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Torrance County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 16,911
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 167 / 125 / 0
Land Area (2000): 8,663.020 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 2.578 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 1,697,000.000 acres (6,866.062 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 461
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 20.40%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 46.20%
Farm earnings (2005): $12,320,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 32,000,000 / 30,000,000 / 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 100.00%
Physicians (2004): 1
Medicare Recipients (2005): 2,085
Federal Spending (2004): $86,457

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	1,638	4.73%
Rural, Farm	2,487	7.18%
Rural, Non-farm	30,526	88.10%

Torrance County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Torrance County Employment Information Back to top
Torrance County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	4,275	3,938	337	7.89%	79
1991	4,467	4,106	361	8.08%	81
1992	4,677	4,185	492	10.52%	105
1993	4,560	4,162	398	8.73%	88
1994	5,002	4,664	338	6.76%	68
1995	5,245	4,860	385	7.33%	73
1996	5,728	5,261	467	8.15%	82
1997	5,965	5,549	416	6.97%	70
1998	6,396	6,047	349	5.46%	55
1999	6,561	6,245	316	4.81%	48
2000	7,585	7,205	380	5.00%	50
2001	7,469	7,132	336	4.50%	45
2002	7,277	6,916	361	4.96%	49
2003	7,474	7,052	423	5.66%	57
2004	7,628	7,180	448	5.88%	59
2005	7,601	7,173	428	5.64%	56
2006	7,627	7,286	340	4.46%	45
2007	7,697	7,377	320	4.16%	42
2008	7,735	7,380	355	4.59%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	4,253	3,900	353	8.30%	83
Feb 1990	4,266	3,888	378	8.86%	89
Mar 1990	4,313	3,945	368	8.53%	85
Apr 1990	4,500	4,162	338	7.51%	75
May 1990	4,549	4,222	327	7.19%	72
Jun 1990	4,660	4,305	355	7.62%	76
Jul 1990	3,922	3,601	321	8.18%	82
Aug 1990	3,844	3,524	320	8.32%	83
Sep 1990	4,459	4,125	334	7.49%	75
Oct 1990	4,271	3,959	312	7.31%	73
Nov 1990	4,148	3,833	315	7.59%	76
Dec 1990	4,115	3,787	328	7.97%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	4,369	3,945	424	9.70%	97
Feb 1991	4,385	3,948	437	9.97%	100
Mar 1991	4,452	4,045	407	9.14%	91
Apr 1991	4,471	4,124	347	7.76%	78
May 1991	4,483	4,140	343	7.65%	77
Jun 1991	4,623	4,266	357	7.72%	77
Jul 1991	4,523	4,181	342	7.56%	76
Aug 1991	4,479	4,150	329	7.35%	73
Sep 1991	4,426	4,088	338	7.64%	76
Oct 1991	4,566	4,244	322	7.05%	71
Nov 1991	4,470	4,147	323	7.23%	72
Dec 1991	4,351	3,989	362	8.32%	83

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	4,441	3,904	537	12.09%	121
Feb 1992	4,374	3,894	480	10.97%	110
Mar 1992	4,546	4,059	487	10.71%	107
Apr 1992	4,654	4,208	446	9.58%	96
May 1992	4,739	4,285	454	9.58%	96
Jun 1992	4,941	4,357	584	11.82%	118
Jul 1992	4,979	4,475	504	10.12%	101
Aug 1992	4,846	4,361	485	10.01%	100
Sep 1992	4,801	4,308	493	10.27%	103
Oct 1992	4,736	4,218	518	10.94%	109
Nov 1992	4,629	4,144	485	10.48%	105
Dec 1992	4,443	4,012	431	9.70%	97

