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Population (2000): 137,946
Land Area (2000): 53.201 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 10.007 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 56.1186 (13.4) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 69.7186 (21.0) / 78.8186 (26.0)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,568
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 794
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 14 inches

Torrance Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	139,548	2002	143,014	2005	143,790
2000	142,046	2003	143,101	2006	143,666
2001	140,510	2004	144,266	2007	142,970

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Torrance Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	76,330	73,952	2,379	3.12%	31
1991	74,416	71,196	3,220	4.33%	43
1992	73,515	69,559	3,957	5.38%	54
1993	71,765	67,855	3,909	5.45%	54
1994	71,275	67,683	3,591	5.04%	50
1995	71,475	68,377	3,098	4.33%	43
1996	72,099	68,885	3,215	4.46%	45
1997	74,227	71,474	2,753	3.71%	37
1998	76,415	73,716	2,699	3.53%	35
1999	77,249	74,814	2,435	3.15%	32
2000	78,102	76,066	2,036	2.61%	26
2001	79,244	77,071	2,173	2.74%	28
2002	79,053	76,448	2,606	3.30%	33
2003	78,781	76,103	2,678	3.40%	34
2004	79,180	76,677	2,503	3.16%	32
2005	80,448	78,379	2,069	2.57%	26
2006	81,286	79,432	1,854	2.28%	23
2007	82,353	80,369	1,983	2.41%	24
2008	81,995	79,320	2,675	3.26%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	77,000	74,585	2,415	3.14%	31
Feb 1990	77,174	74,836	2,338	3.03%	30
Mar 1990	77,271	75,025	2,246	2.91%	29
Apr 1990	76,781	74,557	2,224	2.90%	29
May 1990	77,094	74,882	2,212	2.87%	29
Jun 1990	76,916	74,800	2,116	2.75%	28
Jul 1990	77,307	74,808	2,499	3.23%	32
Aug 1990	77,080	74,580	2,500	3.24%	32
Sep 1990	75,055	72,548	2,507	3.34%	33
Oct 1990	74,972	72,530	2,442	3.26%	33
Nov 1990	74,660	72,150	2,510	3.36%	34
Dec 1990	74,652	72,117	2,535	3.40%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	73,642	70,882	2,760	3.75%	37
Feb 1991	74,320	71,353	2,967	3.99%	40
Mar 1991	74,352	71,397	2,955	3.97%	40
Apr 1991	74,021	71,147	2,874	3.88%	39
May 1991	73,770	70,605	3,165	4.29%	43
Jun 1991	74,305	70,990	3,315	4.46%	45
Jul 1991	75,044	71,469	3,575	4.76%	48
Aug 1991	74,602	71,172	3,430	4.60%	46
Sep 1991	74,822	71,330	3,492	4.67%	47
Oct 1991	74,995	71,609	3,386	4.51%	45
Nov 1991	74,718	71,361	3,357	4.49%	45
Dec 1991	74,400	71,038	3,362	4.52%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	73,757	69,997	3,760	5.10%	51
Feb 1992	73,855	69,990	3,865	5.23%	52
Mar 1992	73,506	69,796	3,710	5.05%	50
Apr 1992	73,373	69,904	3,469	4.73%	47
May 1992	73,238	69,451	3,787	5.17%	52
Jun 1992	73,495	69,393	4,102	5.58%	56
Jul 1992	74,049	69,648	4,401	5.94%	59
Aug 1992	73,877	69,637	4,240	5.74%	57
Sep 1992	73,552	69,352	4,200	5.71%	57
Oct 1992	73,354	69,378	3,976	5.42%	54
Nov 1992	73,228	69,192	4,036	5.51%	55
Dec 1992	72,898	68,965	3,933	5.40%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	71,899	67,672	4,227	5.88%	59
Feb 1993	72,431	68,158	4,273	5.90%	59
Mar 1993	72,289	68,206	4,083	5.65%	56
Apr 1993	71,729	67,873	3,856	5.38%	54
May 1993	71,780	67,975	3,805	5.30%	53
Jun 1993	71,729	67,811	3,918	5.46%	55
Jul 1993	72,410	68,276	4,134	5.71%	57
Aug 1993	72,085	68,220	3,865	5.36%	54
Sep 1993	71,527	67,712	3,815	5.33%	53
Oct 1993	71,193	67,385	3,808	5.35%	53
Nov 1993	70,987	67,352	3,635	5.12%	51
Dec 1993	71,115	67,621	3,494	4.91%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	70,688	66,672	4,016	5.68%	57
Feb 1994	71,119	67,193	3,926	5.52%	55
Mar 1994	70,855	67,058	3,797	5.36%	54
Apr 1994	70,650	66,975	3,675	5.20%	52
May 1994	70,960	67,392	3,568	5.03%	50
Jun 1994	70,850	67,144	3,706	5.23%	52
Jul 1994	71,469	67,519	3,950	5.53%	55
Aug 1994	71,453	67,704	3,749	5.25%	52
Sep 1994	71,567	68,115	3,452	4.82%	48
Oct 1994	72,097	68,816	3,281	4.55%	46
Nov 1994	71,921	68,843	3,078	4.28%	43
Dec 1994	71,668	68,770	2,898	4.04%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	70,948	67,699	3,249	4.58%	46
Feb 1995	71,551	68,510	3,041	4.25%	43
Mar 1995	71,195	68,276	2,919	4.10%	41
Apr 1995	71,113	68,216	2,897	4.07%	41
May 1995	70,960	68,114	2,846	4.01%	40
Jun 1995	70,973	67,957	3,016	4.25%	42
Jul 1995	71,699	68,286	3,413	4.76%	48
Aug 1995	71,505	68,227	3,278	4.58%	46
Sep 1995	71,768	68,568	3,200	4.46%	45
Oct 1995	72,195	69,070	3,125	4.33%	43
Nov 1995	71,940	68,757	3,183	4.42%	44
Dec 1995	71,852	68,848	3,004	4.18%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	70,956	67,449	3,507	4.94%	49
Feb 1996	71,533	68,124	3,409	4.77%	48
Mar 1996	71,625	68,239	3,386	4.73%	47
Apr 1996	71,151	67,917	3,234	4.55%	45
May 1996	71,380	68,152	3,228	4.52%	45
Jun 1996	71,256	68,081	3,175	4.46%	45
Jul 1996	72,397	68,823	3,574	4.94%	49
Aug 1996	72,433	69,262	3,171	4.38%	44
Sep 1996	72,929	69,877	3,052	4.18%	42
Oct 1996	73,178	70,155	3,023	4.13%	41
Nov 1996	73,196	70,190	3,006	4.11%	41
Dec 1996	73,157	70,346	2,811	3.84%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	72,605	69,460	3,145	4.33%	43
Feb 1997	73,032	70,036	2,996	4.10%	41
Mar 1997	73,508	70,583	2,925	3.98%	40
Apr 1997	73,350	70,653	2,697	3.68%	37
May 1997	73,477	70,878	2,599	3.54%	35
Jun 1997	73,408	70,645	2,763	3.76%	38
Jul 1997	74,635	71,662	2,973	3.98%	40
Aug 1997	74,954	72,128	2,826	3.77%	38
Sep 1997	75,023	72,292	2,731	3.64%	36
Oct 1997	75,219	72,679	2,540	3.38%	34
Nov 1997	75,454	73,041	2,413	3.20%	32
Dec 1997	76,063	73,634	2,429	3.19%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	75,349	72,708	2,641	3.51%	35
Feb 1998	76,009	73,450	2,559	3.37%	34
Mar 1998	76,447	73,721	2,726	3.57%	36
Apr 1998	75,833	73,379	2,454	3.24%	32
May 1998	75,830	73,309	2,521	3.32%	33
Jun 1998	75,692	72,963	2,729	3.61%	36
Jul 1998	76,666	73,670	2,996	3.91%	39
Aug 1998	76,559	73,658	2,901	3.79%	38
Sep 1998	77,126	74,200	2,926	3.79%	38
Oct 1998	77,110	74,268	2,842	3.69%	37
Nov 1998	77,326	74,713	2,613	3.38%	34
Dec 1998	77,034	74,557	2,477	3.22%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	76,316	73,639	2,677	3.51%	35
Feb 1999	76,656	74,073	2,583	3.37%	34
Mar 1999	76,792	74,357	2,435	3.17%	32
Apr 1999	76,182	73,911	2,271	2.98%	30
May 1999	76,363	74,278	2,085	2.73%	27
Jun 1999	76,515	74,119	2,396	3.13%	31
Jul 1999	77,477	74,784	2,693	3.48%	35
Aug 1999	77,479	74,929	2,550	3.29%	33
Sep 1999	77,944	75,384	2,560	3.28%	33
Oct 1999	78,183	75,729	2,454	3.14%	31
Nov 1999	78,316	76,018	2,298	2.93%	29
Dec 1999	78,760	76,547	2,213	2.81%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	77,384	75,192	2,192	2.83%	28
Feb 2000	77,822	75,661	2,161	2.78%	28
Mar 2000	77,625	75,561	2,064	2.66%	27
Apr 2000	77,711	75,779	1,932	2.49%	25
May 2000	77,399	75,367	2,032	2.63%	26
Jun 2000	77,861	75,815	2,046	2.63%	26
Jul 2000	77,895	75,627	2,268	2.91%	29
Aug 2000	78,141	75,914	2,227	2.85%	28
Sep 2000	78,392	76,373	2,019	2.58%	26
Oct 2000	78,671	76,740	1,931	2.45%	25
Nov 2000	78,899	77,078	1,821	2.31%	23
Dec 2000	79,418	77,680	1,738	2.19%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	78,943	76,923	2,020	2.56%	26
Feb 2001	79,498	77,627	1,871	2.35%	24
Mar 2001	79,644	77,712	1,932	2.43%	24
Apr 2001	79,376	77,495	1,881	2.37%	24
May 2001	78,733	76,873	1,860	2.36%	24
Jun 2001	78,486	76,367	2,119	2.70%	27
Jul 2001	79,051	76,666	2,385	3.02%	30
Aug 2001	78,796	76,389	2,407	3.05%	31
Sep 2001	79,295	77,020	2,275	2.87%	29
Oct 2001	79,572	77,144	2,428	3.05%	31
Nov 2001	79,741	77,285	2,456	3.08%	31
Dec 2001	79,795	77,348	2,447	3.07%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	78,732	76,030	2,702	3.43%	34
Feb 2002	79,590	76,952	2,638	3.31%	33
Mar 2002	79,325	76,675	2,650	3.34%	33
Apr 2002	78,702	76,117	2,585	3.28%	33
May 2002	78,493	75,951	2,542	3.24%	32
Jun 2002	78,140	75,423	2,717	3.48%	35
Jul 2002	78,967	76,114	2,853	3.61%	36
Aug 2002	78,751	76,043	2,708	3.44%	34
Sep 2002	79,402	76,892	2,510	3.16%	32
Oct 2002	79,626	77,189	2,437	3.06%	31
Nov 2002	79,413	76,956	2,457	3.09%	31
Dec 2002	79,498	77,029	2,469	3.11%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	78,552	75,862	2,690	3.42%	34
Feb 2003	79,231	76,572	2,659	3.36%	34
Mar 2003	79,228	76,671	2,557	3.23%	32
Apr 2003	78,887	76,381	2,506	3.18%	32
May 2003	78,583	76,021	2,562	3.26%	33
Jun 2003	78,521	75,665	2,856	3.64%	36
Jul 2003	78,673	75,693	2,980	3.79%	38
Aug 2003	78,504	75,648	2,856	3.64%	36
Sep 2003	78,484	75,748	2,736	3.49%	35
Oct 2003	78,900	76,209	2,691	3.41%	34
Nov 2003	78,921	76,307	2,614	3.31%	33
Dec 2003	78,885	76,456	2,429	3.08%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	78,540	75,901	2,639	3.36%	34
Feb 2004	78,939	76,406	2,533	3.21%	32
Mar 2004	78,922	76,324	2,598	3.29%	33
Apr 2004	78,712	76,250	2,462	3.13%	31
May 2004	78,630	76,132	2,498	3.18%	32
Jun 2004	78,541	75,912	2,629	3.35%	33
Jul 2004	79,389	76,641	2,748	3.46%	35
Aug 2004	79,127	76,590	2,537	3.21%	32
Sep 2004	79,258	76,831	2,427	3.06%	31
Oct 2004	79,797	77,422	2,375	2.98%	30
Nov 2004	80,140	77,789	2,351	2.93%	29
Dec 2004	80,161	77,924	2,237	2.79%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	79,320	76,983	2,337	2.95%	29
Feb 2005	79,821	77,516	2,305	2.89%	29
Mar 2005	79,895	77,760	2,135	2.67%	27
Apr 2005	80,203	78,164	2,039	2.54%	25
May 2005	80,119	78,097	2,022	2.52%	25
Jun 2005	79,808	77,757	2,051	2.57%	26
Jul 2005	80,517	78,333	2,184	2.71%	27
Aug 2005	80,588	78,613	1,975	2.45%	25
Sep 2005	80,818	78,897	1,921	2.38%	24
Oct 2005	81,343	79,460	1,883	2.31%	23
Nov 2005	81,425	79,403	2,022	2.48%	25
Dec 2005	81,513	79,563	1,950	2.39%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	80,777	78,748	2,029	2.51%	25
Feb 2006	81,321	79,296	2,025	2.49%	25
Mar 2006	81,455	79,615	1,840	2.26%	23
Apr 2006	81,080	79,316	1,764	2.18%	22
May 2006	81,056	79,257	1,799	2.22%	22
Jun 2006	80,736	78,912	1,824	2.26%	23
Jul 2006	81,138	79,058	2,080	2.56%	26
Aug 2006	80,879	78,896	1,983	2.45%	25
Sep 2006	81,188	79,351	1,837	2.26%	23
Oct 2006	81,766	80,084	1,682	2.06%	21
Nov 2006	81,876	80,179	1,697	2.07%	21
Dec 2006	82,165	80,477	1,688	2.05%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	81,408	79,441	1,967	2.42%	24
Feb 2007	81,787	79,879	1,908	2.33%	23
Mar 2007	81,922	80,068	1,854	2.26%	23
Apr 2007	81,687	79,895	1,792	2.19%	22
May 2007	81,720	79,953	1,767	2.16%	22
Jun 2007	81,847	79,902	1,945	2.38%	24
Jul 2007	82,630	80,403	2,227	2.70%	27
Aug 2007	82,517	80,402	2,115	2.56%	26
Sep 2007	82,795	80,717	2,078	2.51%	25
Oct 2007	83,001	80,989	2,012	2.42%	24
Nov 2007	83,553	81,517	2,036	2.44%	24
Dec 2007	83,366	81,266	2,100	2.52%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	81,790	79,410	2,380	2.91%	29
Feb 2008	82,708	80,537	2,171	2.62%	26
Mar 2008	82,678	80,364	2,314	2.80%	28
Apr 2008	82,415	80,147	2,268	2.75%	28
May 2008	81,768	79,217	2,551	3.12%	31
Jun 2008	81,415	78,617	2,798	3.44%	34
Jul 2008	82,150	78,921	3,229	3.93%	39
Aug 2008	81,561	78,314	3,247	3.98%	40
Sep 2008	81,469	78,352	3,117	3.83%	38
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Torrance Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	3,473	9.56%
2.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	3,162	8.71%
3.	Construction	2,337	6.44%
4.	Educational Services	1,669	4.60%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,585	4.36%
6.	Public Administration	1,485	4.09%
7.	Other Transportation	1,403	3.86%
8.	Finance and Insurance	1,393	3.84%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	1,359	3.74%
10.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	1,289	3.55%
11.	Health Care	1,256	3.46%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	909	2.50%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	855	2.35%
14.	Air Transportation	793	2.18%
15.	Food and Beverage Stores	710	1.96%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	656	1.81%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	618	1.70%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	617	1.70%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	603	1.66%
20.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	554	1.53%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	4,152	13.29%
2.	Educational Services	3,989	12.77%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	2,451	7.85%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,744	5.58%
5.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	1,734	5.55%
6.	Finance and Insurance	1,638	5.24%
7.	Public Administration	972	3.11%
8.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	932	2.98%
9.	Social Assistance	810	2.59%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	794	2.54%
11.	Personal and Laundry Services	726	2.32%
12.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	665	2.13%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	623	1.99%
14.	Air Transportation	609	1.95%
15.	Department and Other General Stores	513	1.64%
16.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	498	1.59%
17.	Other Transportation	474	1.52%
18.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	403	1.29%
19.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	401	1.28%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	389	1.25%

Torrance Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	2,542	7.00%
2.	Engineers	2,399	6.61%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	2,054	5.66%
4.	Computer Specialists	2,009	5.53%
5.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,383	3.81%
6.	Top Executives	1,313	3.62%
7.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,184	3.26%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,126	3.10%
9.	Other Production Occupations	1,119	3.08%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	1,033	2.84%
11.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,023	2.82%
12.	Other Office and Admin Support	940	2.59%
13.	Business Operations Specialists	868	2.39%
14.	Accountants and Auditors	855	2.35%
15.	Operations Managers Non Finance	833	2.29%
16.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	721	1.99%
17.	Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales	680	1.87%
18.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	680	1.87%
19.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	539	1.48%
20.	Law Enforcement Workers	523	1.44%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	2,455	7.86%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	2,097	6.71%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,664	5.33%
4.	Other Management Occupations	1,661	5.32%
5.	Business Operations Specialists	1,173	3.76%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	1,115	3.57%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,094	3.50%
8.	Registered Nurses	1,071	3.43%
9.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	1,058	3.39%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,034	3.31%
11.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	1,007	3.22%
12.	Accountants and Auditors	953	3.05%
13.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	844	2.70%
14.	Computer Specialists	705	2.26%
15.	Cashiers	673	2.15%
16.	Customer Service Representatives	650	2.08%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	609	1.95%
18.	Waiters and Waitresses	595	1.91%
19.	Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales	594	1.90%
20.	Child Care Workers	480	1.54%

