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Half Moon Bay, CA vs Richmond, VA

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- Richmond is 0% more densely populated than Half Moon Bay.
- People are 41.9% less likely to be married in Richmond.
- The Median Age is 10.5 years younger in Richmond.
 Half Moon Bay, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock225,676329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.438.4
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 Population - 201011,369  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock197,790285,036,114
 Population - 19908,886  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,766.793.4
 Land Area6.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Half Moon Bay, CARichmond, VAUnited 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  Unlock2.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.2%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  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Half Moon Bay, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 White59.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock45.0%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  Unlock7.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Half Moon Bay, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Married Population55.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock29.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock67.8%50.2%
 Never Married29.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.192.60
 Households4,117  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock43,87580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,285  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.4%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 Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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