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Half Moon Bay, CA vs Novato, CA

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- Novato is 0% more densely populated than Half Moon Bay.
- People are 0.7% less likely to be married in Novato.
- The Median Age is 3.2 years older in Novato.
 Half Moon Bay, CANovato, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock53,214329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock48.138.4
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 Population - 201011,369  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock47,630285,036,114
 Population - 19908,886  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock12.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,938.893.4
 Land Area6.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Half Moon Bay, CANovato, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Half Moon Bay, CANovato, CAUnited States
 White59.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.3%12.2%
 Asian5.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock2.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock22.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Half Moon Bay, CANovato, CAUnited States
 Married Population55.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.9%50.2%
 Never Married29.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.542.60
 Households4,117  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock13,96580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock51.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,285  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock9.9%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 Novato    9 Reviews
Angela · Novato, CA
Proximity to San Francisco & Wine Country
Over 6 years ago

Lush hills, hiking trails, and easy access to both wine country and San Francisco. We love it here.  More

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Chris · Novato, CA
Quality of Life
Over 10 years ago

Novato is a family oriented community located about 20 miles north of the Golden Gate bridge. The quality of life is excellent here assuming your job pays you enough to  More

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Mary · Novato, CA
Close to SF and Sonoma
Over 11 years ago

We recently moved to a secluded neighborhood in Novato after 25 years in central Marin. While there are fewer restaurants and galleries, we are very pleased with our  More

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