Torrance Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	59,903	54.53%
15-35 hours	12,123	11.03%
1-14 hours	3,338	3.04%
No regular hours	34,498	31.40%

Torrance Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,728	2.69%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,530	2.38%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	2,327	3.62%
6 AM-6:29 AM	4,396	6.84%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	5,582	8.69%
7 AM-7:29 AM	9,827	15.29%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	10,066	15.67%
8 AM-8:29 AM	9,330	14.52%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	5,248	8.17%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	5,507	8.57%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	2,111	3.29%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	661	1.03%
Noon-3:59 PM	3,308	5.15%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,629	4.09%

Torrance Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,129	1.76%
5-9	5,921	9.22%
10-14	10,221	15.91%
15-19	10,772	16.77%
20-24	10,170	15.83%
25-29	3,852	6.00%
30-34	8,479	13.20%
35-39	1,371	2.13%
40-44	2,262	3.52%
45-59	4,968	7.73%
60-89	4,045	6.30%
At least 90	1,060	1.65%

Torrance Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	230	0.36%	41,835	65.11%
30-44	242	0.38%	11,870	18.47%
45-59	82	0.13%	4,886	7.60%
At least 60	281	0.44%	4,824	7.51%

Torrance Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	294	0.44%
Car / truck / van, carpool	6,521	9.80%
Car / truck / van, solo	55,197	82.92%
Motorcycle	225	0.34%
Other	295	0.44%
Public transportation	835	1.25%
Walked	883	1.33%
Worked at home	2,319	3.48%

