Oakland City Wire

60.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Torrance city in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 17.5 percent higher than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 144,430.

94.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	5,499	5.3
Regular high school diploma	15,578	14.9
GED or alternative credential	1,265	1.2
Some college, less than 1 year	5,234	5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	14,000	13.4
Associate's degree	8,870	8.5
Bachelor's degree	35,121	33.6
Master's degree	13,588	13
Professional school degree	3,198	3.1
Doctorate degree	2,066	2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.