Editing Torrance, California (section)

===2010===
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0680000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904104340/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0680000|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 4, 2015|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Torrance city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Torrance had a population of 145,438. The population density was {{convert|7,076.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Torrance was 74,333 (51.1%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (42.3% Non-Hispanic White), 50,240 (34.5%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3,955 (2.7%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 554 (0.4%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 530 (0.4%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 7,808 (5.4%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 8,018 (5.5%) from two or more races. There were 23,440 [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents, of any race (16.1%).

The Census reported that 144,292 people (99.2% of the population) lived in households, 506 (0.3%) homeless who lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 640 (0.4%) were institutionalized.

There were 56,001 households, out of which 18,558 (33.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 29,754 (53.1%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 6,148 (11.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 2,510 (4.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2,152 (3.8%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 309 (0.6%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 14,472 households (25.8%) were made up of individuals, and 5,611 (10.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58. There were 38,412 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (68.6% of all households); the average family size was 3.14.

There were 31,831 people (21.9%) under the age of 18, 10,875 (7.5%) aged 18 to 24, 38,296 (26.3%) aged 25 to 44, 42,710 (29.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 21,726 (14.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

There were 58,377 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,840.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 31,621 (56.5%) were owner-occupied, and 24,380 (43.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.3%. 85,308 people (58.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units, and 58,984 people (40.6%) lived in rental housing units.

As of March 2019, Torrance had a median household income of $85,070 and a median family income of $102,637.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bestplaces.net/economy/city/california/torrance |title=Torrance, California Economy |website=Sperling's BestPlaces |access-date=July 19, 2020}}</ref>

Torrance has the second-highest percentage of residents of [[Japanese-American|Japanese]] ancestry in California (8.9%), after the neighboring city of Gardena.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cities with the Highest Percentage of Japanese in the United States |url=http://zipatlas.com/us/city-comparison/percentage-japanese-population.htm |publisher=ZipAtlas |access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref>