Del Mar: Vital Stats

A Winner by the sea

VITAL STATS POPULATION: 4,389 (2000 census) MEDIAN HOME PRICE: $945,000 AVERAGE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION: About 13 inches HIGH TEMPERATURES: January, 67°; July, 82° LOW TEMPERATURES: January, 45°; July, 63° SUMMER OCEAN TEMPERATURES: 67°–75°

FIRST SETTLEMENT: Kumeyaay peoples camped here in small bands around 7000 B.C.

AMERICAN ERA BEGINS: 1885 FIRST OPENING DAY AT THE RACETRACK: July 3, 1937