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Half Moon Bay, CA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Half Moon Bay, CA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 18,424. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet HALF-MOON-BAY-CA · Half Moon Bay, CA 1 ZIPs · 18,424 pop · #764/25278 · San Mateo County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $153,781
  • RANK-TOP #764/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Palo Alto
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 18,424
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $1,556,800

Nearest income peer: Palo Alto, CA ( $2,172 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Half Moon Bay

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Half Moon Bay on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Half Moon Bay, CA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 3%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
18,424
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$153,781
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $153,781 and home value $1,556,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 52.9%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Half Moon Bay as a pure owner town.

Within California, Palomar Mountain is the closest lower-income city and San Jose the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 28 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Half Moon Bay.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 94019, is all of Half Moon Bay

There is no split to weigh here: 94019 holds every one of Half Moon Bay's 18,424 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Half Moon Bay's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 509 establishments, 4,848 employees , annual payroll $309,307k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 94019 (509 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (72) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Half Moon Bay, CA

These ZIP codes sit in San Mateo County, which covers 30 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Half Moon Bay. See the San Mateo County roll-up →

Half Moon Bay sits in the lower half of San Mateo County on income: San Mateo, Redwood City and Burlingame report more, Daly City, South San Francisco and San Bruno report less. San Carlos marks the far end of that range at $240,074, 56% above Half Moon Bay.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
94019 18,424 $153,781 509 135
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Half Moon Bay roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Half Moon Bay, .