About Marina Del Rey

Marina Del Rey is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of California. With a population of 17,751 people and just one neighborhood, Marina Del Rey is the 331st largest community in California.

Marina Del Rey is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 95.11% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Marina Del Rey is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Marina Del Rey who work in management occupations (18.96%), sales jobs (16.22%), and art, media and design (11.32%).

Also of interest is that Marina Del Rey has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Marina Del Rey is also a town of artists. Marina Del Rey has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Marina Del Rey's character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.76% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Marina Del Rey, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Marina Del Rey is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Marina Del Rey are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Marina Del Rey is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Marina Del Rey Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Marina Del Rey is a pretty powerful place. 60.26% of the adults in Marina Del Rey have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Marina Del Rey in 2000 was $67,210, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $268,840 for a family of four. However, Marina Del Rey contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Marina Del Rey is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Marina Del Rey home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Marina Del Rey is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Marina Del Rey include Irish, English, Russian, German, Italian, Polish, French, and Iranian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Marina Del Rey's cultural character, accounting for 20.57% of the town's population.

The most common language spoken in Marina Del Rey is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.