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Santa Clara, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay is 0% more densely populated than Santa Clara.
- People are 4.1% more likely to be married in Half Moon Bay.
- The Median Age is 10.9 years older in Half Moon Bay.
 Santa Clara, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock11,792329,725,481
 Female Population47.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.938.4
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 Population - 2010116,857  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock11,842285,036,114
 Population - 199093,613  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now40.0%  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
 Santa Clara, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3422.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Santa Clara, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 White30.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.1%12.2%
 Asian45.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.7%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Santa Clara, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Married Population53.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.5%50.2%
 Never Married37.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.2%10.8%
 Widowed3.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.862.60
 Households45,830  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,83280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children38.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households15,775  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  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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