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San Clemente, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay is 0% more densely populated than San Clemente.
- People are 7.4% less likely to be married in Half Moon Bay.
- The Median Age is 1.1 years older in Half Moon Bay.
 San Clemente, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock11,792329,725,481
 Female Population49.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.938.4
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 Population - 201063,556  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock11,842285,036,114
 Population - 199041,100  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now57.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,834.893.4
 Land Area18.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 San Clemente, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.2%  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
 San Clemente, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 White72.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.1%12.2%
 Asian5.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 San Clemente, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Married Population60.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.5%50.2%
 Never Married25.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.2%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.862.60
 Households24,006  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,83280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children34.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,865  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children5.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for San Clemente    9 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

First, the big plus of San Clemente is the weather. It is wonderful and most of the time you can enjoy a variety of outdoor activities. Second, the area has a natural  More

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Over 18 years ago

2005, 2006, 2007 one homicide 2008  More

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Over 18 years ago

I first moved to San Clemente in 1974 from the Los Angeles area. Three things struck me at the time as being radically different than LA: Things closed down earlier,  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 20 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 21 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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