Torrington Metro Area

  1. Torrington Metro Area Legal Resources
  2. Torrington Metro Area Statistics
  3. Torrington Metro Area Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Torrington Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Torrington Metro Area Family Information
  6. Torrington Metro Area Education Information
  7. Torrington Metro Area Business Information
  8. Torrington Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  9. Torrington Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Torrington Metro Area Counties
  11. Torrington Metro Area Cities


Torrington Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top

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Torrington Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 182,193
  • Land Area (2000): 2,382.587 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 63.849 square kilometers
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  • Area Code(s): 203, 860
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Houses (2000): 79,267
Torrington Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 204,460 55.95%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 3,183 0.87%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 157,804 43.18%

Torrington Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Torrington Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 104,853
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $3,539,913,000 / $793,938,000
Torrington Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 19,741 18,677 1,064 5.39% 54
1991 20,491 18,891 1,600 7.81% 78
1992 20,830 19,095 1,735 8.33% 83
1993 20,273 18,735 1,539 7.59% 76
1994 19,044 17,889 1,156 6.07% 61
1995 19,098 18,026 1,072 5.61% 56
1996 18,830 17,740 1,090 5.79% 58
1997 18,963 18,036 926 4.89% 49
1998 18,961 18,333 628 3.31% 33
1999 18,898 18,359 539 2.85% 29
2000 18,273 17,842 431 2.36% 24
2001 18,449 17,766 683 3.70% 37
2002 18,734 17,686 1,049 5.60% 56
2003 18,911 17,692 1,219 6.45% 65
2004 19,040 17,881 1,159 6.09% 61
2005 19,162 18,064 1,098 5.73% 57
2006 19,329 18,355 975 5.04% 51
2007 19,396 18,358 1,038 5.35% 54
2008 19,515 18,258 1,257 6.44% 64
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 19,377 18,108 1,269 6.55% 65
Feb 2008 19,327 17,954 1,373 7.10% 71
Mar 2008 19,381 18,016 1,365 7.04% 70
Apr 2008 19,258 18,231 1,027 5.33% 53
May 2008 19,489 18,354 1,135 5.82% 58
Jun 2008 19,808 18,578 1,230 6.21% 62
Jul 2008 19,830 18,479 1,351 6.81% 68
Aug 2008 19,750 18,368 1,382 7.00% 70
Sep 2008 19,419 18,236 1,183 6.09% 61
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Torrington Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 15,674 15.43%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 5,688 5.60%
3. Metal Manufactuing 5,362 5.28%
4. Educational Services 5,072 4.99%
5. Public Administration 4,300 4.23%
6. Health Care 4,242 4.18%
7. Finance and Insurance 3,924 3.86%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 3,688 3.63%
9. Accommodation and Food Services 3,578 3.52%
10. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 3,180 3.13%
11. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 2,512 2.47%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 2,498 2.46%
13. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 2,448 2.41%
14. Repair and Maintenance 2,386 2.35%
15. Machinery Manufacturing 2,086 2.05%
16. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 2,072 2.04%
17. Chemical Manufacturing 1,696 1.67%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,650 1.62%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 1,520 1.50%
20. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 1,388 1.37%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 16,554 18.47%
2. Educational Services 11,862 13.23%
3. Finance and Insurance 6,796 7.58%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 4,770 5.32%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 4,322 4.82%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 3,104 3.46%
7. Public Administration 3,080 3.44%
8. Social Assistance 3,054 3.41%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 2,342 2.61%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 1,956 2.18%
11. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 1,720 1.92%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,672 1.87%
13. Metal Manufactuing 1,630 1.82%
14. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 1,390 1.55%
15. Construction 1,374 1.53%
16. Other Transportation 1,348 1.50%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 1,328 1.48%
18. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 1,286 1.43%
19. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 1,272 1.42%
20. Department and Other General Stores 1,160 1.29%

