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Torrance

Population

Ethnicity

Ethnicity

Income

Household income in thousands of 2000 dollars

Education

Education level

Age

Age

Housing

Occupied housing units

Families

Males
Females

Military

Military era
  • There are 11,485 veterans, or 10.8% of the population, about average for South Bay but high for the county overall
  • The percentage of veterans who served during WWII or Korea is among the county's highest.

Ancestry and immigration

  • Japanese (9.8%) and German (8.4%) are the most common ancestries.
  • 38,074 (27.6%) of residents are foreign born, about average for South Bay and about average for the county. Korea (16.7%) and Japan (14.0%) are the most common foreign places of birth.

Torrance

is a city in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County.
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Torrance is one of the 272 neighborhoods in Mapping L.A., The Times’ resource for crime, neighborhoods, demographics and schools.
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Source: Census 2000, SCAG, Los Angeles Department of City Planning