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Torrance Family Information Back to top
: 54,498 (136,635 people)
: 36,328 (112,591 people)
: 13,993
: 70,660
Torrance Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	3,186	5.84%
$10,000-$14,999	2,232	4.09%
$15,000-$19,999	2,272	4.17%
$20,000-$24,999	2,210	4.05%
$25,000-$29,999	2,795	5.12%
$30,000-$34,999	2,906	5.33%
$35,000-$39,999	2,908	5.33%
$40,000-$44,999	2,913	5.34%
$45,000-$49,999	2,254	4.13%
$50,000-$59,999	5,044	9.25%
$60,000-$74,999	6,718	12.32%
$75,000-$99,999	7,675	14.07%
$100,000-$124,999	4,942	9.06%
$125,000-$149,999	2,713	4.97%
$150,000-$199,999	2,242	4.11%
$200,000 or more	1,530	2.81%

Torrance Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	15,005	27.51%
Family, 2 people	14,490	26.57%
Nonfamily, 2 people	2,771	5.08%
Family, 3 people	8,808	16.15%
Nonfamily, 3 people	361	0.66%
Family, 4 people	8,293	15.20%
Nonfamily, 4 people	78	0.14%
Family, 5 people	3,145	5.77%
Nonfamily, 5 people	27	0.05%
Family, 6 people	1,015	1.86%
Nonfamily, 6 people	7	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	525	0.96%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	17	0.03%

Torrance Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	44,752	29.66%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	24,772	16.42%
Public Assistance	1,084	0.72%
Retirement	9,115	6.04%
Self Employment	8,226	5.45%
Social Security	13,297	8.81%
Supplemental Security	1,788	1.18%
Wage / Salary	42,549	28.20%
Other	5,325	3.53%

Torrance Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	15,205	52.86%
With children under 18	13,559	47.14%

Torrance Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,354	8.12%
Married	31,522	58.79%
Never Married	16,353	30.50%
Widowed	1,391	2.59%

Torrance Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	6,803	11.70%
Married	32,293	55.53%
Never Married	12,879	22.14%
Widowed	6,183	10.63%

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Torrance Education Information Back to top
Torrance Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,308	3.11%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	7,391	6.95%
High school diploma or equivalent	21,871	20.55%
Some college, no degree	28,118	26.42%
Associate degree	9,377	8.81%
Bachelors degree	24,944	23.44%
Graduate or professional degree	11,401	10.71%

Torrance Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	760	0.55%	1,485	1.08%	2,245	1.63%
Kindergarten	1,427	1.03%	386	0.28%	1,813	1.31%
Grades 1-4	6,250	4.53%	1,176	0.85%	7,426	5.38%
Grades 5-8	6,672	4.84%	838	0.61%	7,510	5.44%
Grades 9-12	7,308	5.30%	465	0.34%	7,773	5.63%
Undergrad college	7,545	5.47%	1,359	0.99%	8,904	6.45%
Graduate or professional school	1,443	1.05%	967	0.70%	2,410	1.75%
Total	31,405	22.77%	6,676	4.84%	38,081	27.61%

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Torrance Business Information Back to top
: $32,841,574,000
: $3,977,253,000
: $377,312,000

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Torrance Public Benefits Information Back to top
Torrance Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	128,063	93.56%
Below Poverty Level	8,815	6.44%