Torrington Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 5,114 5.03%
2. Other Management Occupations 5,098 5.02%
3. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 5,058 4.98%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 4,278 4.21%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 4,022 3.96%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 3,950 3.89%
7. Carpenters 3,530 3.47%
8. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 3,270 3.22%
9. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 3,214 3.16%
10. Engineers 2,858 2.81%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 2,838 2.79%
12. Vehicle Mechanics 2,734 2.69%
13. Computer Specialists 2,682 2.64%
14. Top Executives 2,540 2.50%
15. Other Construction Trades 2,490 2.45%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 2,382 2.34%
17. Business Operations Specialists 2,182 2.15%
18. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 1,856 1.83%
19. Operations Managers Non Finance 1,752 1.72%
20. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 1,670 1.64%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 5,440 6.07%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 5,194 5.79%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 4,700 5.24%
4. Registered Nurses 3,964 4.42%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 3,430 3.83%
6. Other Management Occupations 3,082 3.44%
7. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 3,080 3.44%
8. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 2,576 2.87%
9. Health Technologists and Technicians 2,538 2.83%
10. Cashiers 2,306 2.57%
11. Business Operations Specialists 2,292 2.56%
12. Other Production Occupations 2,222 2.48%
13. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 2,190 2.44%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 2,106 2.35%
15. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 2,046 2.28%
16. Waiters and Waitresses 1,978 2.21%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 1,788 1.99%
18. Customer Service Representatives 1,766 1.97%
19. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 1,754 1.96%
20. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 1,732 1.93%

Torrington Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 162,301 56.78%
15-35 hours 40,252 14.08%
1-14 hours 9,936 3.48%
No regular hours 73,360 25.66%

Torrington Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 4,641 2.56%
5 AM-5:29 AM 5,208 2.88%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 9,040 5.00%
6 AM-6:29 AM 15,443 8.53%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 22,364 12.36%
7 AM-7:29 AM 27,898 15.42%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 28,613 15.81%
8 AM-8:29 AM 21,914 12.11%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 11,766 6.50%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 9,108 5.03%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 3,809 2.10%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 1,720 0.95%
Noon-3:59 PM 10,725 5.93%
4 PM-11:59 PM 8,719 4.82%

Torrington Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 8,172 4.52%
5-9 22,816 12.61%
10-14 26,831 14.83%
15-19 23,680 13.09%
20-24 22,879 12.64%
25-29 11,327 6.26%
30-34 20,233 11.18%
35-39 6,099 3.37%
40-44 7,356 4.06%
45-59 15,587 8.61%
60-89 10,878 6.01%
At least 90 5,110 2.82%

Torrington Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 588 0.32% 115,117 63.61%
30-44 456 0.25% 33,232 18.36%
45-59 170 0.09% 15,417 8.52%
At least 60 741 0.41% 15,247 8.43%

Torrington Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 296 0.16%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 16,147 8.57%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 157,199 83.42%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 102 0.05%
Color 4 Box Other 669 0.36%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 1,955 1.04%
Color 6 Box Walked 4,600 2.44%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 7,477 3.97%

Torrington Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Torrington Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 143,188 (359,342 people)
Families (2000): 99,620 (301,102 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 48,428
People at same address in 1995: 219,559
Torrington Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 6,997 4.87%
$10,000-$14,999 6,855 4.77%
$15,000-$19,999 5,962 4.15%
$20,000-$24,999 7,698 5.36%
$25,000-$29,999 6,851 4.77%
$30,000-$34,999 7,081 4.93%
$35,000-$39,999 7,412 5.16%
$40,000-$44,999 7,229 5.03%
$45,000-$49,999 6,402 4.46%
$50,000-$59,999 14,002 9.75%
$60,000-$74,999 19,066 13.28%
$75,000-$99,999 21,197 14.76%
$100,000-$124,999 12,116 8.44%
$125,000-$149,999 5,323 3.71%
$150,000-$199,999 4,558 3.17%
$200,000 or more 4,870 3.39%

