Housing density: 737 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $21,807,425.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,996 (lower quartile is $1,031, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $54,066
Median gross rent in Half Moon Bay, CA in 2022: over $2,000
Housing units in Half Moon Bay with a mortgage: 2,114 (274 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 245 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 14
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $205,416
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $107,220
Median monthly housing costs: $2,867
Compare current foreclosures near Half Moon Bay, CA:
1,341 married couples with children.
292 single-parent households (172 men, 120 women).
68.7% of residents of Half Moon Bay speak English at home.
24.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
3.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (24% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 2,405 (21.4%)
(47.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.3% Number of people working at home: 1,552 (27.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 229
5 to 9 minutes: 718
10 to 14 minutes: 424
15 to 19 minutes: 324
20 to 24 minutes: 155
25 to 29 minutes: 241
30 to 34 minutes: 586
35 to 39 minutes: 274
40 to 44 minutes: 287
45 to 59 minutes: 519
60 to 89 minutes: 254
90 or more minutes: 58
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,789 (54.2%)
Carpooled: 659 (12.8%)
Bus: 103 (2.0%)
Long-distance train or commuter rail: 15 (0.3%)
Taxi: 21 (0.4%)
Bicycle: 51 (1.0%)
Walked: 83 (1.6%)
Worked at home: 1,552 (30.2%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
1.2%Males
1.7%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
7.4%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
3.0%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Half Moon Bay, California
3652010 or later
4972000 to 2009
6491990 to 1999
8851980 to 1989
4831970 to 1979
595Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 587 (10.5%)
English: 499 (8.9%)
French: 420 (7.5%)
Italian: 343 (6.1%)
Portuguese: 163 (2.9%)
American: 95 (1.7%)
German: 93 (1.7%)
British: 86 (1.5%)
European: 82 (1.5%)
Dutch: 69 (1.2%)
Scottish: 63 (1.1%)
Northern European: 53 (1.0%)
Lebanese: 47 (0.8%)
Turkish: 44 (0.8%)
Eastern European: 43 (0.8%)
Ukrainian: 38 (0.7%)
Russian: 35 (0.6%)
Armenian: 34 (0.6%)
Welsh: 34 (0.6%)
Swedish: 31 (0.6%)
Norwegian: 30 (0.5%)
Pennsylvania German: 30 (0.5%)
Polish: 28 (0.5%)
Czech: 27 (0.5%)
Slovak: 20 (0.4%)
Scandinavian: 17 (0.3%)
Finnish: 15 (0.3%)
Greek: 13 (0.2%)
West Indian: 13 (0.2%)
Iranian: 9 (0.2%)
Bulgarian: 8 (0.1%)
Scotch-Irish: 8 (0.1%)
Lithuanian: 7 (0.1%)
Cajun: 6 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico
Half Moon Bay:
45.0% (1,096)
California:
37.2% (3,881,193)
Vietnam
Half Moon Bay:
8.2% (200)
California:
4.9% (512,335)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Half Moon Bay:
5.3% (130)
California:
6.6% (684,672)
Canada
Half Moon Bay:
4.3% (104)
California:
1.2% (127,477)
Iran
Half Moon Bay:
3.1% (76)
California:
2.0% (206,004)
Serbia
Half Moon Bay:
2.7% (66)
California:
0.0% (4,595)
El Salvador
Half Moon Bay:
2.7% (65)
California:
4.2% (440,287)
Brazil
Half Moon Bay:
2.1% (52)
California:
0.5% (53,222)
Portugal
Half Moon Bay:
2.0% (49)
California:
0.2% (25,462)
Lebanon
Half Moon Bay:
1.9% (47)
California:
0.3% (31,757)
Turkey
Half Moon Bay:
1.8% (45)
California:
0.2% (20,474)
Philippines
Half Moon Bay:
1.8% (44)
California:
7.8% (818,297)
Hong Kong
Half Moon Bay:
1.8% (43)
California:
1.0% (105,215)
Spain
Half Moon Bay:
1.6% (39)
California:
0.2% (16,586)
Peru
Half Moon Bay:
1.6% (38)
California:
0.7% (74,025)
England
Half Moon Bay:
1.5% (37)
California:
0.6% (57,953)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,321
Other state: 2,388
Northeast: 705
Midwest: 782
South: 375
West: 540
93.5% of Half Moon Bay residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28.0% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 59.0% lived in California.
Half Moon Bay:
93.5%
State average:
88.9%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 110
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 28
7th and 8th grade: 33
9th grade: 82
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 25
12th grade, no diploma: 43
High school graduate (or equivalency): 539
Less than 1 year of college: 114
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 367
Associate degree: 286
Bachelor's degree: 1,202
Master's degree: 534
Professional school degree: 168
Doctorate degree: 219
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 163
Nursery to 4th grade: 10
5th and 6th grade: 111
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 11
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 22
High school graduate (or equivalency): 522
Less than 1 year of college: 151
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 610
Associate degree: 330
Bachelor's degree: 1,288
Master's degree: 883
Professional school degree: 157
Doctorate degree: 131
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,275
One, attached: 370
Two: 62
3 or 4: 215
5 to 9: 211
10 to 19: 130
20 to 49: 97
50 or more: 118
Mobile homes: 291
Median worth of mobile homes: $432,943
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.9%
House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago