Torrey Pines is a community neighborhood of in the northern coastal area of

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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
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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 being a major center of employment outside a traditional downtown.

Geography

Torrey Pines is bordered to the north by the city of Del Mar, to the south by La Jolla, to the east by Interstate 5, Carmel Valley,

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, the Los Peñasquitos Canyon Reserve, and

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; and to the west by La Jolla and the

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for a short distance near

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and

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. 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

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, there were 6,652 people and 2,889 households residing in the neighborhood. The estimated racial makeup was 81.5%

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, 8.6%

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, 5.7%

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, 3.4% from other races, 0.8%

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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

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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

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