due to the lack of enforced racial segregation. Many residents of Japanese descent were forced to leave as part of the Internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. A monument has been installed on the corner of Venice and Lincoln Boulevards in nearby Venice, where Japanese residents were ordered to board buses to the internment camps. The median yearly household income in 2008 dollars was $62,259, an average figure for Los Angeles. The average household size of 2.5 people was about the same as the city as a whole. Renters occupied 55.2% of the housing stock and house- or apartment owners held 44.8%. The percentages of never-married men (42.9%) and divorced women (12.7%) were among the county's highest. In 2000, there were 1,846 veterans, or 8.4%, a high rate for Los Angeles. Police service The Los Angeles Police Department operates the Pacific Community Police Station at 12312 Culver Boulevard, 90066, serving the neighborhood as well as Westchester and Venice. Fire service Del Rey is served by the Los Angeles Fire Department. Station 67 is located within Del Rey on Playa Vista Drive. Parts of Del Rey are also served by LAFD Station 63 (Venice) and Station 62 (Mar Vista). Education Thirty percent of Del Rey residents aged 25 and older had earned a four-year degree by 2000, an average figure for both the city and the county. The schools within Del Rey are as follows: Culver City Christian School, private elementary, 11312 Washington Boulevard Stoner Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 11735 Braddock Drive ICEF Vista Elementary Academy, charter school, 4471 Inglewood Boulevard Braddock Drive Elementary School, LAUSD, 4711 Inglewood Boulevard Short Avenue Elementary School, LAUSD, 12814 Maxella Avenue Marina del Rey Middle School, LAUSD, 12500 Braddock Drive Ocean Charter School, charter elementary, 12606 Culver Boulevard Goethe International Charter School, charter elementary, 12500 Braddock Drive References and notes External links Del Rey Neighborhood Council Del Rey Residents Association Del Rey crime map and statistics Del Rey, Los Angeles Neighborhoods in Los Angeles Westside (Los Angeles County)