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Torrance, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $1,028,200 (it was $308,600 in 2000)
Torrance:

$1,028,200
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $810,400 - $1,269,000

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,213,600
Here:

$1,213,600
State:

$988,808

Townhouses or other attached units: $795,087
Here:

$795,087
State:

$838,546

In 2-unit structures: $794,853
Here:

$794,853
State:

$1,138,100

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $588,289
Here:

$588,289
State:

$824,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $587,126
Here:

$587,126
State:

$730,996

Mobile homes: $260,217
Here:

$260,217
State:

$184,506

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $4,502,130
Here:

$4,502,130
State:

$204,957

Total population: 148,495 (Urban population: 137,933, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 58,192 (55,215 occupied: 29,825 owner occupied, 25,390 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

46%
State:

44%

Housing density: 2,833 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,295,839.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,986 (lower quartile is $1,514, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,519


Median gross rent in Torrance, CA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in Torrance with a mortgage: 18,409 (2,026 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,676 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 303

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $172,456

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $88,067

Median monthly housing costs: $2,155

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Torrance, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1960

Median year apartment built: 1966

Household type by relationship:

Households: 141,127
  • Male householders: 30,153 (7,252 living alone), Female householders: 25,062 (7,791 living alone)
  • 27,718 spouses (27,558 opposite-sex spouses), 3,895 unmarried partners, (3,668 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 41,060 children (39,374 natural, 1,103 adopted, 583 stepchildren), 1,134 grandchildren, 2,172 brothers or sisters, 2,616 parents, 0 foster children, 2,533 other relatives, 2,993 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,791

Size of family households: 14,475 2-persons, 9,820 3-persons, 7,258 4-persons, 3,070 5-persons, 709 6-persons, 563 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 15,043 1-person, 3,951 2-persons, 326 3-persons.

22,335 married couples with children.
4,268 single-parent households (994 men, 3,274 women).

58.6% of residents of Torrance speak English at home.
10.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
24.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 44,308 (31.4%)
(61.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.8
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.6
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Torrance, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Torrance, California
  • 174no bedroom
  • 3771 bedroom
  • 4,6112 bedrooms
  • 15,3133 bedrooms
  • 8,1714 bedrooms
  • 1,1795+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Torrance, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Torrance, California
  • 2,337no bedroom
  • 7,3321 bedroom
  • 9,7462 bedrooms
  • 4,6353 bedrooms
  • 1,2094 bedrooms
  • 1315+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Torrance in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Torrance in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,129no vehicle
  • 6,1611 vehicle
  • 13,4922 vehicles
  • 5,8193 vehicles
  • 2,0914 vehicles
  • 1,1335+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Torrance in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Torrance in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,842no vehicle
  • 10,7361 vehicle
  • 9,8222 vehicles
  • 2,6563 vehicles
  • 1854 vehicles
  • 1495+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Torrance, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Torrance, California
  • 1741 room
  • 502 rooms
  • 1,1773 rooms
  • 4,1554 rooms
  • 7,3345 rooms
  • 7,4036 rooms
  • 4,3367 rooms
  • 2,9668 rooms
  • 2,2309+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Torrance, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Torrance, California
  • 2,0601 room
  • 3,7462 rooms
  • 6,0593 rooms
  • 7,6644 rooms
  • 3,1755 rooms
  • 1,8786 rooms
  • 6377 rooms
  • 1718 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Torrance, CA
Torrance city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Torrance, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Torrance, CA in 2022
  • 2,118Less than $10,000
  • 1,492$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,291$20,000 to $29,999
  • 2,275$30,000 to $39,999
  • 3,130$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3,146$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4,512$60,000 to $74,999
  • 6,463$75,000 to $99,999
  • 5,872$100,000 to $124,999
  • 5,498$125,000 to $149,999
  • 6,267$150,000 to $199,999
  • 12,151$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Torrance, CA

  • Distribution of house value in Torrance, CA in 2022
  • 257Less than $10,000
  • 53$10,000 to $14,999
  • 12$15,000 to $19,999
  • 16$20,000 to $24,999
  • 17$25,000 to $29,999
  • 3$35,000 to $39,999
  • 56$40,000 to $49,999
  • 88$50,000 to $59,999
  • 50$60,000 to $69,999
  • 85$70,000 to $79,999
  • 80$80,000 to $89,999
  • 101$90,000 to $99,999
  • 203$100,000 to $124,999
  • 43$125,000 to $149,999
  • 50$150,000 to $174,999
  • 19$175,000 to $199,999
  • 74$200,000 to $249,999
  • 12$250,000 to $299,999
  • 199$300,000 to $399,999
  • 592$400,000 to $499,999
  • 3,812$500,000 to $749,999
  • 11,693$750,000 to $999,999
  • 12,077$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 2,481$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 1,350$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Torrance, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Torrance, CA in 2022
  • 83Less than $100
  • 55$200 to $249
  • 134$250 to $299
  • 12$300 to $349
  • 74$350 to $399
  • 18$400 to $449
  • 31$450 to $499
  • 32$500 to $549
  • 21$550 to $599
  • 48$650 to $699
  • 37$700 to $749
  • 101$750 to $799
  • 398$800 to $899
  • 296$900 to $999
  • 1,870$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,673$1,250 to $1,499
  • 7,611$1,500 to $1,999
  • 5,486$2,000 to $2,499
  • 3,007$2,500 to $2,999
  • 1,795$3,000 to $3,499
  • 2,114$3,500 or more
  • 1,069No cash rent
Work and jobs in Torrance: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.3%
Number of people working at home: 12,776 (18.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 758
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3,754
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 8,274
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 10,434
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 8,945
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 5,099
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 7,349
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,140
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,588
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 5,470
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 3,194
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,335
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Torrance

