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Half Moon Bay, CA vs Whittier, CA

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- Whittier is 0% more densely populated than Half Moon Bay.
- People are 15.0% less likely to be married in Whittier.
- The Median Age is 7.5 years younger in Whittier.
 Half Moon Bay, CAWhittier, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock87,184329,725,481
 Female Population53.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.438.4
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 Population - 201011,369  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock83,680285,036,114
 Population - 19908,886  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-0.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock5,951.593.4
 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, CAWhittier, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Half Moon Bay, CAWhittier, CAUnited States
 White59.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.9%12.2%
 Asian5.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.9%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock67.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Half Moon Bay, CAWhittier, CAUnited States
 Married Population55.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock52.8%50.2%
 Never Married29.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.3%10.8%
 Widowed5.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.102.60
 Households4,117  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock19,84080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock36.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,285  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.6%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 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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