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Nevada City, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay is 0% more densely populated than Nevada City.
- People are 69.8% more likely to be married in Half Moon Bay.
- The Median Age is 14.3 years younger in Half Moon Bay.
 Nevada City, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock11,792329,725,481
 Female Population52.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.938.4
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 Population - 20103,122  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock11,842285,036,114
 Population - 19902,855  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now9.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,834.893.4
 Land Area2.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Nevada City, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 142.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 347.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Nevada City, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 White87.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.1%12.2%
 Asian0.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Nevada City, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Married Population32.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.5%50.2%
 Never Married35.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.862.60
 Households1,438  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,83280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children5.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households857  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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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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