Torrance Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1960	$2,494	$1,442	$833	$1,172	$0	$1,270	$5,769	$3,679	$3,010	$2,366
1961	$2,764	$1,704	$997	$1,234	$0	$1,183	$6,178	$4,019	$2,853	$3,241
1962	$2,975	$2,018	$1,078	$1,330	$0	$932	$6,315	$4,505	$2,715	$3,382
1963	$3,125	$2,300	$1,279	$1,390	$0	$1,129	$6,923	$5,095	$3,015	$4,447
1964	$3,219	$2,648	$1,828	$1,542	$0	$1,181	$7,770	$5,545	$2,878	$0
1965	$3,285	$3,076	$1,820	$1,580	$0	$1,594	$8,279	$6,169	$3,140	$0
1966	$3,511	$3,319	$2,262	$1,637	$0	$1,631	$9,041	$7,028	$3,113	$0
1967	$3,916	$3,998	$2,371	$1,967	$0	$1,504	$9,758	$7,750	$2,896	$4,778
1968	$4,542	$4,356	$3,156	$2,199	$0	$1,695	$11,592	$8,251	$3,507	$0
1969	$4,778	$4,447	$4,088	$2,208	$0	$2,219	$13,293	$9,830	$4,156	$0
1970	$4,812	$6,211	$3,638	$2,408	$0	$2,829	$13,687	$10,815	$4,675	$10,303
1971	$5,100	$6,340	$4,097	$2,740	$0	$2,685	$14,622	$12,471	$11,149	$11,245
1972	$5,336	$7,993	$4,062	$2,923	$2	$3,025	$15,348	$13,474	$11,588	$11,416
1973	$5,702	$9,050	$6,381	$2,821	$2	$4,331	$19,237	$14,482	$11,512	$11,536
1974	$5,418	$10,232	$7,135	$2,934	$2	$5,001	$20,490	$16,216	$10,321	$12,311
1975	$5,728	$12,800	$8,004	$3,270	$2	$5,805	$22,809	$17,812	$8,424	$14,016
1976	$6,409	$14,761	$9,543	$3,488	$2	$4,568	$24,010	$20,416	$7,334	$16,143
1977	$7,629	$16,212	$10,134	$3,661	$0	$4,614	$26,038	$26,691	$6,568	$15,500
1978	$8,041	$18,150	$12,880	$3,513	$0	$5,365	$29,799	$19,466	$3,134	$15,445
1979	$3,682	$20,537	$16,164	$4,144	$0	$8,565	$32,555	$27,515	$3,344	$17,803
1980	$5,166	$24,351	$13,841	$4,672	$0	$9,248	$32,927	$31,967	$3,082	$27,236
1981	$5,831	$28,284	$14,737	$5,253	$0	$10,621	$36,442	$33,409	$4,080	$32,388
1982	$6,913	$30,694	$11,407	$5,587	$0	$12,848	$36,755	$45,886	$30,712	$59,933
1983	$6,944	$31,461	$15,600	$5,973	$0	$11,750	$40,267	$48,963	$31,736	$57,822
1984	$8,509	$36,580	$14,586	$8,118	$0	$11,668	$42,881	$55,314	$43,583	$68,812
1985	$9,346	$41,167	$17,635	$9,311	$0	$12,398	$48,690	$59,116	$42,425	$61,346
1986	$11,965	$44,551	$21,858	$9,182	$0	$15,282	$58,287	$46,137	$74,052	$71,108
1987	$11,841	$47,102	$21,190	$10,462	$0	$17,221	$60,714	$48,362	$95,218	$62,286
1988	$14,637	$48,861	$19,325	$10,864	$0	$22,539	$67,365	$53,027	$55,629	$39,658
1989	$15,977	$53,553	$21,170	$12,180	$0	$20,400	$69,727	$56,461	$85,069	$42,203
1990	$17,565	$59,882	$19,869	$11,169	$0	$25,155	$73,758	$61,777	$98,670	$115,844
1991	$20,198	$58,332	$19,464	$11,637	$0	$23,279	$74,578	$61,035	$152,725	$102,220
1992	$21,242	$60,889	$17,609	$12,337	$0	$27,524	$78,712	$66,467	$168,552	$111,028
1993	$22,441	$62,104	$20,332	$12,597	$0	$25,240	$80,610	$65,150	$140,418	$87,488
1994	$20,754	$60,936	$31,383	$14,981	$0	$25,204	$92,322	$60,341	$111,713	$85,738
1995	$20,366	$64,107	$27,288	$17,695	$0	$30,473	$95,822	$70,857	$100,733	$78,746
1996	$20,082	$66,735	$29,923	$21,107	$0	$33,777	$104,889	$90,714	$103,130	$73,677
1997	$16,908	$73,246	$36,546	$23,255	$0	$39,974	$116,683	$112,510	$162,420	$159,383
1998	$13,804	$80,869	$34,492	$23,724	$0	$41,907	$113,927	$104,488	$162,113	$151,091
1999	$14,125	$88,168	$28,207	$24,284	$0	$41,630	$108,246	$107,534	$157,992	$156,104
2000	$17,441	$79,450	$37,224	$24,199	$0	$34,712	$113,576	$109,000	$151,878	$148,948
2001	$19,003	$87,564	$38,386	$23,560	$0	$40,770	$121,719	$112,000	$145,374	$164,861
2002	$22,729	$87,216	$42,564	$24,649	$0	$42,649	$132,591	$115,300	$138,235	$163,755
2003	$22,963	$93,612	$39,624	$24,236	$0	$47,330	$134,153	$119,912	$131,471	$158,509
2004	$25,577	$99,855	$35,773	$24,157	$0	$47,976	$133,483	$223,177	$133,190	$148,183
2005	$25,271	$95,781	$41,342	$24,099	$0	$48,987	$139,699	$106,342	$131,976	$175,134
2006	$27,303	$105,154	$46,350	$24,310	$0	$55,239	$153,202	$106,045	$122,027	$174,452

