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90505 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 90505 covers Torrance, California, with a population of about 35,605 and a median household income of $110,690.

Population
35,6056,085 per square mile
Median age
445.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$110,6901.1× the California median
Poverty rate
6.2%6.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,425,788up 23.9% in five years
Median rent
$2,3381.2× the California median
Degree or higher
58.7%23.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
54.1%10.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Pacific UTC-08:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
2,183

Where 90505 is

Torrance, California — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population35,605
Median age44
Family households66%
Born outside the US31.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home40.1%
White (non-Hispanic)35.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)40.9%
Hispanic or Latino14.3%
Veterans5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$110,690
Income per person$58,506
Poverty rate6.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k1.2%
$25–30k0.8%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k3.4%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k5.2%
$60–75k7.4%
$75–100k11.8%
$100–125k10.3%
$125–150k10.0%
$150–200k12.0%
$200k or more22.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed17,580
Mean adjusted gross income$131,863
Returns declaring $200,000 or more19%
Returns, under $25k19.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.9%
Returns, $200k or more19.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,144,000
Median gross rent$2,338
Rent as a share of household income31%
Owner-occupied54.1%
Vacant homes8.4%
Median year built1964

What the homes are

Detached house52.8%
Attached house4.8%
2 to 4 units6.9%
5 to 19 units7.9%
20 or more units25.1%
Mobile home2.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$1,425,788as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 80.5%
Typical asking rent$3,227as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 28.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,425,788$392,682

$392,682 in 2000 to $1,425,788 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$3,227$2,514

$2,514 in 2021 to $3,227 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher58.7%
High school diploma or higher96.5%
Works from home20.9%
Drives to work alone69%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity19.8% 13.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.5% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.4% 4.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.4% 7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.2% 3.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.9% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.3% 12 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.2% 6.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.3% 7.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.3% 7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.2% 4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11% 3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.9% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.5% 8.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.6% 2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments2,183
People employed30,711
Annual payroll$1,988,798,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 91.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 15 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss91.2 out of 100
Community resilience12.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Earthquake96.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding92.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide42.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire31.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado26.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail24.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave14.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind6.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning5.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding0.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with California and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPCaliforniaUnited States
Median household income$110,690$96,334$78,538
Income per person$58,506$47,977$43,289
Poverty rate6.2%12%12.4%
Median home value$1,144,000$695,400$303,400
Median gross rent$2,338$1,956$1,348
Homeownership54.1%55.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher58.7%36.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%6.4%5.2%
Works from home20.9%15.5%13.5%
Born outside the US31.3%26.7%13.9%
Median age4437.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationTORRANCE AP, CA US1.3 km away
Rain in a year14 in

Average high and low by month

January66.8°F / 47°F3.36 in rain
February66.4°F / 47.6°F3.66 in rain
March67.7°F / 49.8°F1.98 in rain
April70.2°F / 51.6°F0.63 in rain
May71.8°F / 55.4°F0.26 in rain
June73.9°F / 58.5°F0.07 in rain
July76.9°F / 61.8°F0.06 in rain
August78.1°F / 62.4°F0 in rain
September78.1°F / 60.9°F0.09 in rain
October75.7°F / 57.1°F0.49 in rain
November70.7°F / 50.7°F0.8 in rain
December66.1°F / 46.3°F2.24 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Torrance Unified School District98.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District1.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Household characteristics59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Walkability14.6 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

90503 Torrance, CA3.3 km away
90717 Lomita, CA3.6 km away
90277 Redondo Beach, CA3.7 km away
90501 Torrance, CA4 km away
90710 Harbor City, CA5 km away
90073 Los Angeles, CA5.5 km away
90079 Los Angeles, CA5.5 km away
90089 Los Angeles, CA5.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Los Angeles County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zonePacific (UTC-08:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area5.85 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density6,085 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.8106, -118.3507

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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