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Torrance Unified School District Overview

El Camino Community College District located in Torrance Unified School District area. A total of 54,308 households are located in Torrance Unified School District area. Among them, 16,863 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.21 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 44,186 and 34,239 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

12.60% (18,134) of residents are non-citizens and 37.75% (54,321) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Torrance Unified School District, California
Household	54,308
Population	143,895
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	16,863 (31.05%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	44,186
Total Students	34,239
Pre-Kindergarten	2,880
Kindergarten	1,886
Grade 1-8	12,759
Grade 9-12	6,613
College/Graduate School	10,101
Veterans	115,271
Non-citizen	18,134
Non-English Home Language	54,321
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

118,682 residents are over the age of 16 and 76,035 people are in labor force. Among them, 75,971 people are in civilian labor force and 64 are in armed labor force. 72,935 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Torrance Unified School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	71,272	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	57,780	81.07%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	5,243	7.36%
Public transportation	1,201	1.69%
Walked	1,175	1.65%
Other method	1,943	2.73%
Worked from home	3,930	5.51%
Average Commute Time	29 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	72,935	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	39,082	53.58%
Service	8,671	11.89%
Sales and office	16,496	22.62%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,838	3.89%
Production, transportation, and material moving	5,848	8.02%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	72,935	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	88	0.12%
Construction	2,527	3.46%
Manufacturing	9,320	12.78%
Wholesale trade	2,959	4.06%
Retail trade	6,651	9.12%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,011	6.87%
Information	2,660	3.65%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	5,350	7.34%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	10,941	15.00%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	15,386	21.10%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	6,495	8.91%
Other services, except public administration	3,282	4.50%
Public administration	2,265	3.11%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	72,935	-
Private wage and salary workers	58,361	80.02%
Government workers	8,651	11.86%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	5,750	7.88%
Unpaid family workers	173	0.24%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $118,362 for the 54,308 households in Torrance Unified School District area, California. The average income of a single worker is $51,570. 137,683 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.28%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	54,308	-
Less than $10,000	2,141	3.94%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,314	2.42%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,968	5.47%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,954	5.44%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,074	9.34%
$50,000 - $74,999	7,525	13.86%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,925	12.75%
$100,000 - $149,999	11,009	20.27%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,956	10.97%
More than $200,000	8,442	15.54%
Median Household Income	$93,597	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$118,362	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	37,768	-
Less than $10,000	923	2.44%
$10,000 - $14,999	343	0.91%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,279	3.39%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,600	4.24%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,021	8.00%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,613	12.21%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,584	12.14%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,788	23.27%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,212	13.80%
More than $200,000	7,405	19.61%

Median Family Income	$112,040	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$135,422	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$51,570	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$77,405	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$77,405	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	144,505	-
With health insurance coverage	137,683	95.28%
Public coverage	38,925	26.94%
Private health insurance	112,633	77.94%
Without health insurance coverage	6,822	4.72%

Housing

There are 58,114 housing units in Torrance Unified School District area, California with 54,308 units (93.45%) occupied. 30,419 houses (56.01%) are occupied by owner and 23,889 houses (43.99%) are rented. The average housing value is $762,700 and the average rental cost is $1,740. 209 houses (0.36%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 5,265 houses (9.06%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	58,114	-
Occupied	54,308	93.45%
Owner Occupied	30,419	56.01%
Renter Occupied	23,889	43.99%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	31,004	53.35%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	4,380	7.54%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	21,385	36.80%
Mobile Homes	1,267	2.18%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	78	0.13%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	58,114	-
Built 2014 or later	209	0.36%
Built 2010 - 2013	175	0.30%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,485	4.28%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,440	4.20%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,742	8.16%
Built 1970 - 1979	7,165	12.33%
Built 1960 - 1969	14,736	25.36%
Built 1950 - 1959	20,897	35.96%
Built 1949 or earlier	5,265	9.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	58,114	-
1 room	2,412	4.15%
2 rooms	3,200	5.51%
3 rooms	7,561	13.01%
4 rooms	11,044	19.00%
5 rooms	11,542	19.86%
6 rooms	9,835	16.92%
7 rooms	6,080	10.46%
8 rooms	3,469	5.97%
9 rooms or more	2,971	5.11%
Median Number of Rooms	4.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	58,114	-
no bedroom	2,696	4.64%
1 bedroom	8,361	14.39%
2 bedrooms	15,730	27.07%
3 bedrooms	20,825	35.83%
4 bedrooms	8,730	15.02%
5 bedrooms or more	1,772	3.05%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	30,419	-
Less than $50,000	427	1.40%
$50,000 - $99,999	277	0.91%
$100,000 - $149,999	71	0.23%
$150,000 - $199,999	50	0.16%
$200,000 - $299,999	421	1.38%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,547	8.37%
$500,000 - $999,999	21,496	70.67%
$1,000,000 or more	5,130	16.86%
Median House Value	$762,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	23,236	-
Less than $500	541	2.33%
$500 - $999	1,225	5.27%
$1,000 - $1,499	6,034	25.97%
$1,500 - $1,999	7,963	34.27%
$2,000 - $2,499	3,536	15.22%
$2,500 - $2,999	1,975	8.50%
$3,000 or more	1,962	8.44%
Median Rental Costs	$1,740	-

Demographic

A total of 145,345 people lives in Torrance Unified School District area, California with 70,223 male and 75,122 female. The males to female ratio is 48.31 to 51.69. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	145,345	-
Male	70,223	48.31%
Female	75,122	51.69%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	145,345	-
Under 5 years	8,801	6.06%
5 - 9 years	8,394	5.78%
10 - 14 years	8,098	5.57%
15 - 19 years	7,216	4.96%
20 - 24 years	7,438	5.12%
25 - 34 years	19,419	13.36%
35 - 44 years	19,034	13.10%
45 - 54 years	21,102	14.52%
55 - 59 years	11,778	8.10%
60 - 64 years	9,380	6.45%
65 - 74 years	12,670	8.72%
75 - 84 years	7,459	5.13%
85 years and older	4,556	3.13%
Median Age	41.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	145,345	-
One Race	135,257	93.06%
White	67,795	46.64%
Black or African American	4,211	2.90%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,031	0.71%
Asian	52,368	36.03%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	710	0.49%
Other	9,142	6.29%

Two or more races	10,088	6.94%
White and Black or African American	790	0.54%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	758	0.52%
White and Asian	4,031	2.77%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	122	0.08%