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Half Moon Bay CCD, San Mateo County, CA

28,215 Population
273.3 square miles 103.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48 ±2.5 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in San Mateo County: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$83,104 ±$7,171 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in San Mateo County: $84,288 ±$1,230
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$159,847 ±$11,195 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in San Mateo County: $158,855 ±$2,851
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • about double the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.1% ±2.6% (1,990  ±743) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in San Mateo County: 6.7% 49,359 (±0.4% / ±2,960)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30.3 minutes ±4.6 (310,495  ±32,811) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in San Mateo County: 26.5 7,704,320 (±0.3 / ±130,115)
  • a little higher than the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

10,365 ±533 Number of households
  • San Mateo County: 264,419 ±1,253
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.2 (27,768  ±1,387) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in San Mateo County: 2.8 730,796 (±0 / ±189)
  • a little less than the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.5% ±2.2% (237  ±118) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in San Mateo County: 4.9% 8,464 (±0.5% / ±812)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

11,834 ±548 Number of housing units
  • San Mateo County: 287,184 ±144
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$1,423,400 ±$74,514 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in San Mateo County: $1,559,600 ±$16,159
  • nearly double the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.3% ±1.6% (1,762  ±446.2) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in San Mateo County: 11.6% 85,341 (±0.4% / ±3,238.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.3% ±3.3% (18,577  ±1,202.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in San Mateo County: 90.3% 489,863 (±0.9% / ±5,126.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
54.5% ±3.4% (11,328  ±929) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in San Mateo County: 53.7% 291,338 (±0.7% / ±3,756.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

21.7% ±3.3% (6,110  ±964) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in San Mateo County: 35.7% 265,258
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.7% ±1% (1,060  ±234) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in San Mateo County: 2.9% 17,374 (±0.2% / ±978)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,060 Total veterans ±234 912 Male ±213 148 Female ±103

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