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{{Short description|Census-designated place in California, United States}}
{{redirect|Marina del Rey|the song|Marina del Rey (song)|the band|Marina Del Ray}}
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[[File:Marina Del Rey Looking South.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of Marina del Rey, with [[Los Angeles International Airport]] and [[Palos Verdes Peninsula]] in the background]]

'''Marina del Rey''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "Docks of the King") is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated]] seaside community in [[Los Angeles County, California]], United States. The [[marina]], which includes residential, light commercial, and office facilities, is a major boating and water recreation destination of the [[Greater Los Angeles]] area. It is North America's largest man-made small-craft harbor with slips for approximately 5,000 boats. The area is a popular tourism destination for both land and water activities, such as paddleboard and kayak rentals, dining cruises, and yacht charters. Land activities include bicycling on several bicycle paths, walking paths along the waterfront, and birdwatching (birding). Wildlife watching opportunities include [[California sea lion]]s and [[harbor seal]]s. Dolphins and whales occasionally visit the deeper waters of the harbor. This [[Westside (Los Angeles County)|Westside]] locale is approximately {{convert|4|miles}} south of [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], {{convert|4|miles}} north of [[Los Angeles International Airport]], and {{convert|12.5|miles}} west-southwest of [[downtown Los Angeles]]. It is surrounded by the [[Los Angeles|City of Los Angeles]]

The harbor is owned by Los Angeles County and managed by the [[Department of Beaches and Harbors]] (DBH), but the waters are environmentally regulated by the state and the federal governments through their many agencies and departments with overlapping oversight. The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' in a 1997 editorial called the harbor "perhaps the county's most valuable resource."<ref>{{cite news |title=Welcome Wave at the Marina |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=April 17, 1997 |department=Editorial |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-04-17-me-49585-story.html}}</ref>For statistical purposes, the [[United States Census Bureau]] has defined Marina del Rey as a [[census-designated place]] (CDP). The population of the CDP was 11,373 at the 2020 census.<ref>{{cite GNIS|2408179|Marina del Rey Census Designated Place}}</ref> The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name; for example, the 90292 [[ZIP Code]] includes all of Marina del Rey and portions of neighboring Los Angeles (including parts of [[Venice, Los Angeles|Venice]]) as well as the far western portion of [[Culver City, California|Culver City]], and has a population of 21,576,<ref>[https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/90292/ Stats and Demographics for the 90292 ZIP Code]. Retrieved July 29, 2021.</ref> more than double that of the CDP. Many residents of the 90292 ZIP code consider themselves to live in Marina del Rey even if they in fact live outside the official boundaries of the CDP.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

==History==
{{main|Ballona Wetlands}}
Before its development as a small-craft harbor, the land occupied by Marina del Rey was a [[salt marsh]] fed by fresh water from [[Ballona Creek]]. The area was frequented by the [[Tongva]], who used plank boats, known as ''[[te'aat]]s'', to traverse the waters and to paddle out to the [[Channel Islands (California)|Channel Islands]]. Fishing and shellfish harvesting were common. The village of [[Guashna]] was a major regional trade center between villages on the islands and the mainland.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-07-09 |title=The Real Southern California: Marina del Rey's Ballona Wetlands |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/the_real_southern_california_m |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727132113/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/the_real_southern_california_m |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 27, 2022 |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=Travel |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Rochlin |first=Michael Jacob |title=Ancient L.A. and other essays |date=1999 |publisher=Unreinforced Masonry Studio |isbn=0-9648304-1-8 |location=Los Angeles |pages=69 |oclc=43657353}}</ref>

