Marina del Rey, California
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Marina del Rey is a census-designated place and seaside town located in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 8,176.
The Fisherman's Village offers a good view of Marina del Rey's dominant feature, the largest man-made small boat harbor in the world with about 7000 pleasure boats and yachts. The marina is surrounded by many hotels, apartments, shops, and restaurants, as well as the USC Information Sciences Institute and ICANN, currently the closest thing the Internet has to a governing organization. There are also a large number of shopping centers lining the Pacific Coast Highway just to the east.
It is served by its own freeway, the 3-mile-long Marina Freeway (Highway 90) which links Marina del Rey directly to Interstate 405 and nearby Culver City. However, because the freeway ends at Highway 1 (Lincoln Blvd.) and does not go directly to the marina, the entire area has a reputation for traffic congestion. Caltrans has been working on a plan to extend the freeway, but the project is currently on hold for lack of funding.
Marina del Rey lies in area code 310. Its ZIP Code is 90292.
Geography
Marina del Rey is located at 33°58'46" North, 118°27'10" West (33.979361, -118.452912)Template:GR. It is located just south of Venice and just north of Playa del Rey and the Ballona Creek. Venice actually extends north and south just west of Marina del Rey up to the north edge of the entrance channel. Just south of the entrance channel lies Playa del Rey. Marina del Rey is completely surrounded on all sides by the City of Los Angeles, a section of which, while in L.A. City proper, identifies itself as "Marina del Rey," in association with the unincorporated, census-designated section of L.A. County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²). 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 40.14% water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there are 8,176 people, 5,315 households, and 1,520 families residing in the CDP. The population density is 3,587.2/km² (9,289.5/mi²). There are 6,321 housing units at an average density of 2,773.4/km² (7,181.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP is 82.46% White, 4.68% African American, 0.16% Native American, 8.21% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 1.30% from other races, and 3.03% from two or more races. 5.34% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 5,315 households out of which 6.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 22.7% are married couples living together, 3.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 71.4% are non-families. 57.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 1.54 and the average family size is 2.31.
In the CDP the population is spread out with 6.4% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 50.4% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 108.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 108.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP is $68,447, and the median income for a family is $84,390. Males have a median income of $66,928 versus $51,854 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $58,530. 8.8% of the population and 6.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 9.6% of those under the age of 18 and 6.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.