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Half Moon Bay, CA vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto is 0% more densely populated than Half Moon Bay.
- People are 5.5% more likely to be married in Palo Alto.
- The Median Age is 3.1 years younger in Palo Alto.
 Half Moon Bay, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock68,624329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.838.4
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 Population - 201011,369  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock58,598285,036,114
 Population - 19908,886  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,875.293.4
 Land Area6.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Half Moon Bay, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.0%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  Unlock12.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock4.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Half Moon Bay, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 White59.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock2.1%12.2%
 Asian5.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Half Moon Bay, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Married Population55.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock41.5%50.2%
 Never Married29.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.622.60
 Households4,117  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,57080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock43.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,285  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock6.7%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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews
David · Palo Alto, CA
Wonderful place to live, except for the cost of li
Over 16 years ago

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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David · Menlo Park, CA
Cost of Living
Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Lawrence · Palo Alto, CA
Public transit
Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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