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Torrance Apartments for Rent

Total population: 140,820 (All urban)

Torrance, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 55,964 (54,534 occupied: 30,528 owner occupied, 24,006 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  44%
State:  43%

Housing density: 2725 houses/condos per square mile


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.


Median contract rent in 2007: $1,209 (lower quartile is $980, upper quartile is $1,563)


Housing units in Torrance with a mortgage: 20,627 (2,737 second mortgage, 2,053 home equity loan, 77 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,592





Torrance,CA index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $675,100 (it was $308,600 in 2000)
Torrance:  $675,100
California:  $532,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $545,900 - $841,400

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $736,305
Here:  $736,305
State:  $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $577,613
Here:  $577,613
State:  $541,123

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $612,555
Here:  $612,555
State:  $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $465,713
Here:  $465,713
State:  $482,470

Mobile homes: $55,621
Here:  $55,621
State:  $59,450

Median year house/condo built: 1959

Median year apartment built: 1965

Household type by relationship

Households: 136,689
  • In family households: 114,592 (28,489 male householders, 7,846 female householders)
    29,357 spouses, 39,757 children (37,442 natural, 908 adopted, 1,407 stepchildren), 2,045 grandchildren, 1,262 brothers or sisters, 1,481 parents, 2,373 other relatives, 1,982 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 22,097 (8,483 male householders (6,558 living alone)), 9,722 female householders (8,441 living alone)), 3,892 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1,244 (746 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 14,477 2-persons, 8,757 3-persons, 8,320 4-persons, 3,146 5-persons, 1,087 6-persons, 548 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14,999 1-person, 2,697 2-persons, 345 3-persons, 116 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

23,899 married couples with children.
5,444 single-parent households (1,345 men, 4,099 women).

64.6% of residents of Torrance speak English at home.
8.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
5.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
20.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 38,074 (27.6%)
(49.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.8
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.2
State:  3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Torrance, California:
  • 1 room: 37
  • 2 rooms: 621
  • 3 rooms: 2,317
  • 4 rooms: 2,826
  • 5 rooms: 7,395
  • 6 rooms: 8,147
  • 7 rooms: 5,150
  • 8 rooms: 2,651
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,384



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Torrance, California:
  • 1 room: 2,789
  • 2 rooms: 4,841
  • 3 rooms: 5,926
  • 4 rooms: 5,501
  • 5 rooms: 2,871
  • 6 rooms: 1,327
  • 7 rooms: 472
  • 8 rooms: 190
  • 9 or more rooms: 89



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 254
  • 1995 to 1998: 780
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,602
  • 1980 to 1989: 4,780
  • 1970 to 1979: 8,539
  • 1960 to 1969: 15,035
  • 1950 to 1959: 19,369
  • 1940 to 1949: 3,506
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,099


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Torrance:
  • no bedroom: 152
  • 1 bedroom: 1,655
  • 2 bedrooms: 6,214
  • 3 bedrooms: 14,848
  • 4 bedrooms: 6,359
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 1,300



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Torrance:
  • no bedroom: 3,308
  • 1 bedroom: 8,781
  • 2 bedrooms: 7,967
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,333
  • 4 bedrooms: 558
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 59



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Torrance in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 954
  • 1 vehicle: 7,450
  • 2 vehicles: 14,455
  • 3 vehicles: 5,525
  • 4 vehicles: 1,710
  • 5 or more vehicles: 434



Cars and other vehicles available in Torrance in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 2,339
  • 1 vehicle: 11,742
  • 2 vehicles: 7,937
  • 3 vehicles: 1,497
  • 4 vehicles: 396
  • 5 or more vehicles: 95


Torrance, CA house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Torrance, CA:

  • Less than $10,000: 51
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 25
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 25
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 51
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 66
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 59
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 49
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 108
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 157
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 194
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 191
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 154
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 59
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 127
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 63
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 88
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 123
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 271
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 408
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 1750
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 3805
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 11232
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 7877
  • $1,000,000 or more: 5021
 


Torrance rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Torrance:

  • Less than $100: 67 people
  • $100 to $149: 37
  • $150 to $199: 55
  • $200 to $249: 142
  • $250 to $299: 148
  • $300 to $349: 73
  • $350 to $399: 57
  • $400 to $449: 82
  • $450 to $499: 120
  • $500 to $549: 83
  • $550 to $599: 153
  • $600 to $649: 224
  • $650 to $699: 332
  • $700 to $749: 521
  • $750 to $799: 648
  • $800 to $899: 1,723
  • $900 to $999: 1,905
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 5,830
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 4,564
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 3,729
  • $2,000 or more: 2,054
  • No cash rent: 445
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 7,732
  • 1990 to 1994: 5,998
  • 1985 to 1989: 6,098
  • 1980 to 1984: 5,329
  • 1975 to 1979: 4,356
  • 1970 to 1974: 2,784
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,859
  • 1965 to 1969: 3,918

Torrance, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.3%
Number of people working at home: 2,319 (3.5% of all workers)


