Del Rey Oaks (''Del Rey'',

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for "Of the King") is a city in Monterey County,

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. It is located just southeast of Seaside, at an elevation of . The population was 1,592 at the 2020 census. Del Rey Oaks is a member of the

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, a regional government agency.

History

The town was formerly known as Del Rey Woods.

Geography

Del Rey Oaks is located in northwestern Monterey County at . It is bordered to the north by the city of Seaside and to the west and south by

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. Downtown Monterey is to the west. California State Route 218 (Canyon Del Rey Boulevard) is the main road through Del Rey Oaks, leading northwest to State Route 1 at Monterey State Beach and southeast to State Route 68 just outside the city limits. Salinas, the Monterey

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, is to the northeast of Del Rey Oaks via SR 68. According to the

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, the city of Del Rey Oaks has a total area of , 99.81% of it land and 0.19% of it water.

Climate

The region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the

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system, Del Rey Oaks has a

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, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

History

Prior to incorporation (on September 3, 1953) the town was called Del Rey Woods. The Del Rey Oaks post office opened in 1968.

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Del Rey Oaks had a population of 1,592. The population density was . The racial makeup of Del Rey Oaks was 1,141 (71.7%)

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, 29 (1.8%)

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, 14 (0.9%) Native American, 128 (8.0%) Asian, 6 (0.4%)

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, 62 (3.9%) from other races, and 212 (13.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 244 persons (15.3%). The whole population lived in households. There were 699 households, out of which 170 (24.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 339 (48.5%) were married-couple households, 35 (5.0%) were

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couple households, 210 (30.0%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 115 (16.5%) had a male householder with no partner present. 185 households (26.5%) were one person, and 98 (14.0%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.28. There were 455

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(65.1% of all households). The age distribution was 218 people (13.7%) under the age of 18, 88 people (5.5%) aged 18 to 24, 390 people (24.5%) aged 25 to 44, 479 people (30.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 417 people (26.2%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 49.3years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. There were 739 housing units at an average density of , of which 699 (94.6%) were occupied. Of these, 500 (71.5%) were owner-occupied, and 199 (28.5%) were occupied by renters. In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $130,909, and the

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was $62,855. About 6.2% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line.

Parks

Del Rey Oaks houses the Frog Pond Wetland Preserve, a

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area popular with birders.

Media

Television service for the community comes from the Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz

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(DMA). Radio stations Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz area of dominant influence (ADI) or continuous measurement market (CMM). Locale newspapers include the '' Monterey County Herald''.

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