Torrey Pines is a community neighborhood of in the northern coastal area of
San Diego
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,
California
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, residential with large areas of office space along I-5.
The large office, retail, entertainment and academic facilities in
University City a.k.a. UTC (over 9 million sq. ft. of office space),
["San Diego Office Market Report, Q1 2019", Avison Young]
/ref> Sorrento Mesa/Sorrento Valley
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(also over 9 million sq. ft.),[ Torrey Pines (over 2.6 million sq. ft.),][ and Del Mar Heights/ Carmel Valley (over 4.4 million sq. ft.),][ together form San Diego's "North City edge city", ]edge city
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being a major center of employment outside a traditional downtown.
Geography
Torrey Pines is bordered to the north by the city of Del Mar
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* Del Mar High School, located in San Jose, California
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, to the south by La Jolla
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, to the east by Interstate 5
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, Carmel Valley, Torrey Hills
Torrey Hills is a community of located in northern San Diego, California, United States. Torrey Hills is a part of District 1 which is represented by Councilmember Joe LaCava on the San Diego City Council.
Geography
Torrey Hills is bordered to ...
, the Los Peñasquitos Canyon Reserve, and Mira Mesa
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; and to the west by La Jolla
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and the Pacific Ocean
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for a short distance near Torrey Pines State Beach
Torrey Pines State Beach is a public beach located in the San Diego, California community of Torrey Pines, south of Del Mar and north of La Jolla. Coastal erosion from the adjacent Torrey Pines State Reserve makes for a picturesque landscape. I ...
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 2013 estimates by the San Diego Association of Governments
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, there were 6,652 people and 2,889 households residing in the neighborhood. The estimated racial makeup was 81.5% White
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, 8.6% Asian
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& Pacific Islander
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, 5.7% Hispanic
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, 3.4% from other races, 0.8% African American
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, and 0.1% American Indian. The median age is 46.6 with 20.4% under the age of 18 (64% White, 12% Asian/P.I., 11% each Hispanic and other races, 3% African American) and 21.7% age 65 and older (96% White, 3% Asian/P.I., less than 1% all other races). The estimated median household income
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was $176,362 ($168,471 adjusted for inflation in 2010 dollars); 54% of the community made more than $150,000; 24% made between $60,000 and $149,999; and 23% made less than $60,000.
Education
The Del Mar Union School District serves two elementary schools in Del Mar Heights neighborhood, Del Mar Hills Academy and Del Mar Heights Elementary.
References
External links
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Neighborhoods in San Diego
Edge cities in the San Diego metropolitan area