Torrance travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1129
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 5921
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 10221
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 10772
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 10170
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 3852
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 8479
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1371
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2262
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 4968
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 4045
  • 90 or more minutes: 1060
 


Torrance mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 55,197 (83%)
  • Carpooled: 6,521 (10%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 731 (1%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 31 (0%)
  • Railroad: 12 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 15 (0%)
  • Taxi: 39 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 225 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 294 (0%)
  • Walked: 883 (1%)
  • Other means: 295 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 2,319 (3%)
 


Torrance, CA household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 3186
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 2232
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 2272
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 2210
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 2795
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 2906
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 2908
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 2913
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 2254
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 5044
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 6718
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 7675
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 4942
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 2713
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 2242
  • $200,000 or more: 1530
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 60528
 German: 10273
 English: 8119
 Irish: 7702
 Italian: 5511
 United States or American: 4836
 French (except Basque): 1821
 Polish: 1806
 Arab:: 1567
 Scottish: 1529
 Scotch-Irish: 1512
 Norwegian: 1471
 European: 1321
 Dutch: 1294
 Iranian: 1247
 Swedish: 1225
 Russian: 1104
 British: 741
 Greek: 730
 Danish: 650
 Armenian: 616
 French Canadian: 566
 Hungarian: 557
 Subsaharan African:: 545
 Lebanese: 507
 Egyptian: 493
 Welsh: 400
 Austrian: 398
 African: 381
 Canadian: 356
 Swiss: 355
 Portuguese: 307
 Yugoslavian: 304
 Czech: 297
 Ukrainian: 282
 Scandinavian: 246
 Arab/Arabic: 220
 Brazilian: 206
 Croatian: 200
 Romanian: 193
 Northern European: 171
 Lithuanian: 166
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 154
 Czechoslovakian: 150
 Syrian: 144
 Finnish: 143
 Eastern European: 142
 Other Arab: 127
 Belgian: 92
 Australian: 92
 Icelander: 87
 Afghan: 81
 Serbian: 79
 Turkish: 79
 Israeli: 65
 Basque: 59
 Slavic: 57
 Jordanian: 56
 Jamaican: 52
 Nigerian: 50
 Haitian: 39
 Latvian: 34
 Ugandan: 34
 South African: 34
 Bulgarian: 29
 Celtic: 26
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 25
 Acadian/Cajun: 24
 Slovene: 23
 Ethiopian: 18
 Pennsylvania German: 18
 Estonian: 17
 Maltese: 14
 Slovak: 14
 Palestinian: 13
 Belizean: 13
 West Indian: 13
 Dutch West Indian: 12
 Somalian: 11
 Albanian: 8
 Iraqi: 7
 Ghanian: 7
 Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6
 Other Subsaharan African: 6
 Luxemburger: 5
 Sudanese: 4
 Macedonian: 4


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Korea (17%)
  • Japan (14%)
  • Philippines (7%)
  • Mexico (7%)
  • Taiwan (6%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
  • Vietnam (4%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 64478
  • Northeast: 8327
  • Midwest: 12461
  • South: 6334
  • West: 6922

57% of Torrance residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 256
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 114
  • 5th and 6th grade: 402
  • 7th and 8th grade: 420
  • 9th grade: 354
  • 10th grade: 478
  • 11th grade: 523
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,142
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,009
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3,214
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,144
  • Associate degree: 3,644
  • Bachelor's degree: 12,380
  • Master's degree: 4,722
  • Professional school degree: 1,228
  • Doctorate degree: 864


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 476
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 190
  • 5th and 6th grade: 601
  • 7th and 8th grade: 732
  • 9th grade: 588
  • 10th grade: 661
  • 11th grade: 601
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,579
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 11,634
  • Less than 1 year of college: 4,307
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 8,472
  • Associate degree: 5,139
  • Bachelor's degree: 11,639
  • Master's degree: 3,234
  • Professional school degree: 967
  • Doctorate degree: 300


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.4%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 2.3%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 6.0%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 3.5%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.2%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.1%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.6%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.8%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $76,323
  • Black householders: $47,510
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $57,243
  • Asian householders: $70,882
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $125,146
  • Some other race householders: $45,378
  • Two or more races householders: $94,455
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $52,398

Torrance household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Torrance household income for Black householders

Torrance household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Torrance household income for Asian householders

Torrance household income for Some other race householders

Torrance household income for Two or more races householders

Torrance household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Torrance marital status for males

Torrance marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $726,946
  • Black or African American householders: $644,473
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $492,214
  • Asian householders: $656,723
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $576,438
  • Some other race householders: $586,282
  • Two or more races householders: $672,912
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $644,035

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 30,129
  • One, attached: 3,693
  • Two: 516
  • 3 or 4: 2,725
  • 5 to 9: 2,709
  • 10 to 19: 2,445
  • 20 to 49: 5,667
  • 50 or more: 6,897
  • Mobile homes: 1,177
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $82,000


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Torrance:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (90%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (58%)
  • Electricity (40%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,014
Here:  13.5%
California:  9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 465
Here:  6.0%
California:  7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,359
Here:  15.3%
California:  15.4%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students



School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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