Population

138,391

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$1,074,700

Owner-occupied units

Torrance, CA

California · 33.830° N, 118.357° W · 21 sq mi

Torrance is a city in California, with a population of 138,391 and about 6,746 residents per square mile. The median household earns $116,217 a year, and the median home is worth $1,074,700.

Conditions

Humidity & wind

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

21 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

6,746

People per square mile

Rank by population

#214

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#633

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$116,217

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$2,280

Per month

Homeownership

55%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

26.9 min

One way

People

Median age

43.2

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

54%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

29.9%

Households

54,869

2.56 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 56^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 51^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 0^/yr

Days above 90° 2^/yr

Below freezing 0^/yr

Annual rainfall 16.8ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

August

Average high 78°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 46°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 21.1^%

Professional & business services 15.2^%

Manufacturing 13.6^%

Retail trade 9^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in California

Name

Mark Zuckerberg

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$189B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Palo Alto

Source of wealth

Largest employer in California · private sector

Employer

University of California

Sector

Education

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in California

Company

Apple

Revenue

$391.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Cupertino

Ticker

AAPL

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of California

State bird

California Quail

State flower

California Poppy

State capital

Sacramento

Nickname

The Golden State

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