Torrance, CA Demographic Data
Torrance, CA Summary
Torrance is located in Los Angeles County in California
- Population: 147,036
- Area: 20.55 sq. miles
- Land Area: 20.48 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.08 sq. miles
- Population Density: 7,153.99 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 85.30 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Torrance, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
76,336
52%
50.8
Male
70,849
48%
49.2
Total Population
147,185
323,128,000
Torrance, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
8,516
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
8,923
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
8,423
5.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
7,830
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
8,514
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
18,599
12.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
22,290
15.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
20,539
14.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
12,485
8.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
8,525
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
11,035
7.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
6,513
4.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
4,993
3.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
116,039
78.8%
77.2
Female
61,334
52.9%
51.3
Male
54,705
47.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
111,652
75.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
26,839
18.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
22,541
15.3%
15.2
Female
12,272
54.4%
55.8
Male
10,269
45.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Torrance, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
138,936
94.4%
96.8
White
69,906
47.5%
72.6
Black or African American
4,948
3.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
319
0.2%
0.8
Asian
54,364
36.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
8,725
5.9%
1.2
Chinese
6,157
4.2%
1.3
Filipino
3,506
2.4%
0.9
Japanese
12,437
8.4%
0.2
Korean
13,762
9.4%
0.4
Vietnamese
5,662
3.8%
0.6
Other Asian
4,115
2.8%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
653
0.4%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
8,746
5.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
8,249
5.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
26,281
17.9%
17.8
Mexican
15,032
10.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
718
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
673
0.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
9,858
6.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
120,904
82.1%
82.2
Torrance, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,773
2.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,860
3.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
16,489
15.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
21,323
20.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
8,739
8.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
34,324
32.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
17,471
16.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
6,633
6.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
98,346
93.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
51,795
49.3%
31.2
Torrance, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
35,623
29.4%
33.7%
Now Married
67,264
55.4%
47.5
Divorced
10,435
8.6%
11.0%
Separated
1,815
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
6,186
5.1
5.8%
Torrance, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
79,402
57.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
59,267
42.7%
21.6%
Spanish
14,313
10.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
9,715
7.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
33,449
24.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
1,790
1.3%
1.1%
Torrance, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,989
3.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,069
2.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
3,596
6.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
3,639
6.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
6,290
11.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
6,802
12.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
6,723
12.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
10,162
19.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
5,274
9.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
8,070
15.1%
6.4
Median household income
85,710
57,617
Per capita income
42,684
31,128
Torrance, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
203
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
7,921
10.7%
9.8
Construction
1,979
2.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
13,969
18.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
5,513
7.5%
6.6
Information
2,289
3.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
8,922
12.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3,576
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
12,299
16.6%
11.4
Public administration
2,458
3.3%
4.6
Retail trade
7,025
9.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
4,730
6.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
2,984
4.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,102
4.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
37,296
50.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
6,113
8.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
17,872
24.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
9,485
12.8%
18.1%
Torrance, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
72,772
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
58,221
80.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
6,496
8.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
2,520
3.5%
5.1
Walked
1,207
1.7%
2.7
Other means
960
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
3,368
4.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.8
26.6
Torrance, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
2,797
5.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
15,289
28.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
22,977
42.9%
37.1
3 or more
12,551
23.4%
21.0
Torrance, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
53,614
92.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
29,321
54.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
24,293
45.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
4,670
8.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Torrance, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
58,284
1 room
1,900
3.3%
2.4
2 rooms
3,254
5.6%
2.7
3 rooms
7,263
12.5%
9.1
4 rooms
10,131
17.4%
16.5
5 rooms
12,069
20.7%
19.8
6 rooms
9,377
16.1%
17.8
7 rooms
6,418
11.0%
12.0
8 rooms
3,729
6.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
4,143
7.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Torrance, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
58,284
1-unit, detached
30,642
52.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
4,677
8.0%
5.9
2-units
720
1.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
2,301
3.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,429
4.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
2,560
4.4%
4.4
20 or more units
13,728
23.6%
9.0
Mobile home
1,227
2.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Torrance, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,811
3.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
3,701
6.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
23,112
39.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
12,709
21.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
7,328
12.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,875
6.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,862
4.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,525
4.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
162
0.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
199
0.3%
1.4%
Torrance, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Torrance, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
19,631
47295100.0
Less than $500
41
0.2%
1.6%
$500 to $999
371
1.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,172
6.0%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
3,194
16.3%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
3,655
18.6%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
3,867
19.7%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
7,331
37.3%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
7,592
38.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,879
14.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,460
12.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,625
8.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
5,075
25.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Torrance, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,565
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
3,025
13.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,259
9.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,384
14.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
3,030
13.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,087
8.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
9,572
41.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
936
0.0%
0.0%
Torrance, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
29,321
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
586
2.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
388
1.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
0
0.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
49
0.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
531
1.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2,898
9.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
20,922
71.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
3,947
13.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
698,800
205,000
