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Half Moon Bay, CA vs Whittier, CA

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- Household income in Whittier, is 42% less than it is in Half Moon Bay and is 14% above the National Average.
- Half Moon Bay unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Whittier unemployment rate is 11.2%.
 Half Moon Bay, CAWhittier, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$67,975  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$80,306$69,021
 Family Median Income$169,286  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Half Moon Bay, CAWhittier, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Half Moon Bay, CAWhittier, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.5%13.1%
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 Whittier    6 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Whittier for over 15 years.Whittier is a great place to live. The City Council has spent millions on street improvements especially on the entrances to  More

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The EWCSD has some really good schools. Management needs some work, but great, caring  More

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I have been a parent at St Gregory for almost 5 years now, I am extremely pleased, the teachers have gone above and beyond to educate our children to the fullest to  More

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