With the increasing arrival of European settlers, Moye C. Wicks thought in the mid-19th century of turning the [[estuary]] and the wetland of [[Playa del Rey]] into a commercial port.<ref name="LAT2016-08-27">{{cite news |last=GARNER |first=SCOTT |date=August 25, 2016 |title=Neighborhood Spotlight: Marina del Rey sets a course for a comeback |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hp-neighborhood-spotlight-marina-del-rey-20160827-snap-story.html |access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref> He formed the Ballona Development Company in 1888 to develop the area, but three years later the company went bankrupt. The area became frequented by duck hunters, including their hunting club, as well as by birdwatchers of the Los Angeles [[Audubon Society]] and the southern chapter of the Cooper Ornithological Club. [[Burton W. Chace]], a former councilman of the [[City of Long Beach]] who later became a member of the [[Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors]], referred to the area as [[mud flats]], but the area would today more properly be referred to as an estuary and [[wetland]].

[[Port Ballona]] was made by [[Louis Mesmer]] and Moye Wicks and then sold to [[Moses Sherman]]. Sherman purchased {{convert|1000| acres}} of land around the Ballona lagoon and Port Ballona in 1902 under the name the [[Beach Land Company]]. Sherman and Clark renamed the land "[[Del Rey, Los Angeles|Del Rey]]". Port Ballona was then renamed [[Playa Del Rey]]. The port was serviced by the [[California Central Railway]] opened in September 1887. This line later became the [[Santa Fe Railway]], which later became the [[Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad]]. The rail line ran from the port to [[Redondo Junction, California|Redondo Junction]]. A [[streetcar|street car]] tram line was made to the Port by the [[Redondo and Hermosa Beach Railroad]] company, which had incorporated on February 21, 1901. This company was part of the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad, owned by Sherman. The tram line opened December 1902 departed downtown at 4th and Broadway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.erha.org/lap_corphist.htm|title=Los Angeles Pacific Corporate Histories|website=www.erha.org}}</ref><ref>[http://delreync.org/node/32 delreync.org, Del Rey Neighborhood Council, Marina Del Rey History ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714192720/http://delreync.org/node/32 |date=July 14, 2014 }}</ref>

{{further|Redondo Beach via Playa Del Rey Line}}

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, Los Angeles|San Pedro]] as a commercial harbor and development funding went to the [[Port of Los Angeles]] instead.

[[File:Lighthouse concession stand, Marina Del Rey harbor, California LCCN2011634531.tif|thumb|Lighthouse concession stand at [[Fisherman's Village]]]]

In 1949, the [[US Army Corps of Engineers]] submitted an elaborate $23 million plan for a marina with mooring space for over 8,000 small-craft boats. In 1954, [[President Eisenhower]] signed Public Law 83-780, authorizing the study of the creation of the Marina as a federal project. After seven years of legislative wrangling, Public Law 87-402 renamed the Playa Del Rey Inlet and Harbor as Marina del Rey, implicitly enshrining the authorization of the project into law.<ref>{{cite book | author=United States. Department of State | title=United States Statutes at Large | publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office | year=1962 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QxxA19Y5PS0C&pg=PA3 | access-date=2020-08-08 | page=3}}</ref>

Groundbreaking began shortly afterward, during the early years of the [[Kennedy administration]].

With construction almost complete, the marina was put in danger in 1962–1963 by 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 breakwater at the mouth of the marina, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors appropriated $2.1 million to build it. On April 10, 1965, Marina del Rey was formally dedicated.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-12-mn-2321-story.html Los Angeles Times: "Marina del Rey Development Rose Out of Mud (First Of Two Parts)] November 12, 1989</ref> The total cost of the marina was $36.25 million for land, construction, and initial operation.

