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Vancouver, WA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- Half Moon Bay is 0% more densely populated than Vancouver.
- People are 17.2% more likely to be married in Half Moon Bay.
- The Median Age is 7.6 years older in Half Moon Bay.
 Vancouver, WAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock11,792329,725,481
 Female Population50.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock44.938.4
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 Population - 2010167,614  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock11,842285,036,114
 Population - 199046,380  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now301.5%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,834.893.4
 Land Area48.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Vancouver, WAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.1%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Vancouver, WAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 White69.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.1%12.2%
 Asian5.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races6.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Vancouver, WAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Married Population47.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock54.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.5%50.2%
 Never Married32.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.862.60
 Households75,663  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,83280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households30,482  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.4%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

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Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

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The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  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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