Half Moon Bay is home to 11,391 people in California. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $1,549,500. At a median age of 47.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That is roughly 59% ahead of the California median. Median household income runs $157,884, well clear of the $82,259 US median. 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $157,884, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
52% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 86%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Half Moon Bay
What changed most since 1990
Median age35.0 → 47.4(+12.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree28.5% → 52.4%(+23.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)21.9%(127)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21%(122)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.6%(154)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War15%(87)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 580 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Half Moon Bay, decade by decade
Half Moon Bay population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,886
$131,433
$849,144
28.5%
51.3
2000
11,842
$142,951
$832,861
35.5%
62.4
2010
11,324
$133,607
$1,084,539
40.2%
64.9
2020
11,795
$159,060
$1,399,905
53.3%
69.9
2024
11,391
$157,884
$1,549,500
52.4%
71.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