Los Angeles County then solicited bids for the harbor and port development and sold 60-year leaseholds to willing developers.<ref name=Argo>[http://argonautnews.com/former-prominent-marina-del-rey-developer-abraham-lurie-dies-at-86/ The Argonaut: "Former Prominent Marina Del Rey Developer Abraham Lurie Dies at 86"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418162923/http://argonautnews.com/former-prominent-marina-del-rey-developer-abraham-lurie-dies-at-86/ |date=April 18, 2017 }} July 8, 2010</ref><ref name=LATimeBank>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-13-we-925-story.html Los Angeles Times: "Biggest Marina Developer Files for Bankruptcy : Finances: Abraham M. Lurie seeks court protection as he battles his Saudi partners for control of his extensive holdings" by Jeffrey L. Rabin] June 13, 1991</ref> Real estate developer [[Abraham M. Lurie]] was the single largest leaseholder responsible for the building of three hotels, two apartment complexes, 1,000 boat slips, and several shopping centers, offices, restaurants; his holdings also included the last undeveloped piece of waterfront land in Marina del Rey.<ref name=LATimeBank /> He eventually ran into cash flow problems and sold a 49.9% interest to Saudi Arabian Sheik [[Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim]], a brother of [[Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim]] and a brother-in-law of [[Fahd of Saudi Arabia|King Fahd]]; the investment soon turned sour. After a protracted and aggressive lawsuit, Lurie lost his entire interest in 1993 in the development to Abdul Aziz.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-05-01-me-29640-story.html Los Angeles Times: "Saudi Wins Court Fight Over Marina : Real estate: Billionaire gains control of nearly 20% of county-owned Marina del Rey. Ruling ends Abraham Lurie's involvement" by Jeffrey L. Rabin and Ron Russell] May 01, 1993</ref>

==Geography==
Marina del Rey falls within unincorporated Los Angeles County and is southeast of [[Venice, California|Venice]] and north of [[Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, California|Playa del Rey]], near the mouth of [[Ballona Creek]]. The harbor and port are located {{convert|4|mi|km|spell=in}} north of [[Los Angeles International Airport]].

The harbor and the unincorporated residential and business community of Marina del Rey are bounded on all sides by the city of [[Los Angeles]]. The beach-style homes, on the inner portion of the coastal strand and the beach, west of the harbor, are within the city limits of Los Angeles, but share the same ZIP code as Marina del Rey. The name of this coastal strand (surrounding an estuarine inlet known as the [[Ballona Lagoon Marine Preserve]]) is the [[Marina Peninsula, Los Angeles, California|Marina Peninsula]]. The city street, Via Dolce, forms the boundary between Los Angeles and the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County known as Marina del Rey.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Marina del Rey has an area of {{convert|1.5|sqmi|km2}}. Nine-tenths of a square mile (2.2&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) is land and {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}} is water (40.91%).

One of the highest and tallest building complexes in Marina del Rey (though it is technically just across the border, in the City of Los Angeles) is the high-rise condominium complex known as "The Admiralty High-Rise" or simply AHR. AHR is a large condominium complex of three buildings: The Azzura condos, The Regatta condos, and The Cove. AHR has a height of about {{convert|170|ft|m}}, 20 floors, and can house a maximum of about 2,500 people (800 condominiums), which is almost 30% of the population of Marina del Rey. AHR is located across Admiralty Way from the harbor and is a bright green-aquamarine color. It was built in 2003. AHR, or specifically The Cove, was the main location in the film [[Skyline (2010 film)|Skyline]] (2010).

The specially designed harbor has many kinds of moorings with significant cement pilings for pleasure craft and large boats, including [[Santa Catalina Island (California)|Catalina Island]] multi-passenger ferry boats, a large [[whale watching]] boat as well as a [[Pelagic zone|pelagic]] seabird watching boat, commercial fishing boats, harbor cruise ships, a [[US Coast Guard]] cutter ship, LA County Fire Department and Sheriff Department boats, and 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 [[Loyola Marymount University]] boathouse. The Polynesian double-hulled canoe ''[[Hōkūleʻa]]'' docked in Marina del Rey in October 2023 as part of a four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific.

The community is served by the {{convert|3|mile|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[Marina Freeway]] (State Route 90), which links Marina del Rey directly to [[Interstate 405 (California)|Interstate 405]] and nearby [[Culver City, California|Culver City]].

