Torrance

Population & Demographics

Torrance, CA

Torrance is home to 142,130 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 67,769 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
142,130
people
Population

142,130 residents

Median age 43.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Torrance population & demographics

Who lives in Torrance — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
142,130
Median age
43.2yrs
Median household income
$116,217
Median home value
$1,074,700
Median gross rent
$2,280/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
54.0%
Poverty rate
7.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Torrance

How Torrance breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Asian37.0%
White32.7%
Hispanic or Latino19.3%
Two or more races6.3%
Black3.6%
Some other race0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Torrance

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Torrance.

Torrance at a glance
Employed Residents
67,769
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
17.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
18.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
20.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Los Angeles
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Torrance proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Torrance commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

52 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Torrance

67,769 commutes, one dot at a time

Torrance

Where 67,769 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Torrance, by worker count.

1Los Angeles17.3 mi14,849
2Torrance0.0 mi12,269
3El Segundo7.1 mi3,855
4Redondo Beach2.6 mi2,524
5Long Beach10.4 mi2,426
6Carson4.7 mi1,603
7Hawthorne5.6 mi1,210
8Gardena4.4 mi1,204

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Torrance.

1Los Angeles17.3 mi19,569
2Torrance0.0 mi12,269
3Long Beach10.4 mi5,968
4Carson4.7 mi4,216
5Redondo Beach2.6 mi2,579
6Gardena4.4 mi2,251
7Hawthorne5.6 mi1,996
8Rancho Palos Verdes5.3 mi1,931

Top industries

The sectors that employ Torrance’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.4%
RTRetail Trade11.9%
MFManufacturing11.8%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services9.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.8%
WSWholesale Trade6.7%
EDEducational Services3.8%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.1%
Connectivity

Internet options for Torrance

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps84%
5 Gbps84%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Torrance

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