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Torrance, CA

139,232 Population
20.5 square miles 6,786.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.7 ±2.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 38.9 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$57,060 ±$3,513 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $46,589 ±$379
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $48,013 ±$250
$109,019 ±$13,583 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $91,960 ±$779
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $95,521 ±$611

7.3% ±2.3% (10,031  ±3,161) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 12.6% 1,585,798 (±0.3% / ±38,842)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in California: 12% 4,588,687 (±0.2% / ±71,646)

28.3 minutes ±1.2 (1,539,235  ±132,658) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 30.3 163,337,840 (±0.2 / ±1,299,339)
  • a little less than the figure in California: 29.2 465,548,030 (±0.1 / ±2,732,201)

Families

55,836 ±2,446 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,542,998 ±10,740
  • California: 13,699,816 ±20,966
2.5 ±0.1 (137,414  ±80) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.8 12,545,130 (±0 / ±2,416)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 † 38,073,200 (±40.6 / ±-555,555,600)

3.3% ±2.2% (934  ±634) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4.2% 130,398 (±0.2% / ±7,499)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in California: 4.8% 450,412 (±0.1% / ±12,915)

Housing

61,873 ±2,827 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,828,892 ±863
  • California: 14,762,527 ±428

$1,055,700 ±$34,790 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $867,200 ±$4,333
  • about 1.5 times the amount in California: $725,800 ±$2,850

8.3% ±2.9% (11,412  ±3,982) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 9.3% 1,173,921 (±0.3% / ±32,630.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 10.5% 4,056,831 (±0.2% / ±59,611.4)

Social

94.7% ±4.1% (97,769  ±5,265.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 82.7% 7,495,534 (±0.5% / ±45,581.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.8% 22,875,415 (±0.3% / ±78,978.8)
52.9% ±3.5% (54,580  ±3,967.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 38.5% 3,487,205 (±0.3% / ±29,272.7)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 37.5% 10,110,325 (±0.2% / ±48,413.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

30.1% ±2.7% (41,896  ±3,701) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 32.9% † 4,207,484 (±1,426.9% / ±36,723)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 27.3% † 10,640,017 (±,389.3% / ±60,440)

4.5% ±1% (5,048  ±1,171) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.8% 287,466 (±0.1% / ±8,605)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.1% 1,242,882 (±0.1% / ±19,495)
5,048 Total veterans ±1,171 4,242 Male ±990 806 Female ±613

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