The [[North American Numbering Plan|area code]]s of Marina del Rey are 310 and 424. Its [[ZIP code]] is 90292.

===Climate===
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|location = Marina del Rey, California
|single line = yes
|precipitation colour=green
|Jan high F = 67
|Feb high F = 66
|Mar high F = 67
|Apr high F = 69
|May high F = 70
|Jun high F = 72
|Jul high F = 75
|Aug high F = 76
|Sep high F = 76
|Oct high F = 74
|Nov high F = 70
|Dec high F = 66
|year high F = 70.6
|Jan low F = 49
|Feb low F = 50
|Mar low F = 53
|Apr low F = 55
|May low F = 58
|Jun low F = 61
|Jul low F = 64
|Aug low F = 64
|Sep low F = 63
|Oct low F = 59
|Nov low F = 54
|Dec low F = 49
|year low F = 56.5
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.19
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.25
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.66
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.58
|May precipitation inch = 0.26
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.04
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.02
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.07
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.08
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.33
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.94
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.90
|year precipitation inch = 13.32
|source 1 = IDcide<ref name= "Marina del Rey Climate Information">{{cite web|url=http://www.idcide.com/weather/ca/marina-del-rey.htm|title= Marina del Rey, CA Normal Temperatures and Precipitation|access-date=Jan 15, 2011}}</ref>
|date=January 2011
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1980=8065
| 1990=7431
| 2000=8176
| 2010=8866
| 2020=11373
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|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br>1860–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County  |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=February 4, 2025|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823050629/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=1960CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-c.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

Marina del Rey first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[1980 United States census]] as part of the Los Angeles census county division.<ref name=1980CensusCA/>

===2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Marina del Rey CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Marina del Rey CDP, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0645806&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Marina del Rey CDP, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0645806&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Marina del Rey CDP, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0645806&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|6,443
|6,624
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,099
|78.80%
|74.71%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |71.21%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|377
|453
|style='background: #ffffe6; |503
|4.61%
|5.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.42%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|10
|16
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10
|0.12%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|664
|736
|style='background: #ffffe6; |841
|8.12%
|8.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.39%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|13
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17
|0.16%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|28
|25
|style='background: #ffffe6; |145
|0.34%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.27%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|204
|316
|style='background: #ffffe6; |637
|2.50%
|3.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.60%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|437
|686
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,121
|5.34%
|7.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.86%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''8,176'''
|'''8,866'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''11,373'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
The [[2010 United States census]] reported that Marina del Rey had a population of 8,866, of whom 80% are [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (75% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web |title= Marina del Rey CDP, California |url= http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0645806.html |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120701094735/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0645806.html |archive-date=July 1, 2012 }}</ref> 8% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 8% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]], and 5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]]. Marina del Rey had a median household income of $95,248, with 9.9% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0645806|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715031204/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0645806|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Marina del Rey CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

==Economy==
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===Technology===
*[[Mobalytics]], an American [[Esports]] company based in Marina del Rey, provides visual analytics and performance data to competitive [[gamer]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mobalytics isn't aiming to create the perfect League of Legends player, but its stats analysis tool could help |url=http://sports.yahoo.com/news/mobalytics-isnt-aiming-to-create-the-perfect-lol-player-but-its-stats-analysis-tool-could-help-to-do-just-that-203243071.html |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=sports.yahoo.com |date=March 17, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Arts and culture==
===Points of interest===
*California Yacht Club
*[[Fisherman's Village]]
*Lloyd Taber Marina del Rey Library
*Pacific Mariners Yacht Club
*[[UCLA Marina Aquatic Center]]

===Public libraries===
The [[County of Los Angeles Public Library]] operates the Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library. The library has a nautical collection to serve small boaters in the area.<ref>"[http://www.colapublib.org/libs/marina/ Lloyd Taber-Marina del Rey Library]". [[County of Los Angeles Public Library]]. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref> The Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch of the [[Los Angeles Public Library]] is in Venice.<ref name="laplvenice">{{Cite web |url= https://www.lapl.org/branches/venice |title= Venice - Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library {{!}} Los Angeles Public Library |website= www.lapl.org |language=en |access-date= 2018-02-09}}</ref>

