Half Moon Bay, CA Population

Overview

11,792

Total Population

44.9

Median age

53.32%

Female population %

87.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

56.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3,757

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Half Moon Bay's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Half Moon Bay is 44.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Half Moon Bay's population under 18 was 18.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Half Moon Bay's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Half Moon Bay, 15.62% were under the age of 15, 20.04% aged 15 to 29, 44.02% aged 30 to 64, 18.13% aged 65 to 84, and 2.19% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 782 more females than males in Half Moon Bay:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.32% females and 46.68% males in Half Moon Bay, CA.
The Half Moon Bay, CA gender ratio is 87.6:100 i.e. 87.6 men to 100 women (0.876).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 575.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 572.

Half Moon Bay's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Half Moon Bay population: 70.79% are White, 0.54% are Black or African American, 5.39% are Asian, 0.20% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 15.63% are some other race and 7.46% are multiracial.
Half Moon Bay's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 3,757 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,035 (68.14% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Half Moon Bay is White with a population of 8,347 (70.79% of the total population).

Half Moon Bay's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 12,627 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Half Moon Bay's population decreased by 9 (0.08%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Half Moon Bay's population increased by 396 (3.48%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Half Moon Bay's population was lowest in year 2022 at 11,176.