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94019 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 94019 covers Half Moon Bay, California, with a population of about 14,754 and a median household income of $153,272.

Population
14,754247 per square mile
Median age
45.97.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$153,2721.6× the California median
Poverty rate
6.8%5.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,571,151up 14.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,977about the California median
Degree or higher
53.8%18.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
76%11 points above the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
505

Where 94019 is

Half Moon Bay, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population14,754
Median age45.9
Family households63.5%
Born outside the US20.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home31%
White (non-Hispanic)61.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.9%
Hispanic or Latino29.5%
Veterans7.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$153,272
Income per person$81,179
Poverty rate6.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.7%
$10–15k1.8%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k1.6%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k2.5%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k0.8%
$50–60k2.3%
$60–75k4.2%
$75–100k7.0%
$100–125k7.5%
$125–150k10.2%
$150–200k14.5%
$200k or more37.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed7,790
Mean adjusted gross income$205,575
Returns declaring $200,000 or more23.6%
Returns, under $25k18.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.0%
Returns, $200k or more23.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,509,300
Median gross rent$1,977
Rent as a share of household income26.9%
Owner-occupied76%
Vacant homes9.4%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house70.5%
Attached house10.3%
2 to 4 units4.6%
5 to 19 units4.7%
20 or more units4.1%
Mobile home5.5%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$1,571,151as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 57.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,579,324$481,468

$481,468 in 2000 to $1,571,151 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher53.8%
High school diploma or higher91.4%
Works from home25.5%
Drives to work alone59.3%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more34.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity25.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18% 2.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.4% 6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.7% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.9% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.3% 3.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.1% 9.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.7% 4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.9% 6.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.3% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.2% 3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79% 3.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.8% 3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.3% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours26.1% 10.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7% 6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments505
People employed4,307
Annual payroll$232,553,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 98.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss98.1 out of 100
Community resilience96.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire95.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tsunami77.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding44.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave26.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning25.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather18.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado13.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind12.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail10Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$153,272$96,334$78,538
Income per person$81,179$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate6.8%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,509,300$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,977$1,956$1,348
Homeownership76%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher53.8%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.5%6.4%5.2%
Works from home25.5%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US20.3%26.7%13.9%
Median age45.937.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationHALF MOON BAY, CA US0.8 km away
Rain in a year26 in

Average high and low by month

January59.4°F / 43.4°F5.07 in rain
February59.5°F / 43°F4.73 in rain
March60.4°F / 43.7°F3.67 in rain
April61°F / 44.7°F1.81 in rain
May61.7°F / 48°F0.96 in rain
June63.9°F / 49.9°F0.36 in rain
July64.8°F / 52.7°F0.14 in rain
August65.6°F / 53.9°F0.23 in rain
September66.4°F / 51.3°F0.21 in rain
October66.4°F / 47.9°F1.26 in rain
November62.6°F / 44.8°F2.43 in rain
December59°F / 42.9°F5.17 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket8% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Cabrillo Unified School District98.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Walkability7.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

94018 El Granada, CA4.2 km away
94038 Moss Beach, CA7.9 km away
94037 Montara, CA8.8 km away
94010 Burlingame, CA12 km away
94497 San Mateo, CA12.3 km away
94402 San Mateo, CA13.1 km away
94011 Burlingame, CA13.6 km away
94030 Millbrae, CA14 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

San Mateo County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area59.74 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq mi
Population density247 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.4791, -122.4459

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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