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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—California

Social Statistics

Torrance, California

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school38,081100.0
Nursery school, preschool2,2455.9
Kindergarten1,8134.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)14,93639.2
High school (grades 9-12)7,77320.4
College or graduate school11,31429.7
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over97,014100.0
Less than 9th grade3,1913.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma5,9266.1
High school graduate (includes equivalency)19,64320.2
Some college, no degree24,13724.9
Associate degree8,7839.1
Bachelor's degree24,01924.8
Graduate or professional degree11,31511.7
Percent high school graduate or higher90.6(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher36.4(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over111,778100.0
Never married29,23226.2
Now married, except separated61,86755.3
Separated1,9481.7
Widowed7,5746.8
Female
6,1835.5
Divorced11,15710.0
Female
6,8036.1
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years2,668100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren80330.1
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over106,339100.0
Civilian veterans11,48510.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years28,016100.0
With a disability1,8266.5
Population 21 to 64 years82,638100.0
With a disability11,84114.3
Percent employed
60.9(X)
No disability70,79785.7
Percent employed
77.9(X)
Population 65 years and over18,807100.0
With a disability7,27538.7
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over130,278100.0
Same house in 199570,66054.2
Different house in the U.S. in 199552,30040.1
Same county
43,26233.2
Different county
9,0386.9
Same state
4,0573.1
Different state
4,9813.8
Elsewhere in 19957,3185.6
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population137,933100.0
Native99,85972.4
Born in United States
98,52271.4
State of residence
64,47846.7
Different state
34,04424.7
Born outside United States
1,3371.0
Foreign born38,07427.6
Entered 1990 to March 2000
13,73010.0
Naturalized citizen
18,71113.6
Not a citizen
19,36314.0
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)38,074100.0
Europe3,7579.9
Asia26,09168.5
Africa9442.5
Oceania2240.6
Latin America6,32616.6
Northern America7321.9
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over130,278100.0
English only84,11764.6
Language other than English46,16135.4
Speak English less than 'very well
20,87716.0
Spanish
11,0708.5
Speak English less than "very well"
3,6342.8
Other Indo-European languages
7,5655.8
Speak English less than "very well"
2,2811.8
Asian and Pacific Island languages
26,02520.0
Speak English less than "very well"
14,37211.0
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population137,933100.0

Total ancestries reported

154,144111.8
Arab1,6421.2
Czech16270.5
Danish9490.7
Dutch2,1071.5
English12,2568.9
French (except Basque)13,6752.7
French Canadian17780.6
German15,78611.4
Greek8870.6
Hungarian8050.6
Irish112,4949.1
Italian6,8705.0
Lithuanian3000.2
Norwegian2,0271.5
Polish2,6161.9
Portuguese5190.4
Russian1,5631.1
Scotch-Irish2,0921.5
Scottish2,5271.8
Slovak260.0
Subsaharan African5450.4
Swedish2,0951.5
Swiss4870.4
Ukrainian4440.3
United States or American4,8363.5
Welsh9850.7
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)2070.2
Other ancestries73,99953.6
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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