Marina del Rey is a seaside unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California. The population was 8,866 at the 2010 census. Its Fisherman's Village
offers a view of Marina del Rey's dominant feature as one of the
largest man-made small boat harbors in the U.S., with 19 marinas with
capacity for 5,300 boats. The harbor, the Los Angeles Times said in 1997, is "perhaps the county's most valuable resource."
Geography
Marina del Rey is southeast of
Venice and north of
Playa del Rey near the mouth of the Ballona Creek. It is located four miles (6 km) north of Los Angeles International Airport.
It is bounded on all sides by the City of Los Angeles.
The beach-style homes, the strip of land against the beach, and the
beach itself (see photo), west of the harbor, are within the City of Los
Angeles limits, with a Marina del Rey address. The name of this strip
is the Marina Peninsula. Via Dolce and the southern portion of Via Marina are the boundaries between L.A. City and the unincorporated area.
According to the United States Census Bureau,
Marina del Rey has an area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²). Nine-tenths
of a square mile (2.2 km²) is land and 0.6 square mile (1.5 km²) is
water (40.91%).
The marina itself, a specially designed harbor with moorings for
pleasure craft and small boats, is surrounded by high-rise condos,
hotels, apartments, shops, and restaurants. The area also includes the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute, the UCLA Marina Aquatic Center, and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which regulates the Internet's address and domain name systems.
The community is served by the three-mile (5 km)-long Marina Freeway (State Route 90), which links Marina del Rey directly to Interstate 405 and nearby Culver City.
Marina del Rey is in area codes 310 and 424. Its ZIP code is 90292.
Demographics
2010
The 2010 United States Census reported that Marina del Rey had a population of 8,866. The population density was 6,094.6 people per square mile (2,353.1/km²). The racial makeup of Marina del Rey was 7,071 (79.8%) White, 465 (5.2%) African American, 31 (0.3%) Native American, 749 (8.4%) Asian, 10 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 154 (1.7%) from other races, and 386 (4.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 686 persons (7.7%).
The Census reported that 8,860 people (99.9% of the population) lived
in households, 6 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters,
and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 5,600 households, out of which 429 (7.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,317 (23.5%) were opposite-sex married couples
living together, 215 (3.8%) had a female householder with no husband
present, 126 (2.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There
were 541 (9.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 45 (0.8%) same-sex married couples or partnerships.
3,037 households (54.2%) were made up of individuals and 601 (10.7%)
had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average
household size was 1.58. There were 1,658 families (29.6% of all households); the average family size was 2.32.
The population was spread out with 565 people (6.4%) under the age of
18, 487 people (5.5%) aged 18 to 24, 4,150 people (46.8%) aged 25 to
44, 2,473 people (27.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,191 people (13.4%) who
were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.0 years. For every
100 females there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and
over, there were 103.9 males.
There were 6,742 housing units at an average density of 4,634.5 per
square mile (1,789.4/km²), of which 644 (11.5%) were owner-occupied, and
4,956 (88.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was
0.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 11.4%. 936 people (10.6% of the
population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 7,924 people
(89.4%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,176 people, 5,315 households, and 1,520 families residing in the Census Designated Place (CDP). The population density
was 9,289.5 inhabitants per square mile (3,587.2/km²). There were 6,321
housing units at an average density of 7,181.8 per square mile
(2,773.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.34% of the population.
There were 5,315 households out of which 6.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 22.7% were married couples
living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present,
and 71.4% were non-families. 57.3% of all households were made up of
individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 1.54 and the average family size
was 2.31.
In the CDP the population was 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 were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years.
For every 100 females there were 108.8 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there were 108.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $68,447, and the
median income for a family was $84,390. Males had a median income of
$66,928 versus $51,854 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $58,530. About 6.5% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
Points of interest
- Fisherman's Village
- Burton W. Chace Park--the Marina del Rey Summer Concert Series is held here on Thursdays and Saturdays from June to August.
- California Yacht Club
- UCLA Marina Aquatic Center
- Ballona Wetlands
- Lloyd Taber Marina del Rey Library
- Villa Marina Marketplace, on the eastern side of town
Governance
Marina del Rey is governed and serviced by the County of Los Angeles and rests under the management of the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors.
All of the area's lands and waters are owned by the County of Los
Angeles and are leased to private leaseholders on long-term agreements.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates the Marina del Rey Station in Marina del Rey.
Residents are represented by their local elected Supervisor to the
Fourth District of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. In the State legislature Marina del Rey is located in the 28th Senate District, and in the 53rd Assembly District. Federally, Marina del Rey is located in California's 36th congressional district.
