Torrey Pines, San Diego, California
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California
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Geography
Torrey Pines is bordered to the north by the city of Del MarDel Mar, California
Del Mar is an upscale beach town in San Diego County, California. The population was 4,161 at the 2010 census, down from 4,389 at the 2000 census. The San Diego County Fair is hosted on the Del Mar Fairgrounds every summer. Del Mar is Spanish for "of the sea" or "by the sea", because it is located...
, to the south by La Jolla
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, to the east by Interstate 5
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, Carmel Valley
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, Torrey Hills
Torrey Hills, San Diego, California
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, the Los Peñasquitos Canyon Reserve, and Mira Mesa
Mira Mesa, San Diego, California
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; and to the west by La Jolla and the Pacific Ocean
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for a short distance near Torrey Pines State Beach
Torrey Pines State Beach
Torrey Pines State Beach is a coastal beach located in the San Diego, California community of Torrey Pines, and is located south of Del Mar and north of La Jolla. Coastal erosion from the adjacent Torrey Pines State Reserve makes for a picturesque landscape. It is a local favorite among surfers and...
and Torrey Pines State Park.
42 percent of the community is parks and open spaces, 24 percent is residential, 17 percent is transportation, 15 percent is industrial, 1 percent is schools, and 1 percent is commercial.
Del Mar Terraces and the Del Mar Heights are neighborhoods within this community.
Demographics
According to January 2006 estimates by the San Diego Association of Governments, there were 6,990 people and 2,863 households residing in the neighborhood. The estimated racial makeup was 81.8% WhiteWhite people
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, 8.5% Asian
Asian people
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& Pacific Islander
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, 5.8% Hispanic
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, 2.8% from other races, 0.9% African American
African American
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, and 0.2% American Indian
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. The median age is 45.7 with 21.3% under the age of 18 and 16% over the age of 65. The estimated median household income
Median household income
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was $129,687 ($101,586 adjusted for inflation in 1999 dollars); 29.4% of the community made more than $150,000; 43.6% made between $60,000 and $149,999; and 27.0% made less than $60,000.