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1960	$0	$440	$0	$0	$1,078	$596	$6,601
1960	$1,510	$0	$40	$1,242	$0	$1,695	$6,601
1961	$0	$411	$0	$0	$1,044	$732	$7,000
1961	$1,632	$0	$37	$1,292	$0	$1,852	$7,000
1962	$0	$413	$436	$0	$1,342	$711	$8,101
1962	$2,092	$0	$34	$1,182	$0	$1,891	$8,101
1963	$0	$470	$0	$0	$1,118	$1,231	$8,802
1963	$2,333	$0	$31	$1,251	$0	$2,368	$8,802
1964	$0	$559	$255	$0	$1,713	$1,027	$10,453
1964	$2,607	$0	$29	$1,650	$0	$2,613	$10,453
1965	$0	$696	$263	$6	$1,948	$1,298	$11,579
1965	$2,868	$0	$27	$1,546	$0	$2,927	$11,579
1966	$0	$788	$267	$6	$2,173	$1,206	$13,265
1966	$3,317	$0	$25	$1,940	$0	$3,543	$13,265
1967	$0	$875	$307	$7	$2,071	$1,411	$14,073
1967	$4,286	$0	$24	$1,605	$0	$3,487	$14,073
1968	$0	$942	$348	$10	$1,594	$1,352	$16,687
1968	$4,095	$0	$22	$1,782	$0	$6,542	$16,687
1969	$0	$1,026	$332	$9	$1,805	$1,559	$17,624
1969	$4,729	$0	$56	$2,039	$0	$6,069	$17,624
1970	$0	$1,153	$339	$0	$3,033	$1,695	$19,238
1970	$5,279	$0	$153	$2,250	$0	$5,336	$19,238
1971	$0	$1,421	$628	$4	$3,341	$2,324	$23,627
1971	$6,200	$0	$287	$2,368	$0	$7,054	$23,627
1972	$0	$1,512	$362	$0	$3,091	$2,029	$23,074
1972	$6,732	$0	$152	$2,937	$4	$6,255	$23,074
1973	$0	$1,722	$380	$0	$4,552	$2,545	$26,879
1973	$7,619	$0	$461	$3,333	$4	$6,263	$26,879
1974	$0	$1,973	$639	$0	$3,035	$2,899	$27,872
1974	$8,423	$0	$393	$3,131	$4	$7,375	$27,872
1975	$0	$2,538	$528	$0	$4,361	$2,559	$29,943
1975	$11,066	$0	$373	$3,196	$4	$5,318	$29,943
1976	$0	$2,923	$528	$0	$7,292	$2,827	$38,154
1976	$12,622	$0	$395	$4,211	$4	$7,352	$38,154
1977	$0	$3,649	$687	$197	$5,751	$3,711	$31,492
1977	$7,388	$0	$257	$3,907	$0	$5,945	$31,492
1978	$0	$3,560	$733	$23	$6,782	$4,075	$44,920
1978	$16,083	$0	$114	$4,501	$0	$9,049	$44,920
1979	$0	$3,479	$824	$19	$6,775	$4,927	$49,393
1979	$17,519	$0	$164	$6,013	$0	$9,673	$49,393
1980	$0	$3,807	$950	$27	$9,925	$4,420	$55,913
1980	$19,395	$0	$154	$6,662	$0	$10,573	$55,913
1981	$0	$3,910	$1,249	$26	$9,329	$4,789	$60,976
1981	$23,705	$0	$356	$9,926	$0	$7,686	$60,976
1982	$0	$5,404	$385	$28	$8,883	$4,962	$65,113
1982	$24,540	$0	$271	$8,313	$0	$12,327	$65,113
1983	$0	$5,049	$500	$35	$11,385	$5,957	$73,426
1983	$26,850	$0	$1,532	$11,740	$0	$10,378	$73,426
1984	$0	$5,340	$1,732	$43	$7,659	$6,443	$74,467
1984	$28,378	$0	$1,587	$12,094	$0	$11,191	$74,467
1985	$0	$6,626	$3,023	$53	$17,223	$8,144	$93,637
1985	$28,658	$0	$1,616	$16,430	$0	$11,864	$93,637
1986	$0	$8,572	$0	$2,162	$11,192	$7,586	$121,364
1986	$34,352	$0	$3,311	$16,924	$0	$37,265	$121,364
1987	$0	$8,334	$0	$2,362	$12,770	$8,885	$109,912
1987	$36,411	$0	$4,350	$14,405	$0	$22,395	$109,912
1988	$0	$11,481	$0	$2,464	$11,211	$7,505	$119,559
1988	$36,382	$0	$7,309	$21,213	$0	$21,994	$119,559
1989	$0	$14,529	$0	$2,347	$12,077	$8,595	$122,041
1989	$37,706	$0	$5,613	$19,088	$0	$22,086	$122,041
1990	$0	$8,413	$0	$1,272	$13,927	$8,615	$118,589
1990	$42,123	$0	$5,594	$17,492	$0	$21,153	$118,589
1991	$0	$22,333	$0	$2,919	$13,788	$9,001	$136,510
1991	$41,320	$0	$6,691	$16,828	$0	$23,630	$136,510
1992	$0	$18,564	$0	$3,176	$18,275	$12,142	$146,620
1992	$44,985	$0	$5,147	$19,397	$0	$24,934	$146,620
1993	$0	$12,440	$0	$3,311	$15,802	$9,378	$145,169
1993	$47,926	$0	$5,348	$23,713	$0	$27,251	$145,169
1994	$0	$18,002	$0	$3,192	$15,319	$10,041	$155,676
1994	$45,855	$0	$6,481	$27,582	$0	$29,204	$155,676
1995	$0	$20,255	$0	$3,116	$14,192	$9,540	$155,483
1995	$44,802	$0	$6,144	$28,211	$0	$29,223	$155,483
1996	$0	$20,150	$0	$3,169	$13,655	$9,086	$163,863
1996	$47,651	$0	$5,578	$28,597	$0	$35,977	$163,863
1997	$0	$20,571	$0	$4,091	$10,954	$9,512	$175,672
1997	$52,295	$0	$10,139	$34,805	$0	$33,305	$175,672
1998	$0	$22,596	$0	$4,473	$12,976	$8,982	$182,595
1998	$54,301	$0	$9,288	$36,058	$0	$33,921	$182,595
1999	$0	$22,088	$0	$5,359	$12,296	$9,276	$181,328
1999	$55,095	$0	$8,863	$33,653	$0	$34,698	$181,328
2000	$0	$17,193	$0	$0	$18,043	$12,094	$205,446
2000	$62,835	$0	$9,230	$37,712	$0	$48,339	$205,446
2001	$0	$14,238	$0	$13	$19,148	$15,065	$204,144
2001	$64,996	$0	$8,959	$36,148	$0	$45,577	$204,144
2002	$0	$16,576	$0	$0	$26,370	$11,606	$206,363
2002	$67,392	$0	$8,665	$45,583	$0	$30,171	$206,363
2003	$0	$16,466	$0	$0	$25,077	$16,381	$201,706
2003	$70,642	$0	$9,191	$37,540	$0	$26,409	$201,706
2004	$0	$22,128	$0	$6,919	$30,490	$16,010	$223,101
2004	$69,139	$0	$8,265	$50,390	$0	$19,760	$223,101
2005	$0	$23,135	$0	$7,415	$24,563	$18,089	$226,491
2005	$73,930	$0	$5,333	$41,573	$0	$32,453	$226,491
2006	$0	$28,792	$0	$7,686	$23,037	$19,979	$250,680
2006	$77,807	$0	$5,670	$43,393	$0	$44,316	$250,680

