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Los Angeles County (South Central)--Torrance City PUMA, CA

118,974 Population
17.9 square miles 6,629 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.9 ±2.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$54,201 ±$3,762 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$116,712 ±$14,214 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.7% ±3.2% (12,534  ±3,781) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

27.3 minutes ±3.1 (1,305,595  ±95,882) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 29.7 481,218,370 (±0.1 / ±2,696,690)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

44,611 ±2,323 Number of households
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.6 ±0.2 (117,166  ±4,637) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±2.6% (1,132  ±634) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

47,894 ±2,655 Number of housing units
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$1,047,000 ±$41,465 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.4% ±2.2% (9,935  ±2,594.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.8% ±2.4% (80,446  ±4,606.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
53.3% ±2.9% (45,707  ±3,444.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

41.6% ±2.2% (48,865  ±2,580.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the rate in California: 44.4% 16,478,818 (±0.2% / ±54,452.2)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

28.3% ±3% (33,639  ±3,798) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.1% ±0.9% (3,816  ±832) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,816 Total veterans ±832 3,258 Male ±783 558 Female ±429

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