Torrington Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 18,079 25.27%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 21,268 29.72%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 3,387 4.73%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 11,392 15.92%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 314 0.44%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 10,859 15.18%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 108 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 4,329 6.05%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 38 0.05%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 1,261 1.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 21 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 489 0.68%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 6 0.01%

Torrington Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 118,501 28.66%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 70,070 16.95%
Public Assistance 3,108 0.75%
Retirement 25,535 6.18%
Self Employment 22,804 5.52%
Social Security 39,586 9.57%
Supplemental Security 3,700 0.89%
Wage / Salary 112,843 27.29%
Other 17,321 4.19%

Torrington Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 45,262 54.33%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 38,041 45.67%

Torrington Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 11,890 8.45%
Color 1 Box Married 88,404 62.85%
Color 2 Box Never Married 36,581 26.01%
Color 3 Box Widowed 3,789 2.69%

Torrington Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 16,276 10.83%
Color 1 Box Married 88,168 58.65%
Color 2 Box Never Married 29,276 19.48%
Color 3 Box Widowed 16,606 11.05%

Torrington Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Torrington Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Torrington Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 11,705 4.24%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 28,221 10.23%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 87,487 31.71%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 55,246 20.02%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 21,387 7.75%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 43,551 15.78%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 28,311 10.26%

Torrington Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 3,308 1.82% 3,375 1.85% 6,683 3.67%
Kindergarten 4,445 2.44% 422 0.23% 4,867 2.67%
Grades 1-4 19,361 10.63% 1,716 0.94% 21,077 11.57%
Grades 5-8 20,355 11.17% 2,154 1.18% 22,509 12.35%
Grades 9-12 18,302 10.05% 2,461 1.35% 20,763 11.40%
Undergrad college 8,599 4.72% 2,963 1.63% 11,562 6.35%
Graduate or professional school 1,620 0.89% 1,643 0.90% 3,263 1.79%
Total 75,990 41.71% 14,734 8.09% 90,724 49.80%

Torrington Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Torrington Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 9,683
Torrington Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year
Year Color 0 Box Business Births Color 1 Box Business Deaths
2003 416 371
2004 423 409

Torrington Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Torrington Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Torrington Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 344,323 95.51%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 16,192 4.49%

Torrington Metro Area 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.


Torrington Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Torrington Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 23,526 12.91%
10-19 Years 24,705 13.56%
20-29 Years 15,506 8.51%
30-39 Years 28,551 15.67%
40-49 Years 32,215 17.68%
50-59 Years 24,218 13.29%
60-69 Years 14,082 7.73%
70-79 Years 11,685 6.41%
80-89 Years 6,462 3.55%
90+ Years 1,243 0.68%

Torrington Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 89,044 48.87%
Color 1 Box Female 93,149 51.13%

Torrington Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 172,154 94.49%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 3,894 2.14%
Color 2 Box Asian 2,107 1.16%
Color 1 Box African-American 1,837 1.01%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 1,684 0.92%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 279 0.15%
Color 6 Box Other Race 203 0.11%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 35 0.02%

Torrington Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Italian 79,078 18.13%
2. Irish 72,712 16.67%
3. English 53,810 12.34%
4. German 49,917 11.44%
5. French Non-Basque 33,310 7.64%
6. Polish 30,017 6.88%
7. United States Or American 16,992 3.90%
8. French Canadian 14,595 3.35%
9. Swedish 10,004 2.29%
10. Scottish 9,131 2.09%

Torrington Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 316,157 91.88%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 7,081 2.06%
3. Italian 5,505 1.60%
4. French 4,188 1.22%
5. German 1,757 0.51%
6. Polish 1,387 0.40%
7. Other Indo European 824 0.24%
8. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 754 0.22%
9. Chinese 742 0.22%
10. Greek 550 0.16%

Torrington Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 345,632 94.58%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 11,869 3.25%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 7,946 2.17%

Torrington Metro Area 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.
Torrington Metro Area 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.


Torrington Metro Area Counties Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
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