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Renting an Apartment in Oceanside
What You Should Know
Oceanside is a city in northern San Diego County, California. As of the 2000
census, the city had a population of 161,029. Together with Vista and Carlsbad,
it makes up the Tri-City area. The city is just south of Camp Pendleton, the
largest U.S. Marine Corps base in the world. The city was first encountered by
European explorers in 1769 and was incorporated on July 3, 1888.
Geography
Oceanside is at 33�12′42″N, 117�19′33″W (33.211566, -117.325701)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 107.7
km� (41.6 mi�). 105.1 km� (40.6 mi�) of it is land and 2.5 km� (1.0 mi�) of it
(2.36%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 161,029 people, 56,488 households, and
39,259 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,531.7/km�
(3,967.2/mi�). There were 59,581 housing units at an average density of
566.7/km� (1,467.9/mi�). The racial makeup of the city was 53.6% White, 5.9%
African American, 0.4% Native American or Alaskan Native, 5.4% Asian, 1.2%
Pacific Islander, .1% from another race alone, and 3.2% from two races. 30.2% of
the population is Latino of any race. These figures have been adjusted to
include the percentages of the population of a particular race, but not latino
in order for the percentages to add up to 100% whereas the census does not
differentiate latinos and therefore the percentages add up to more than 100%.
The area around Oceanside High School was, along with the neighborhood around
San Diego High School, the site of the first Samoan communities on the mainland.
There were 56,488 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 22.7% of all
households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who
was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the
average family size was 3.33.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 10.2%
from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there
were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $46,301, and the median income
for a family was $52,232. Males had a median income of $34,772 versus $27,962
for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,329. About 8.2% of
families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including
16.2% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
Housing
According to estimates by the San Diego Association of Governments, the median
household income of Oceanside in 2005 was $61,792 (not adjusted for inflation).
When adjusted for inflation (1999 dollars; comparable to Census data above), the
median household income was $50,177.
On June 13th 2005, the Wall Street Journal rated Oceanside as the number one
vacation home market in the country.
Schools
The two high schools in Oceanside are El Camino High School and Oceanside High
School. The three middle schools are Jefferson Middle School, Lincoln Middle
School, and Martin Luther King Middle School. Cesar Chavez Middle School is
currently under construction on Old Grove Road and is not set to open up until
2007.
Attractions
The Oceanside Pier, first built in 1888, (and now in its sixth incarnation) is
the longest wooden pier on the western United States coastline at 1,954 feet
(596m).
Oceanside is home to Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, one of the Alta California
missions.
The bungalow house featured in Top Gun, starring Tom Cruise, is located on South
Pacific Street, which is one street up from the Oceanside Strand, a section of
residential houses along the coastline.
From June 20 through June 28, 1997, a record 221,000 fans watched the X Games
III held in San Diego and Oceanside. The surfing competition took place at the
Oceanside Harbor Beach.
The California Surf Museum is located on 223 North Coast Highway, a.k.a. Hill
Street, in downtown Oceanside.
Every fourth of July thousands of Oceansidians and people from the surrounding
communities flock to the Pier to watch a spectacular fireworks show.
Mount Ecclesia
Oceanside is also known for the nature grounds of Mount Ecclesia, The
Rosicrucian Fellowship international headquarters founded in Oceanside in 1911.
This is also the location of its Spiritual Healing Temple.
It is located at a picturesque location in southern California, situated upon
the promontory of a high mesa. Mount Ecclesia was launched in October 28, 1911,
through a ceremony of ground-breaking which consisted in planting a large Cross
with the initials C.R.C. (meaning Christian Rose Cross, the head of the
spiritual Rosicrucian Order) painted in gilt letters on the three upper ends and
with a climbing rose. The Healing Temple "The Ecclesia" was erected, for the
purpose of affording more powerful means for the healing of disease, and
dedicated on December 25, 1920. Spiritual Healing meetings are held in this holy
place at a regular time each day by the Probationers who have consecrated their
lives to this work.
In 1989, the restoration of Mount Ecclesia "old landmarks" was outlined and
effort is being made for the buildings to comply with Oceanside's earthquake
secure construction rules. As it was purposed by its founder, Max Heindel, Mount
Ecclesia is being prepared to become a Spiritual Center in the world as an
effort "to unite and harmonize each with the others by teaching a religion that
is both scientific and artistic, and to gather all churches into one great
Christian Brotherhood." (Historical Notes: October 28, 1911
Famous Oceanside residents
* Denise Richards - Actress who starred in Starship Troopers, Wild Things and
The World Is Not Enough. Graduated from El Camino High School in 1989.
* Junior Seau - NFL linebacker who played for the San Diego Chargers for 13
years, before being traded to the Miami Dolphins in 2003. Graduated from
Oceanside High School with letters in football, basketball, and track. (Other
NFL players from Oceanside include Joe Salave’a who plays for the Washington
Redskins. Quite a few Oceanside football players have been selected in the first
round of the NFL draft. This list includes Willie Buchanon, selected by the
Green Bay Packers, Bill Sandifer, selected by the San Francisco 49ers, Bryant
Westbrook, selected by the Detroit Lions, and Michael Booker, selected by the
Atlanta Falcons. Several of Seau's relatives have been murdered in Oceanside.)
* Rear Admiral (Ret.) Richard Lyon - One of the first 10 Navy Seals (formerly
called "Scouts and Raiders"), and the first Special Warfare Officer to attain
that rank. He served as mayor of the city in the 1990s.
* Bobbi DePorter - Founder of the internationally-acclaimed SuperCamp program,
and President of the Quantum Learning Network.
* Barbara Mandrell - Country singer and former Miss Oceanside.