Glendale vs Torrance

A side-by-side comparison of Glendale and Torrance: population, income, housing, and more.

Glendale and Torrance are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Glendale has the higher population (192,270 vs 143,499 in Torrance). Torrance has the higher median household income ($113,105 vs $84,262 in Glendale). Glendale has the higher median home value ($1,043,900 vs $1,036,600 in Torrance).

Population, income & housing

	Glendale	Torrance
Population	192,270	143,499
Median age	41.4 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$84,262	$113,105
Median home value	$1,043,900	$1,036,600
Median gross rent	$2,095	$2,214
Housing units	78,451	59,411
Homeownership rate	35.3%	54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.5%	53.0%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glendale	Torrance
Population	200,232 → 192,270 (-4.0%)	145,492 → 143,499 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$66,130 → $84,262 (+27.4%)	$93,492 → $113,105 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$769,900 → $1,043,900 (+35.6%)	$762,700 → $1,036,600 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,622 → $2,095 (+29.2%)	$1,736 → $2,214 (+27.5%)

Glendale

Population

200,232192,270

Median household income

$66,130$84,262

Median home value

$769,900$1,043,900

Median gross rent

$1,622$2,095

Torrance

Population

145,492143,499

Median household income

$93,492$113,105

Median home value

$762,700$1,036,600

Median gross rent

$1,736$2,214

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glendale	Torrance
Under 5	5.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	13.3%	15.9%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.1%
25 to 34	15.4%	11.9%
35 to 44	13.7%	13.8%
45 to 54	13.3%	14.6%
55 to 64	13.1%	14.6%
65 to 74	10.6%	10.2%
75 and over	8.3%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glendale	Torrance
White (non-Hispanic)	62.3%	32.2%
Black or African American	1.5%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	13.2%	38.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.8%	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino	18.5%	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glendale	Torrance
No high school diploma	11.0%	5.1%
High school graduate	20.7%	17.1%
Some college or associate's	22.7%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	28.7%	34.2%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	18.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glendale	Torrance
Drove alone	68.7%	71.1%
Carpooled	4.4%	6.2%
Public transit	2.1%	1.1%
Walked	2.9%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.4%
Worked from home	18.7%	18.5%
Other means	2.7%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glendale	Torrance
1-unit, detached	33.0%	53.1%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	27.8%	8.8%
20 or more units	25.0%	23.1%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Glendale	Torrance
Poverty rate	13.4%	6.9%
Average household size	2.60	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1965	1963