Torrance, California Neighborhood Info

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Torrance, California QuickFacts

	Torrance, California	United States
Total population	137,946	281,421,906
State	California
City	torrance

Torrance, California Population

	Torrance, California	%, Torrance, California	United States
Male	67,087	48.63%	49.06%
Female	70,859	51.37%	50.94%
Median age (years)	38.7		35.3

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	Torrance, California	%, Torrance, California	United States
18 years and over	106,206	76.99%	74.31%
21 years and over	101,965	73.92%	69.97%
62 years and over	22,734	16.48%	14.66%
65 years and over	19,427	14.08%	12.43%

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	Torrance, California	%, Torrance, California	United States
White	81,605	59.16%	75.14%
Black or African American	3,022	2.19%	12.32%
Asian	39,462	28.61%	3.64%
Some other race	7,348	5.33%	5.46%
Two or more races	6,509	4.72%	2.43%

Torrance, California Housing

	Torrance, California	%, Torrance, California	United States
Total households	54,542		105,480,101
Family households (families)	36,276	66.51%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	18,266	33.49%	31.94%

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	Torrance, California	%, Torrance, California	United States
Total housing units	55,964		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,425	2.55%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	54,542	97.46%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	30,533	54.56%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	24,009	42.9%	30.77%

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	Torrance, California	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	514	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	172	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	490	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,814	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	8,915	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	12,629	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	2,582	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	103	0.57%
Median (dollars)	320,700	119,600

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	Torrance, California	%, Torrance, California	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	10,117	18.55%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	16,547	30.34%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	8,051	14.76%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	7,746	14.2%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	5,775	10.59%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	6,298	11.55%	9.65%

Torrance, California Education

	Torrance, California	%, Torrance, California	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	38,081		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	2,245	5.9%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,813	4.76%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	14,936	39.22%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	7,773	20.41%	21.38%
College or graduate school	11,314	29.71%	22.81%

Torrance, California Economy

	Torrance, California	%, Torrance, California	United States
Population 16 years and over	109,862		217,168,077
In labor force	70,385	64.07%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	70,314	64.0%	63.39%
- - Employed	67,573	61.51%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,741	2.49%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	71	0.06%	0.53%
Not in labor force	39,477	35.93%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	57,208	52.07%	51.66%
In labor force	32,423	29.51%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	32,401	29.49%	29.65%
- - Employed	31,232	28.43%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	9,130	8.31%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	4,975		12,787,501

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	Torrance, California	%, Torrance, California	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	54,540		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,186	5.84%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,232	4.09%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,482	8.22%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	5,701	10.45%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	8,075	14.81%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	11,762	21.57%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,675	14.07%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	7,655	14.04%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,242	4.11%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,530	2.81%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	56,489		41,994

	Torrance, California	%, Torrance, California	United States
With earnings	44,752	40.73%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	70,709		56,604
With Social Security income	13,297	12.1%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,422		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,788	1.63%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,547		6,320
With public assistance income	1,084	0.99%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	5,423		3,032
With retirement income	9,115	8.3%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	20,355		17,376

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