Economy
Businesses in the area are represented by the LAX Coastal Area Chamber of Commerce and the Venice Chamber of Commerce. ICANN has its headquarters in Marina del Rey.
History
Prior to its development as a small craft harbor, the land occupied by Marina del Rey was a salt-marsh fed by freshwater from the Ballona Creek,
frequented by duck hunters and few others. Burton W. Chase, a member of
the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, referred to the area as mud flats, though today the area would more properly be referred to as wetlands.
In the mid-19th century, M.C. Wicks thought of turning this Playa del
Rey estuary into a commercial port. He formed the Ballona Development
Company in 1888 to develop the area, but three years later the company
went bankrupt.
In 1916, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers revisited the idea of a commercial harbor, but declared it economically impractical. In 1936 the U.S. Congress
ordered a re-evaluation of that determination and the Army Corps of
Engineers returned with a more favorable determination, however the
Marina del Rey harbor concept lost out to San Pedro as a commercial
harbor and development funding went to the Port of Los Angeles instead.
In 1953, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
authorized a $2-million loan to fund construction of the marina. Since
the loan only covered about half the cost, the U.S. Congress passed and
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed Public Law 780 making construction possible. Ground breaking began shortly after.
With construction almost complete, the marina was put in danger in
1962-1963 due to a winter storm. The storm caused millions of dollars in
damage to both the marina and the few small boats anchored there. A
plan was put into effect to build a break-water at the mouth of the
marina, and the L.A. County Board of Supervisors appropriated $2.1
million to build it. On April 10, 1965 Marina del Rey was formally
dedicated. The total cost of the marina was $36.25 million for land,
construction, initial operation.
Companies
- Guidance
- TheBrain Technologies
- AstroFlight
- Gravity Interactive
- Sonic Management
- Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Transportation
The Marina Expressway, California state route 90, terminates in northeastern Marina del Rey and links the CDP with Culver City. A water shuttle service, WaterBus, is operated between several points throughout the harbor and offers service for US$1 per person. The WaterBus operates July 4 to labor day until 9pm daily.
Street layout
Traveling on SR-90, approaching the end of the Marina Expy., this is how the street layout appears:
The Marina Expy. terminates and flows into SR-1, marked additionally as Lincoln Bl. Traveling north on SR-1/Lincoln Bl., the first junction reached is that of Maxella Avenue, a major east-west thoroughfare. Traveling south on SR-1/Lincoln Bl.,
the first junction reached off the Expressway is that of Bali Way,
which connects to Admiralty Way, which encircles the Northern Marina as a
whole. Admiralty Way terminates at Via Marina on its western end. Most
major businesses and buildings in the Marina are situated along
Admiralty Way, which is, in some ways, the Marina's Main Street.
As part of the man made design of the boat harbor, there were seven
basins built and there are 7 respective jetouts from those basins, each
of which has at least one street. From the northeastern end of the
Marina, going clockwise, these streets are: Bali Way, Mindinao Way
(terminates at Burton Chace Park),
Bora Bora Way, Tahiti Way, Marquesas Way, Panay Way, and Palawan Way.
Panay Way, Marquesas Way, Tahiti Way, and Bora Bora Way are all on the
western side of the Marina and all terminate at Via Marina. Palawan Way
is also on the west side, but it terminates at Washington Bl.
As for Washington, this major thoroughfare is present in the northwestern Marina, and then heads into Venice, where it intersects with SR-1/Lincoln Bl.. Washington Blvd. marks the northern terminus of Palawan Way and Via Marina.
Government and infrastructure
Fire protection in Marina del Rey is provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The LACFD operates Station #110 at 4433 Admiralty Way as a part of Battalion 1. Public safety services within Marina del Rey are provided by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services SPA 5 West Area Health Office serves Marina del Rey.
Education
There are no schools located within Marina del Rey; the community is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The area is within Board District 4. Its students are within the attendance areas of Coeur d'Alene Avenue Elementary School, Marina del Rey Middle School, and Venice High School.
Public libraries
County of Los Angeles Public Library
operates the Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library. The Los Angeles County
Department of Beaches and Harbors opened the library, then known as the
Marina del Rey Library, in 1976 to serve clientele of the marina. In
1999 the Marina Foundation, the County of Los Angeles Public Library,
and the County Board of Supervisors had the Greg and Mimi Wenger
Community Room added to the library. The library was renamed after Lloyd
Taber, the main donor to the project. The library has a nautical
collection to serve small boaters in the area.
Parks and recreation
The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors operates
parks. The Burton W. Chase Park has barbecues, harbor viewing areas,
multi-purpose rooms, pergolas, guest docks, picnic shelters, and picnic
tables. The Yvonne B. Burke Park, originally the Admiralty Park, received its current name in April 2009.
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