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Half Moon Bay, CA vs Sonoma, CA

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- Sonoma is 0% more densely populated than Half Moon Bay.
- People are 9.1% less likely to be married in Sonoma.
- The Median Age is 9.2 years older in Sonoma.
 Half Moon Bay, CASonoma, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock10,819329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock54.138.4
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 Population - 201011,369  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock9,128285,036,114
 Population - 19908,886  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock20.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,942.893.4
 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, CASonoma, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%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  Unlock8.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock10.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock16.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Half Moon Bay, CASonoma, CAUnited States
 White59.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.2%12.2%
 Asian5.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock18.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Half Moon Bay, CASonoma, CAUnited States
 Married Population55.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock49.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.5%50.2%
 Never Married29.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.032.60
 Households4,117  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,70280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock62.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,285  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.5%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 Sonoma    12 Reviews
Candy · Ogden, UT
quality of life
Over 12 years ago

I love Sonoma. Moved here from Texas and I can't wait to live in this small town with country living all around. I hate all the drama and crime in Vallejo. I live in  More

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M.Ray · Sonoma, CA
If you like village life, you'll like the town of
Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Sonoma for 3 years now. I relocated after a brief stint in Salt Lake City but lived in San Francisco for 30 years before that. If you like small town  More

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Anonymous · Santa Rosa, CA
Best Climate & Best Air Quality
Over 15 years ago

The best aspects of living in Sonoma County,CA: Air quality is best that one can ask for and there is no severe weather. No hazardous weather driving or walking  More

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