Carmel Valley, San Diego, California

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Carmel Valley is a community in the north-western corner of San Diego, California.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Education 4.1 Elementary schools 4.2 Middle/Junior high schools 4.3 High schools 4.4 K through 12 4.5 Colleges and universities 5 Economy 6 External links 7 References

[edit] History

Carmel Valley is one of the newer neighborhoods of the City of San Diego, California. It is a master planned community that was formed by the City of San Diego on February 1, 1975, but construction did not start until 1983.^[1] The name Carmel Valley comes from the Carmelite Sisters of Mercy, who established a dairy farm and monastery in the area around 1905.^[2] Although the area was known locally by the name Carmel Valley, in 1974 the area was given the institutional name "North City West" in the master plan. The name "Carmel Valley" was readopted in the early 1990s.^[2]

[edit] Geography

Carmel Valley is bordered to the north by the North City Future Urbanizing Area (NCFUA) and Pacific Highlands Ranch; to the south by Torrey Hills; to the east by Pacific Highlands Ranch and Del Mar Mesa; and to the west by Interstate 5 and Torrey Pines.

Originally only occupying a small area, Carmel Valley has grown substantially, with the development of Torrey Hills and other adjacent areas; the community now fills the entire 92130 zip code.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Demographics

According to the San Diego County Assessor's Office’s 2006 estimates,^[3] there were 42,047 people residing in the neighborhood, which increased 49.2% from 2000. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 70.6% White, 18.0% Asian & Pacific Islander, 7.0% Hispanic, 3.4% from other races, 0.89% African American, and 0.001% American Indian.

The neighborhood is diverse in age with 30.2% under 18 and 6.5% over 65. The median age was 36.6. There were 2.7 persons per household. The median income was $120,886; 17.8% of the neighborhood made $200,000 or more and 12.3% made $30,000 or less.

[edit] Education

Carmel Valley has an odd overlay of various school districts. For the elementary schools, the northern section is part of the Solana Beach School District (K-6). The southern section is managed by the Del Mar Union School District (K-6). Overlaying the entire community, the San Dieguito Union High School District manages the middle schools and high schools. Some Carmel Valley residents attend schools in the bordering communities of Pacific Highlands Ranch, Torrey Hills and Torrey Pines.

[edit] Elementary schools

• Ashley Falls (Del Mar Union School District)
• Carmel Creek (Solana Beach School District)
• Carmel Del Mar (Del Mar Union School District)
• Del Mar Pines (Private nonsectarian)
• Sage Canyon (Del Mar Union School District)
• St. Therese of Carmel (Roman Catholic)
• Solana Highlands (Solana Beach School District)
• Solana Pacific (Solana Beach School District)

[edit] Middle/Junior high schools

• Carmel Valley Middle (San Dieguito Union High School District)

[edit] High schools

• Torrey Pines (San Dieguito Union High School District)

[edit] K through 12

• San Diego Jewish Academy (Jewish)

[edit] Colleges and universities

• University of Phoenix, 11682 El Camino Real, (800) 473-4346

[edit] Economy

Companies with offices in this neighborhood include Oracle Corporation, US Bank, Scripps Health, Fish & Richardson, Morrison & Foerster and The Allen Group. Neurocrine Biosciences headquarters are located in this neighborhood.

[edit] External links

• Carmel Valley community Information
• SANDAG: Carmel Valley 2000 deographcs (Census data)
• SANDAG: Carmel Valley 2030 forecast demographs
• City of San Diego: Carmel Valley community profile
• City of San Diego: Carmel Valley land use map
• Del Mar Regional Chamber of Commerce, serves Carmel Valley

School Districts

• San Dieguito Union High School District
• Del Mar Union School District
• Solana Beach School District

[edit] References