Torrance Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Torrance Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.641	0.165	0.021	1.347	3.175	0.179	5.625	18.890	5.353	30.047
2000	1.929	0.099	0.014	1.232	3.274	0.211	4.829	17.734	4.759	27.533
2001	1.217	0.171	0.028	1.495	2.911	0.185	5.295	18.376	4.491	28.347
2002	1.734	0.161	0.014	1.475	3.384	0.161	4.951	18.963	4.454	28.529
2003	1.125	0.161	0.014	1.509	2.809	0.203	5.486	19.238	5.269	29.993
2004	0.659	0.173	0.000	1.033	1.865	0.354	4.824	16.338	4.083	25.245
2005	0.612	0.139	0.007	1.467	2.225	0.167	4.458	14.911	3.512	22.881
2006	0.919	0.125	0.007	1.413	2.464	0.320	4.636	13.907	3.529	22.072
2007	0.748	0.147	0.014	1.490	2.399	0.112	3.329	15.738	3.224	22.291
2008	0.462	0.077	0.014	0.602	1.154	0.091	1.861	7.365	1.399	10.625

Torrance Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	86	229
2005	88	230
2006	96	240
2007	90	234

Torrance Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	4,636
2000	4,376
2001	4,392
2002	4,564

Torrance Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Torrance Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	16,896	12.25%
10-19 Years	17,791	12.90%
20-29 Years	14,730	10.68%
30-39 Years	23,135	16.77%
40-49 Years	24,138	17.50%
50-59 Years	16,137	11.70%
60-69 Years	11,048	8.01%
70-79 Years	9,298	6.74%
80-89 Years	3,998	2.90%
90+ Years	775	0.56%

Torrance Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	67,087	48.63%
Female	70,859	51.37%

Torrance Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	72,234	52.36%
Asian	39,210	28.42%
Hispanic/Latino	17,637	12.79%
Multiracial	4,777	3.46%
African-American	2,911	2.11%
Pacific Islander	434	0.31%
Other Race	383	0.28%
Amerindian	360	0.26%

Torrance Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	15,786	17.82%
2.	Irish	12,463	14.07%
3.	English	12,256	13.83%
4.	Italian	6,870	7.75%
5.	United States Or American	4,836	5.46%
6.	French Non-Basque	3,675	4.15%
7.	Polish	2,616	2.95%
8.	Scottish	2,527	2.85%
9.	Dutch	2,107	2.38%
10.	Swedish	2,095	2.36%

Torrance Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	84,117	64.59%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	11,070	8.50%
3.	Korean	7,578	5.82%
4.	Japanese	7,143	5.48%
5.	Chinese	5,896	4.53%
6.	Tagalog	2,500	1.92%
7.	Vietnamese	1,648	1.27%
8.	Persian	1,393	1.07%
9.	Arabic	1,076	0.83%
10.	Other Indic	773	0.59%

Torrance Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	99,859	72.40%
Naturalized immigrant	18,711	13.57%
Not a citizen	19,363	14.04%

Torrance Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Torrance Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Torrance Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

90501	90505	90509
90502	90506	90510
90503	90507
90504	90508

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.