Half Moon Bay, CA

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2020 Population

12,583

1.96% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dianne Feinstein

Democratic Party

US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

2020 Median Age

47.8

2.14% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

7.6%

41.3% 1-year increase

2020 Median Household Income

$131,233

2.19% 1-year decline

2020 Median Property Value

$1.16M

15.6% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, Half Moon Bay, CA had a population of 12.6k people with a median age of 47.8 and a median household income of $131,233. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Half Moon Bay, CA declined from 12,834 to 12,583, a −1.96% decrease and its median household income declined from $134,177 to $131,233, a −2.19% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Half Moon Bay, CA are White (Non-Hispanic) (60.8%), White (Hispanic) (14.5%), Other (Hispanic) (9.51%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.15%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4%).

None of the households in Half Moon Bay, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

89.5% of the residents in Half Moon Bay, CA are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in Half Moon Bay, CA was $1.16M, and the homeownership rate was 67%.

Most people in Half Moon Bay, CA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Half Moon Bay, CA was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Half Moon Bay, CA is home to a population of 12.6k people, from which 89.5% are citizens. As of 2020, 22.6% of Half Moon Bay, CA residents were born outside of the country (2.85k people).

In 2020, there were 4.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.65k people) in Half Moon Bay, CA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.82k White (Hispanic) and 1.2k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

89.5%

2020 Citizenship

89%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 89.5% of Half Moon Bay, CA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in Half Moon Bay, CA was 89%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Half Moon Bay, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Half Moon Bay, CA

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.65k ± 655
White (Hispanic)
1.82k ± 598
Other (Hispanic)
1.2k ± 504

28.2%

Hispanic Population

3.55k people

28.2% of the people in Half Moon Bay, CA are hispanic (3.55k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Half Moon Bay, CA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

22.6%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

2.85k people

24.8%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

3.19k people

As of 2020, 22.6% of Half Moon Bay, CA residents (2.85k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Half Moon Bay, CA was 24.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Half Moon Bay, CA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
238 ± 103
Korea
86 ± 104
Gulf War (2001-)
26 ± 39

Half Moon Bay, CA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.77 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Half Moon Bay, CA employs 6.75k people. The largest industries in Half Moon Bay, CA are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,225 people), Educational Services (607 people), and Retail Trade (578 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($132,137), Information ($131,563), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($130,256).

Employment

Occupations

6.75k

2020 Value

± 752

−2.84%

1 Year decline

± 14.8%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Half Moon Bay, CA declined at a rate of −2.84%, from 6.95k employees to 6.75k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Half Moon Bay, CA, are Management Occupations (1,423 people), Sales & Related Occupations (697 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (603 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Half Moon Bay, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.75k

2020 Value

± 752

−2.84%

1 Year decline

± 14.8%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in Half Moon Bay, CA declined at a rate of −2.84%, from 6.95k employees to 6.75k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Half Moon Bay, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,225 people), Educational Services (607 people), and Retail Trade (578 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Half Moon Bay, CA, though some of these residents may live in Half Moon Bay, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$76,983

Median earning men ± $15,888

$52,620

Median earning women ± $15,945

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($130,419), Manufacturing ($123,900), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($115,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Information ($132,604), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($108,300), and Manufacturing ($105,990).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in California. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from California to other states, or from other states to California.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound California product (by dollars) was Electronics with $407B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($158B) and Mixed freight ($149B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound California products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for California.

$2.26T

2020 Value in California

$4.61T

Projected 2050 Value in California

104% growth

In 2020, total outbound California trade was $2.26T. This is expected to increase 104% to $4.61T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound California trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from California to other states, or from other states to California.

Most Common Trade Partners

Texas
$83.5B
Arizona
$44.4B
Ohio
$43.3B

In 2020, the top outbound California domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Texas with $83.5B, followed by Arizona with $44.4B and Ohio and $43.3B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that California shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 53 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from California

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Dianne Feinstein

Senator from California

Assumed office on November 10, 1992
Elected to the seat to succeed John Seymour (California politician)|John Seymour, who had been appointed to the seat after Pete Wilson was elected Governor of California.

Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 53 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

Measure

In 2020, 1.74% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.99% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were Some college (7.14M), High School or Equivalent (6.69M), and Bachelors Degree (6.15M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Half Moon Bay, CA was $1.16M in 2020, which is 5.03 times larger than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $999,500 to $1.16M, a 15.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Half Moon Bay, CA is 67%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in Half Moon Bay, CA have an average commute time of 31.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Half Moon Bay, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$1.16M

Median Property Value 2020

±$82,824

$3,164

Median Property Taxes

±$384

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Half Moon Bay, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Half Moon Bay, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

67%

Homeownership

2020

71.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 67% of the housing units in Half Moon Bay, CA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Half Moon Bay, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Half Moon Bay, CA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$131,233

Median Household Income

± $6,523

4.72k

Number of Households

± 561

In 2020, the median household income of the 4.72k households in Half Moon Bay, CA declined from $131,233 from the previous year's value of $134,177.

The following chart displays the households in Half Moon Bay, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Half Moon Bay, CA is from California.

0.498

2020 Wage GINI in California

0.499

2019 Wage GINI in California

In 2020, the income inequality in California was 0.498 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.321% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for California was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in California in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in California across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (71.1%)
Worked At Home (13.2%)
Carpooled (9.03%)

In 2020, 71.1% of workers in Half Moon Bay, CA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.2%) and those who carpooled to work (9.03%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

31.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Half Moon Bay, CA have a longer commute time (31.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 1.37% of the workforce in Half Moon Bay, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Half Moon Bay, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Half Moon Bay, CA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Half Moon Bay, CA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Half Moon Bay, CA (953 out of 12.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Half Moon Bay, CA is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.8% of the population of Half Moon Bay, CA has health coverage, with 58.3% on employee plans, 12.5% on Medicaid, 14.1% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 0.397% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in California was $7,549 in 2014. This is a 4.04% increase from the previous year ($7,256).

Primary care physicians in San Mateo County, CA see 956 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.27% increase from the previous year (944 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 959 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 255 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

Showing data at the state level for California. Hospitalization data for some states may be delayed or not reported.

Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in California, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for San Mateo County, CA.

956 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in San Mateo County, CA

Primary care physicians in San Mateo County, CA see an average of 956 patients per year. This represents a 1.27% increase from the previous year (944 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in San Mateo County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for California.

This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of California across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.5% under 18 years, 16.1% between 18 and 34 years, 41.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.3% were men and 53.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.16%

Uninsured

58.3%

Employer Coverage

12.5%

Medicaid

14.1%

Medicare

11.5%

Non-Group

0.397%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in Half Moon Bay, CA declined by 9.21% from 3.48% to 3.16%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Half Moon Bay, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.