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Torrance, CA

141,127 Population
20.5 square miles 6,878.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.3 ±1.8 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 38.5 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1

Economics

$53,753 ±$3,388 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $45,171 ±$460
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $46,661 ±$225
$108,406 ±$10,248 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $87,743 ±$878
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $91,551 ±$471

5.7% ±1.6% (7,931  ±2,200) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 12.9% 1,634,388 (±0.3% / ±34,395)
  • about half the rate in California: 12.2% 4,670,324 (±0.2% / ±66,972)

26.2 minutes ±1.5 (1,504,695  ±122,786) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 29.2 153,502,690 (±0.2 / ±1,223,024)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 28.3 436,695,300 (±0.1 / ±2,279,997)

Families

55,215 ±2,128 Number of households
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,500,951 ±10,543
  • California: 13,550,586 ±19,485
2.5 ±0.1 (139,336  ±130) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.8 12,628,166 (±0 / ±2,345)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 † 38,154,104 (±41 / ±-555,555,600)

2.3% ±0.9% (724  ±290) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4.3% 136,710 (±0.2% / ±6,548)
  • about half the rate in California: 4.8% 453,850 (±0.1% / ±13,512)

Housing

58,192 ±2,450 Number of housing units
  • the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 4,788,314 ±968
  • California: 14,627,041 ±997

$1,028,200 ±$38,900 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: $847,400 ±$4,232
  • about 1.4 times the amount in California: $715,900 ±$2,271

10.1% ±1.9% (14,185  ±2,679.8) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 10% 1,280,142 (±0.2% / ±29,517.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 11.1% 4,293,993 (±0.2% / ±58,514.1)

Social

95.1% ±3.8% (98,423  ±4,851.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 82% 7,424,697 (±0.5% / ±44,137.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,751,090 (±0.3% / ±80,766.1)
53.3% ±2.9% (55,162  ±3,421.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 37.6% 3,404,302 (±0.3% / ±29,358.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 37% 9,935,941 (±0.2% / ±52,591.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data

31.4% ±2.9% (44,308  ±4,122) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 32.4% † 4,173,948 (±1,399.5% / ±31,808)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 26.7% † 10,428,025 (±380.3% / ±57,193)

3.6% ±1.1% (4,044  ±1,255) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area: 2.7% 277,879 (±0.1% / ±7,841)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.3% 1,292,737 (±0.1% / ±18,307)
4,044 Total veterans ±1,255 3,669 Male ±1,244 375 Female ±229

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