2000 Census Summary

The City of Torrance is located in the South Bay Area of Los Angeles County and has a land area of 20.49 square miles. According to the 2000 Census, the City has a population of 137,946, making it the 4th largest city in Los Angeles County.

DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics, 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Torrance city
SUBJECT	NUMBER	PERCENT
Total population	137,946	100
SEX AND AGE
Male	67,087	48.6
Female	70,859	51.4
Under 5 years	7,834	5.7
5 to 9 years	9,062	6.6
10 to 14 years	9,288	6.7
15 to 19 years	8,503	6.2
20 to 24 years	6,391	4.6
25 to 34 years	18,550	13.4
35 to 44 years	26,077	18.9
45 to 54 years	20,088	14.6
55 to 59 years	7,034	5.1
60 to 64 years	5,692	4.1
65 to 74 years	10,395	7.5
75 to 84 years	6,815	4.9
85 years and over	2,217	1.6
Median age (years)	38.7	(X)
18 years and over	106,206	77
Male	50,746	36.8
Female	55,460	40.2
21 years and over	101,965	73.9
62 years and over	22,734	16.5
65 years and over	19,427	14.1
Male	7,914	5.7
Female	11,513	8.3
RACE
One race	131,437	95.3
White	81,605	59.2
Black or African American	3,022	2.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	560	0.4
Asian	39,462	28.6
Asian Indian	2,298	1.7
Chinese	6,558	4.8
Filipino	3,036	2.2
Japanese	13,991	10.1
Korean	9,481	6.9
Vietnamese	1,603	1.2
Other Asian1	2,495	1.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	481	0.3
Native Hawaiian	161	0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro	42	0
Samoan	198	0.1
Other Pacific Islander2	80	0.1
Some other race	6,307	4.6
Two or more races	6,509	4.7
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races
White	87,059	63.1
Black or African American	3,726	2.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,451	1.1
Asian	42,919	31.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,106	0.8
Some other race	8,684	6.3
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	137,946	100
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	17,637	12.8
Mexican	10,398	7.5
Puerto Rican	549	0.4
Cuban	740	0.5
Other Hispanic or La|tino	5,950	4.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	120,309	87.2
White alone	72,234	52.4
RELATIONSHIP
Total population	137,946	100
In households	136,697	99.1
Householder	54,542	39.5
Spouse	28,437	20.6
Child	40,204	29.1
Own child under 18 years	29,343	21.3
Other relatives	7,393	5.4
Under 18 years	1,971	1.4
Nonrelatives	6,121	4.4
Unmarried partner	2,121	1.5
In group quarters	1,249	0.9
Institutionalized population	686	0.5
Noninstitutionalized population	563	0.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	54,542	100
Family households (families)	36,276	66.5
With own children under 18 years	16,965	31.1
Married-couple family	28,437	52.1
With own children under 18 years	13,312	24.4
Female householder, no husband present	5,624	10.3
With own children under 18 years	2,712	5
Nonfamily households	18,266	33.5
Householder living alone	15,005	27.5
Householder 65 years and over	4,980	9.1
Households with individuals under 18 years	18,253	33.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	13,709	25.1
Average household size	2.51	(X)
Average family size	3.1	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	55,967	100
Occupied housing units	54,542	97.5
Vacant housing units	1,425	2.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	160	0.3
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	2.4	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	54,542	100
Owner-occupied housing units	30,533	56
Renter-occupied housing units	24,009	44
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.68	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.29	(X)

(X) Not applicable
1 - Other Asian alone
2 - Other Pacific Islander alone
3 - In combination with one or more other races listed..

Source: U.S. Census Bureau