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Carmel Valley, San Diego, California
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Carmel Valley is a community in the north-western corner of San Diego, California, USA. The community is composed of commercial offices, residential units, hotels, and retail stores and restaurants.
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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]
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]
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.
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.
- 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)
- Solana Highlands (Solana Beach School District)
- Solana Pacific (Solana Beach School District)
- Torrey Pines (San Dieguito Union High School District)
- Canyon Crest Academy (San Dieguito Union High School District)
- Cathedral Catholic High School (Private)
- University of Phoenix, 11682 El Camino Real, (800) 473-4346
Companies with offices in this neighborhood include Oracle Corporation, US Bank, Scripps Health, Fish & Richardson, Morrison & Foerster, and The Allen Group. Neurocrine Biosciences headquarters is located in this neighborhood.
- Carmel Valley community Information
- SANDAG: Carmel Valley 2000 demographics (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
- ^ Current Community Plan. City of San Diego. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
- ^ a b San Diego Community Profile: Carmel Valley. City of San Diego web site. Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
- ^ Population and Housing Estimates, City of San Diego (PDF). SANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments). Retrieved on 2007-03-12.