Age is 10.4 years younger in Ladera Ranch.
 Half Moon Bay, CALadera Ranch, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock25,526329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.538.4
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 Population - 201011,369  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock384285,036,114
 Population - 19908,886  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock7,434.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,194.693.4
 Land Area6.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Half Moon Bay, CALadera Ranch, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock6.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock4.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Half Moon Bay, CALadera Ranch, CAUnited States
 White59.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian5.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock11.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Half Moon Bay, CALadera Ranch, CAUnited States
 Married Population55.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.8%50.2%
 Never Married29.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.282.60
 Households4,117  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,60280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock24.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,285  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.0%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 Ladera Ranch    2 Reviews

I've lived in Ladera for 18 years and, after looking around the country to see if it's worth moving, I've concluded Ladera is the best place to live. Not perfect, but  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 7 years and it's one of my favorite places. Yes, it has some of the OC snobbiness, but I still rated it 5 stars because you can control who you hang  More

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