expansion to accommodate the thousands of new residents attracted by its proximity to major employers like the University of California, San Diego, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Qualcomm, and dozens of biotech and pharmaceutical companies. Several commercial and industrial centers have been built within the Mira Mesa area. Demographics Mira Mesa has about 80,000 residents, including students, families, and single people. There are over 23,000 homes in the community, averaging 3.09 people per household. The median age is 32.4 years. Arts and culture The Mira Mesa Street Fair is held the first Saturday in October on Camino Ruiz on the block just north of Mira Mesa Boulevard. The fair is sponsored by the Mira Mesa Town Council. Annual San Diego Tet Festival is held at Mira Mesa Park on Lunar New Year Weekend. Sports Mira Mesa girls' softball, for ages 12 and under, won the state championship in 1999, 2005 and 2006. Education It is in the San Diego Unified School District Elementary schools Ericson Elementary School Hage Elementary School Hickman Elementary School Jonas Salk Elementary School Mason Elementary School Sandburg Elementary School Walker Elementary School Middle schools Challenger Middle School Wangenheim Middle School High schools Mira Mesa High School Private schools Christ the Cornerstone Academy Good Shepherd Catholic School (Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego) Mira Mesa Christian School Rainbow Kids Integral Preschool Community colleges Miramar College Weekend education In the early 1990s the Minato School (a Japanese weekend school) held its classes at Wangenheim Junior High. However it moved to Chula Vista in 1996. Media Mira Mesa Living, a community newspaper publishing local news and events, started publishing bimonthly in July 2010. The previous community newspaper, the Mira Mesa Scripps Ranch Sentinel, stopped publication in July 2009.Mira Mesa has a community radio station at 87.9 The Mira Mesa Times newspaper Infrastructure Emergency services The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department provide fire services to Mira Mesa through Fire Station #38 and Fire Station #44. Fire Station #38, which includes Engine 38, Truck 38, and Paramedic 38, is located on New Salem Street near the main Mira Mesa Park and Recreation Center. Fire Station #44 is located at the corner of Black Mountain Road and Maya Linda Road. It includes Engine 44, Truck 44, and HAZMAT 1 and 2. Mira Mesa is served by the Northeastern division of the San Diego Police Department. A police storefront located adjacent to the Epicentre