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 71,322 (71.9%)
  • Carpooled: 10,002 (10.1%)
  • Bus: 1,841 (1.9%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 150 (0.2%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 31 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 1,698 (1.7%)
  • Bicycle: 406 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 996 (1.0%)
  • Worked at home: 12,776 (12.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.8%Males
  • 3.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 9.2%Males
  • 6.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 2.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 3.3%Males
  • 2.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.7%Males
  • 6.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 2.6%Males
  • 6.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.3%Males
  • 5.8%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Torrance, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Torrance, California
  • 13,5192010 or later
  • 8,2512000 to 2009
  • 6,6311990 to 1999
  • 11,4271980 to 1989
  • 7,1401970 to 1979
  • 5,777Before 1970
Ancestries in Torrance, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 2,739 (3.2%)
  • Irish: 2,547 (3.0%)
  • American: 2,531 (3.0%)
  • German: 1,965 (2.3%)
  • Italian: 1,858 (2.2%)
  • European: 1,009 (1.2%)
  • Russian: 571 (0.7%)
  • Iranian: 537 (0.6%)
  • Lebanese: 535 (0.6%)
  • Brazilian: 508 (0.6%)
  • Egyptian: 477 (0.6%)
  • Polish: 476 (0.6%)
  • Scottish: 451 (0.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 299 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 297 (0.3%)
  • Nigerian: 249 (0.3%)
  • Armenian: 248 (0.3%)
  • Palestinian: 238 (0.3%)
  • Afghan: 228 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 216 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 211 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 205 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 198 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 187 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 186 (0.2%)
  • Jordanian: 178 (0.2%)
  • French: 177 (0.2%)
  • British: 177 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 177 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 141 (0.2%)
  • Belizean: 138 (0.2%)
  • Lithuanian: 128 (0.2%)
  • Croatian: 121 (0.1%)
  • Jamaican: 120 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 106 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 105 (0.1%)
  • Northern European: 97 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 79 (0.09%)
  • Slovak: 78 (0.09%)
  • French Canadian: 72 (0.08%)
  • Finnish: 66 (0.08%)
  • Czech: 64 (0.08%)
  • Ghanaian: 64 (0.08%)
  • Syrian: 53 (0.06%)
  • Welsh: 52 (0.06%)
  • Romanian: 48 (0.06%)
  • Serbian: 47 (0.06%)
  • Bulgarian: 43 (0.05%)
  • Swiss: 40 (0.05%)
  • African: 32 (0.04%)
  • Israeli: 26 (0.03%)
  • Assyrian: 22 (0.03%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 20 (0.02%)
  • Turkish: 20 (0.02%)
  • Slavic: 19 (0.02%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 16 (0.02%)
  • Slovene: 15 (0.02%)
  • Australian: 13 (0.02%)
  • Belgian: 8 (0.01%)
  • Estonian: 7 (0.01%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 6 (0.01%)
  • Latvian: 6 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Korea
Torrance:

17.1% (7,350)
California:

3.0% (315,248)

Japan
Torrance:

14.5% (6,246)
California:

1.0% (103,575)

India
Torrance:

8.6% (3,700)
California:

5.2% (539,184)

Mexico
Torrance:

7.4% (3,180)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

Philippines
Torrance:

7.3% (3,148)
California:

7.8% (818,297)

Vietnam
Torrance:

5.3% (2,286)
California:

4.9% (512,335)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Torrance:

5.2% (2,238)
California:

6.6% (684,672)

Taiwan
Torrance:

3.0% (1,300)
California:

1.7% (176,274)

Brazil
Torrance:

1.8% (793)
California:

0.5% (53,222)

El Salvador
Torrance:

1.5% (666)
California:

4.2% (440,287)

Peru
Torrance:

1.5% (646)
California:

0.7% (74,025)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 72,591
  • Other state: 20,999
  • Northeast: 6,595
  • Midwest: 5,307
  • South: 4,977
  • West: 4,120

89.9% of Torrance residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51.6% lived in California.


Torrance:

89.9%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 543
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 52
  • 5th and 6th grade: 302
  • 7th and 8th grade: 51
  • 9th grade: 163
  • 10th grade: 367
  • 11th grade: 138
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 707
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,693
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,621
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,575
  • Associate degree: 4,178
  • Bachelor's degree: 16,996
  • Master's degree: 7,150
  • Professional school degree: 1,432
  • Doctorate degree: 928
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,149
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 293
  • 5th and 6th grade: 348
  • 7th and 8th grade: 196
  • 9th grade: 121
  • 10th grade: 89
  • 11th grade: 124
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 418
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,766
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,445
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,026
  • Associate degree: 3,957
  • Bachelor's degree: 19,349
  • Master's degree: 6,770
  • Professional school degree: 1,773
  • Doctorate degree: 764
Educational Attainment for Females
Torrance marital status for males
Torrance marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 31,138
  • One, attached: 3,124
  • Two: 1,182
  • 3 or 4: 3,054
  • 5 to 9: 2,780
  • 10 to 19: 2,037
  • 20 to 49: 4,862
  • 50 or more: 8,763
  • Mobile homes: 1,252

Median worth of mobile homes: $110,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Torrance
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Torrance, CA
  • 82.2%Utility gas
  • 14.1%Electricity
  • 1.4%No fuel used
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Solar energy
  • 0.3%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Torrance, CA
  • 52.1%Utility gas
  • 41.9%Electricity
  • 4.1%No fuel used
  • 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,330
Here:

10.8%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 712
Here:

10.8%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,288
Here:

18.1%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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