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Demographics of Torrance city, California

Torrance city, California had 138,391 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −8,035 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Torrance city, in four figures

138,391
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 142,130 ±39.; −5.5%
Change since July 2020: −8,035 people.; 43.2 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $116,217 ±$5,160
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Torrance city, California's population shrank 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Torrance city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Torrance city, California's population shrank 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Torrance city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	146,426	100.0	100.0
2021	143,265	97.8	100.2
2022	141,271	96.5	100.7
2023	140,129	95.7	101.6
2024	139,489	95.3	102.5
2025	138,391	94.5	103.1

Population of Torrance city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	146,426	—
2021	143,265	−3,161
2022	141,271	−1,994
2023	140,129	−1,142
2024	139,489	−640
2025	138,391	−1,098

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.2 ±0.9: for men 41.0 ±0.9 and for women 45.2 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Torrance city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	6,994 ±708	4.9% ±0.5	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	22,559 ±1,294	15.9% ±0.9	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	8,838 ±854	6.2% ±0.6	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	36,281 ±1,485	25.5% ±1.0	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	40,760 ±1,516	28.7% ±1.1	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	26,698 ±1,217	18.8% ±0.9	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $116,217 ±$5,160, and income per person $58,656 ±$2,305, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Torrance city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	4,999 ±618	9.1% ±1.1	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,836 ±626	10.6% ±1.1	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,843 ±764	12.5% ±1.4	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,178 ±645	11.3% ±1.2	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	10,542 ±712	19.2% ±1.3	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	6,613 ±665	12.1% ±1.2	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	13,858 ±784	25.3% ±1.4	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Torrance city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	10,952 ±1,605	7.8% ±1.1	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,340 ±735	8.0% ±2.5	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,882 ±811	6.5% ±1.1	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,730 ±626	10.2% ±1.7	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Torrance city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Torrance city	California	United States
Housing units	59,284 ±1,148	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.6% ±2.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.4% ±1.0	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.0% ±1.7	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.0% ±1.5	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,074,700 ±$14,769	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,280 ±$52	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1964 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Torrance city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	27,426 ±2,343	19.3% ±1.6	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	46,491 ±2,099	32.7% ±1.5	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,049 ±929	3.6% ±0.7	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	52,585 ±2,275	37.0% ±1.6	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	47 to 499	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	141 to 1,043	0.1% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	752 ±323	0.5% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8,962 ±988	6.3% ±0.7	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Torrance city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	73,737 ±1,707	51.9% ±1.2	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	23,271 ±1,428	16.4% ±1.0	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,654 ±421	1.9% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	42,468 ±1,827	29.9% ±1.3	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	24,889 ±1,318	17.5% ±0.9	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	17,579 ±1,657	12.4% ±1.2	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Torrance city among the places of California

40th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Torrance city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Roseville city	155,955 ±100
Sunnyvale city	154,236 ±68
Escondido city	149,668 ±57
Pomona city	147,943 ±74
Visalia city	143,939 ±53
Torrance city	142,130 ±39
Fullerton city	140,968 ±79
Orange city	138,266 ±77
Victorville city	137,627 ±74
Pasadena city	136,969 ±105
Santa Clara city	130,256 ±69

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Torrance city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 76 Places in California by median age
No. 78 Places in California by median home value
No. 105 Places in California by median rent
No. 122 Places in California by median household income
No. 128 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 137 Places in California by per capita income

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026