California · Census place 31708
Half Moon Bay city, CA
Quick answer
Half Moon Bay city has 11,454 residents, ranking #461 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $153,199, the median home is worth $1,467,000 and median gross rent runs $2,299 a month.
- Population
- 11,454Half Moon Bay city residents
- Median household income
- $153,199Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $1,467,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,299Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Half Moon Bay city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Half Moon Bay city median would spend about 18% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 9.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.2% of residents and 72.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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