==Parks and recreational spaces==
*[[Burton Chace Park]] hosts community festivals such as the Marina del Rey Summer Concert Series and the Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade.<ref>"[http://beaches.co.la.ca.us/BandH/Marina/chacepark.htm Burton W. Chase Park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804234824/http://beaches.co.la.ca.us/BandH/Marina/chacepark.htm |date=August 4, 2009 }}". County of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 22, 2010.</ref>
*[[Yvonne B. Burke Park]] was renamed from the original Admiralty Park in 2009 to honor longtime [[Los Angeles County Supervisor]] [[Yvonne Brathwaite Burke]].<ref>"[http://beaches.co.la.ca.us/bandh/Marina/AdmiraltyPark.htm Yvonne B. Burke Park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413194318/http://beaches.co.la.ca.us/bandH/Marina/AdmiraltyPark.htm |date=April 13, 2010 }}". County of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 22, 2010.</ref> This linear (~{{convert|40|yd}} by ~{{convert|700|yd}}) park was built on the former [[Venice–Inglewood Line]] [[Pacific Electric]] [[Right-of-way (property access)|right-of-way]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Angeleno |first=Militant |date=2015-11-09 |title=Militant Angeleno: The Militant's Pacific Electric Archaeology Map |url=http://militantangeleno.blogspot.com/2015/11/pacific-electric-week-militants-pacific.html |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=Militant Angeleno}}</ref>
*[[Marvin Braude Bike Trail]] wends through Burke Park toward [[Oxford Basin]], which is a wildlife habitat area with a pedestrian loop. Nearby [[Ballona Lagoon]] on [[Marina Peninsula]] also has a walking loop and wildlife viewing stations.
*Aubrey E. Austin Park is a very small park.
*Marina Beach, aka [[Mother's Beach]], has a playground on the sand.
*Area A of the [[Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve]], located adjacent to Fiji Way, is accessible to the public for limited hours Wednesday through Saturday.

[[File:Marina Del Rey Wetland Park sign.jpg|thumb|Marina Del Rey Wetland Park sign]]

*Marina Del Rey Wetland Park is a {{cvt|0.75|acre|m2|adj=on|sp=us}} park and wildlife area that is part of [[Ballona watershed]] [[ecosystem]]; the tidal [[salt marsh]] was refurbished in 2017 by [[L.A. County]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Beaches and Harbors Los Angeles County |url=https://www.facebook.com/lacdbh/posts/pfbid02SMjTkXmamd8HEepSCKjaSsTqhouYJNgGbkKduvwXxW8xZ2gczms4LisqvMKxidfpl |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}{{unreliable source?|date=August 2022}}</ref> Improvements included restoring a "degraded wetland" and installing "public walking paths, observation areas and educational signage."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marina del Rey Wetland Park |url=https://visitmdr.com/things-to-do/beaches-and-parks/marina-del-rey-wetland-park |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=Visit Marina Del Rey |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wetland restoration flyer |url=https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dbh/docs/246099_WetlandParkNotice6-27-16.pdf}}</ref> The street address is 4390 Via Marina, Marina del Rey, CA 90292 at Via Marina and Tahiti Way. Public parking for visitors is available in the MDR parking lot number 11 at the corner of Via Marina and Panay Way. The park is managed by [[Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors]].<ref name=":0" />
*Harold L. Edgington Memorial Park is a small park and green space located at the intersection of Admiralty Way and Panay Way. The park is dedicated to Los Angeles County Harbor Patrolman Harold L. Edgington, who was killed in the line of duty near this same intersection on September 30, 1979.<ref>[https://locator.lacounty.gov/lac/Location/3177006/harold-l-edgington-park Harold L. Edgington Park]. Retrieved February 13, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.odmp.org/officer/4464-patrolman-harold-l-edgington Harold L. Edgington – Officer Down Memorial Page]. Retrieved a February 13, 2024.</ref>

