Half Moon Bay

Population: 11,454
Median household income: $153,199
Median home value: $1,467,000

Half Moon Bay, a community in San Mateo County, California, has 11,454 residents. At $153,199, its median household income sits in line with San Mateo County's $156,000.

From 2019 to 2023, Half Moon Bay's population declined 10.8% from 12,834 to 11,454, while its median home value rose 46.8% from $999,500 to $1,467,000.

Owners occupy 72.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,454
Median age: 46.5 yrs
Median household income: $153,199
Median home value: $1,467,000
Median gross rent: $2,299
Housing units: 4,559
Homeownership rate: 72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,83411,454

Median household income

$134,177$153,199

Median home value

$999,500$1,467,000

Median gross rent

$1,869$2,299

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,834	$134,177	$999,500	$1,869
2020	12,583	$131,233	$1,155,000	$1,928
2021	11,792	$137,346	$1,265,300	$2,047
2022	11,633	$148,702	$1,425,500	$2,158
2023	11,454	$153,199	$1,467,000	$2,299

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 348.6%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	738	6.4%
5 to 17	1,665	14.5%
18 to 24	1,044	9.1%
25 to 34	988	8.6%
35 to 44	1,098	9.6%
45 to 54	1,538	13.4%
55 to 64	1,882	16.4%
65 to 74	1,530	13.4%
75 and over	971	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,947	60.7%
Black or African American	47	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	457	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	652	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,351	29.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate12.6%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree28.4%

Graduate or professional degree24.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	693	8.7%
High school graduate	1,012	12.6%
Some college or associate's	2,039	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,270	28.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,993	24.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone61.2%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home23.0%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,384	61.2%
Carpooled	414	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	309	5.6%
Bicycle	52	0.9%
Worked from home	1,274	23.0%
Other means	99	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,161	27.3%
15 to 29 min	672	15.8%
30 to 44 min	1,005	23.6%
45 to 59 min	920	21.6%
60+ min	500	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 6.2% (707 of 11,377)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,530	60.9%
Nonfamily households	1,621	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,151	91.1%
Vacant	408	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,022	72.8%
Renter-occupied	1,129	27.2%

1-unit, detached68.4%

1-unit, attached10.1%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,118	68.4%
1-unit, attached	462	10.1%
2 to 4 units	269	5.9%
5 to 19 units	277	6.1%
20 or more units	198	4.3%
Mobile home & other	235	5.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0631708
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.4673, -122.4405