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Torrance, CA
139,576 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 0680000 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Torrance ranked #135 of 340 cities and 7th of 14 in its peer group, on 9 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Torrance and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Orange CA, Huntington Beach CA, Fullerton CA, Rancho Cucamonga CA, Concord CA, Richardson TX, Santa Clarita CA, Oceanside CA, Carrollton TX, San Mateo CA, Antioch CA, Coral Springs FL, Plano TX · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #135 of 340 cities · 7th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #77 | #138 | #183 | #129 | #136 | #219 | #123 | #147 | #130 | #107 | #90 | #110 | #253 | #73 | #152 | #247 | #317 | #85 | #135 | #204 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 143,333 | 142,953 | 142,731 | 143,590 | 144,713 | 145,154 | 145,769 | 146,257 | 146,671 | 146,845 | 146,950 | 146,416 | 145,781 | 144,706 | 143,592 | 146,440 | 143,248 | 141,275 | 140,111 | 139,576 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #300 of 340 cities · 12th of 14 in its peer group | -1.6 | -2.0 | -1.9 | -1.1 | -0.8 | — | -0.6 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -0.9 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -2.0 | -1.5 | -1.2 | -1.0 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | #237 of 271 cities with data · 10th of 13 in its peer group with data | 2.1 | 2.5 | — | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | |
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #153 of 340 cities · 5th of 14 in its peer group | 21.2% | 21.1% | 22.1% | 20.1% | 22.7% | 24.1% | 22.2% | 22.7% | 22.3% | 23.6% | 23.5% | 21.9% | 22.6% | 21.7% | 22.5% | — | 22.9% | 23.1% | 22.6% | 24.0% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #30 of 309 cities with data · 2nd of 11 in its peer group with data · 2023 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | — | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | — | 1.4 | 1.4 | — | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #41 of 295 cities with data · 2nd of 11 in its peer group with data | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.7 | 20.7 | 17.9 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 108,726 | 108,837 | 103,401 | 103,636 | 100,042 | 97,290 | 99,555 | 100,122 | 100,744 | 101,787 | 103,331 | 104,559 | 103,244 | 108,181 | 105,198 | 95,828 | 93,665 | 100,210 | 98,877 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #296 of 329 cities with data · 11th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | +3.0 | -1.1 | -6.2 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -4.3 | +1.3 | +0.6 | -2.0 | -1.2 | -0.5 | -2.1 | -2.0 | +3.1 | -4.6 | -2.3 | -2.2 | -0.4 | -2.6 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69,158 | 72,692 | 72,696 | 70,369 | 73,513 | 73,868 | 71,141 | 72,765 | 75,534 | — | 69,844 | 73,644 | 68,905 | 66,301 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #266 of 340 cities · 13th of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.8% | 8.1% | 7.5% | 5.8% | 5.3% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 3.1% | 2.5% | — | 6.9% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 6.2% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #144 of 314 cities with data · 7th of 10 in its peer group with data | 20% | 20% | 23% | 21% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 17% | 18% | 31% | 25% | 21% | 16% | 16% | 19% | 17% | -62% | 30% | 30% | 25% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #162 of 314 cities with data · 9th of 10 in its peer group with data | $1,479 | $1,328 | $1,275 | $1,520 | $1,466 | $1,579 | $1,463 | $1,390 | $1,244 | $840 | $791 | $749 | $722 | $514 | $539 | $507 | $3,343 | $3,126 | $2,953 | $2,802 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Torrance. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.