{{wide image|Marina del Rey panorama.jpg|1000px|View taken from eastern Marina del Rey looking west toward Pacific Ocean}}

==Government==
Marina del Rey is managed by the [[Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors]].<ref>[http://beaches.co.la.ca.us/bandh/main.htm Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301165143/http://beaches.co.la.ca.us/BandH/Main.htm |date=March 1, 2009 }}.</ref> All of the area's land is owned by the County of Los Angeles, which issues long-term leases.

Marina del Rey is in the Second District of the [[Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors]], represented by [[Holly Mitchell]].

In the [[California State Legislature]], Marina del Rey is in {{Representative|casd|24|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|61|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Final Maps {{!}} California Citizens Redistricting Commission |url=https://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/final-maps/ |access-date=October 9, 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Marina del Rey is in {{Representative|cacd|36|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|36}}</ref>

==Education==
Marina del Rey is in the [[Los Angeles Unified School District]], although there are no schools in the area proper.<ref>[http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/board/secretary/BoardDistrictMaps/2007-08%20Board%20District%204.pdf Board District 4 Map]. ''[[Los Angeles Unified School District]]''. Retrieved on November 24, 2008.</ref> Students from Marina del Rey attend either Anchorage Street Elementary (now Westside Global Awareness Magnet School)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Westside Global Awareness Magnet School |url=https://www.westsideglobalawareness.net/ |access-date=2021-04-22 |language=en}}</ref> or [[Coeur d'Alene Avenue Elementary School]], Marina del Rey Middle School, and [[Venice High School (Los Angeles)|Venice High School]].

==Infrastructure==
The [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]] (LASD) has a substation in Marina del Rey. Before 1985, maritime and land law enforcement was provided by the Los Angeles County Harbor Patrol, a division of the Department of Small Craft Harbors. The Harbor Patrol was merged into the Sheriff's Department, with sworn Harbor Patrol officers becoming Deputy Sheriffs.<ref>"[http://www.lasd.org/stations/for2/mdr/index.html Marina del Rey Station] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121132545/http://www.lasd.org/stations/for2/mdr/index.html |date=January 21, 2010 }}". [[Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department]]. Retrieved on January 21, 2010.</ref>

The [[Los Angeles County Fire Department]] (LACFD) serves Marina del Rey and is based at Station #110, a part of Battalion 1, at 4433 Admiralty Way.<ref>"[http://fire.lacounty.gov/HometownFireStations/HometownFireStations.asp Hometown Fire Stations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903170159/http://fire.lacounty.gov/HometownFireStations/HometownFireStations.asp |date=September 3, 2011 }}". [[Los Angeles County Fire Department]]. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref> The [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]] has an office in Marina del Rey.<ref>"[http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phcommon/public/aboutus/aboutdisplay.cfm?ou=ph&prog=chs&unit=spa5 About Us]". [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]]. Retrieved on March 18, 2010.</ref>

===Transportation===
The [[Marina Expressway]], California State Route 90, terminates at Lincoln Boulevard ([[California State Route 1]]) in northeastern Marina del Rey and links the area with [[Culver City, California|Culver City]]. A [[Water taxi|water shuttle service]], the WaterBus, operates on select days, typically weekends and holidays, during the summer months.

[[File:Marina Del Rey WaterBus.jpg|thumb|Marina Del Rey WaterBus]]

Bus shuttle services operate on the roads within the marina and between the nearby sites of [[Playa Vista, Los Angeles|Playa Vista]], and the [[Venice, Los Angeles|Venice]] Pier.

===Street layout===
[[Washington Boulevard (Los Angeles)|Washington Boulevard]] bounds the Marina to the northwest, the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the southwest, [[Ballona Creek]] to the southeast, [[Lincoln Boulevard (Los Angeles)|Lincoln Boulevard]] to the northeast, and Admiralty Way along Yvonne B. Burke Park to the north. Marina del Rey separates into two distinct regions, the harbor area and the suburban area (just outside its boundaries).

The harbor area has eight basins separated by six strips of land, each of which has at least one street on it. From the northeastern end of the Marina, going clockwise, these streets are: Bali Way, Mindanao Way (with west terminus at [[Burton Chace Park]]), Fiji Way (bordering the southeastern edge of the Marina), 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, which in turn terminates at Washington Boulevard. Palawan Way is also on the west side, but it terminates directly at Washington Boulevard east of Via Marina. On the east side, Bali Way ends at Lincoln Boulevard, Fiji Way ends at the Marina Freeway, and Mindanao Way turns into Short Avenue in Los Angeles after crossing Alla Road. Admiralty Way lies north of the harbor and forms an arc that intersects the roads that lead to either Washington Boulevard or Lincoln Boulevard.

The suburban area (adjacent to Marina del Rey in the city of Los Angeles) bounded by Admiralty Way to the south, Washington Boulevard to the west, and Lincoln Boulevard to the east consists mostly of homes and apartments and is referred to by the real estate industry as the Golden Triangle.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/real-estate/la-fi-hotprop-steve-austin-marina-house-20170322-story.html |title='Stone Cold' Steve Austin buys the house next door in Marina del Rey |last=Leitereg |first=Neal |date=March 22, 2017 |website=South Florida Sun Sentinel |access-date=April 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://abbotkinneyfirstfridays.com/golden-triangle-architectural-gem-in-the-marina/ |title=Golden Triangle Architectural Gem in the Marina! |date= May 13, 2015 |website=Abbot Kinney First Fridays |access-date=April 22, 2021}}</ref>

[[File:Oxford Basin Marina Del Rey California.jpg|thumb|Oxford Basin, looking toward Venice]]

==Notable people==
*[[Sasha Gabor]] (1945 – 2008), actor<ref name="Warren">{{cite news |last1=Warren |first1=Peter |title=Ron Jeremy Remembers Sasha Gabor AVN |url=https://avn.com/business/articles/video/ron-jeremy-remembers-sasha-gabor-53677.html |access-date=18 January 2020 |work=AVN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711063951/https://avn.com/business/articles/video/ron-jeremy-remembers-sasha-gabor-53677.html |archive-date=11 July 2019}}</ref>
*[[Lucia Berlin]] (1936 – 2004), writer
*[[Tony Todd]] (1954 – 2024), actor<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tony Todd, star of Candyman, dies aged 69 {{!}} Movies {{!}} The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/nov/09/tony-todd-star-of-candyman-dies-aged-69 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=amp.theguardian.com}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Greater Los Angeles}}
* [[Marina del Rey (song)]]
* [[Westside (Los Angeles County)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage|Marina del Rey}}

{{Adjacent communities
|Center    = Marina del Rey
|Northwest = [[Venice, Los Angeles, California|Venice]]
|North     = [[Venice, Los Angeles, California|Venice]]
|Northeast = [[Mar Vista]] &<br>[[Culver City, California|Culver City]]
|East      = [[Sunkist Park, Culver City, California|Sunkist Park]]
|ESE       =
|Southeast = [[Westchester, Los Angeles, California|Westchester]]
|South     = [[Playa del Rey, Los Angeles|Playa del Rey]]
|Southwest = [[Dockweiler State Beach]]—<br>[[Pacific Ocean]]
|WSW       =
|West      = [[Santa Monica Bay]]—<br>[[Pacific Ocean]]
|WNW       =
}}
{{Los Angeles County, California}}
{{Los Angeles Westside}}
{{Greater Los Angeles Area}}
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