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	4,372	3,930	442	10.11%	101
Feb 1993	4,410	3,978	432	9.80%	98
Mar 1993	4,557	4,131	426	9.35%	93
Apr 1993	4,707	4,336	371	7.88%	79
May 1993	4,845	4,430	415	8.57%	86
Jun 1993	4,944	4,423	521	10.54%	105
Jul 1993	4,132	3,696	436	10.55%	106
Aug 1993	3,924	3,571	353	9.00%	90
Sep 1993	4,648	4,286	362	7.79%	78
Oct 1993	4,768	4,425	343	7.19%	72
Nov 1993	4,731	4,379	352	7.44%	74
Dec 1993	4,686	4,362	324	6.91%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	4,674	4,338	336	7.19%	72
Feb 1994	4,775	4,447	328	6.87%	69
Mar 1994	4,861	4,538	323	6.64%	66
Apr 1994	5,109	4,790	319	6.24%	62
May 1994	5,095	4,790	305	5.99%	60
Jun 1994	5,185	4,811	374	7.21%	72
Jul 1994	5,063	4,709	354	6.99%	70
Aug 1994	4,984	4,618	366	7.34%	73
Sep 1994	5,000	4,660	340	6.80%	68
Oct 1994	5,072	4,733	339	6.68%	67
Nov 1994	5,109	4,764	345	6.75%	68
Dec 1994	5,095	4,764	331	6.50%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	4,962	4,645	317	6.39%	64
Feb 1995	5,039	4,692	347	6.89%	69
Mar 1995	5,219	4,848	371	7.11%	71
Apr 1995	5,254	4,891	363	6.91%	69
May 1995	5,238	4,863	375	7.16%	72
Jun 1995	5,285	4,882	403	7.63%	76
Jul 1995	5,138	4,717	421	8.19%	82
Aug 1995	5,060	4,663	397	7.85%	78
Sep 1995	5,373	4,942	431	8.02%	80
Oct 1995	5,479	5,080	399	7.28%	73
Nov 1995	5,454	5,054	400	7.33%	73
Dec 1995	5,437	5,045	392	7.21%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	5,513	5,090	423	7.67%	77
Feb 1996	5,501	5,076	425	7.73%	77
Mar 1996	5,680	5,243	437	7.69%	77
Apr 1996	5,718	5,281	437	7.64%	76
May 1996	5,799	5,311	488	8.42%	84
Jun 1996	5,811	5,301	510	8.78%	88
Jul 1996	5,545	5,040	505	9.11%	91
Aug 1996	5,480	4,998	482	8.80%	88
Sep 1996	5,829	5,349	480	8.23%	82
Oct 1996	6,007	5,495	512	8.52%	85
Nov 1996	5,991	5,519	472	7.88%	79
Dec 1996	5,856	5,423	433	7.39%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	5,605	5,156	449	8.01%	80
Feb 1997	5,547	5,120	427	7.70%	77
Mar 1997	5,747	5,307	440	7.66%	77
Apr 1997	5,754	5,379	375	6.52%	65
May 1997	5,785	5,404	381	6.59%	66
Jun 1997	5,897	5,398	499	8.46%	85
Jul 1997	5,929	5,502	427	7.20%	72
Aug 1997	5,999	5,552	447	7.45%	75
Sep 1997	6,131	5,730	401	6.54%	65
Oct 1997	6,355	5,950	405	6.37%	64
Nov 1997	6,428	6,068	360	5.60%	56
Dec 1997	6,403	6,027	376	5.87%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	6,039	5,701	338	5.60%	56
Feb 1998	6,188	5,840	348	5.62%	56
Mar 1998	6,196	5,836	360	5.81%	58
Apr 1998	6,367	6,082	285	4.48%	45
May 1998	6,390	6,094	296	4.63%	46
Jun 1998	6,450	6,037	413	6.40%	64
Jul 1998	6,783	6,324	459	6.77%	68
Aug 1998	6,303	5,899	404	6.41%	64
Sep 1998	6,557	6,187	370	5.64%	56
Oct 1998	6,458	6,109	349	5.40%	54
Nov 1998	6,472	6,179	293	4.53%	45
Dec 1998	6,545	6,272	273	4.17%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	6,276	5,999	277	4.41%	44
Feb 1999	6,436	6,152	284	4.41%	44
Mar 1999	6,508	6,192	316	4.86%	49
Apr 1999	6,443	6,167	276	4.28%	43
May 1999	6,550	6,263	287	4.38%	44
Jun 1999	6,711	6,290	421	6.27%	63
Jul 1999	6,629	6,262	367	5.54%	55
Aug 1999	6,434	6,111	323	5.02%	50
Sep 1999	6,631	6,331	300	4.52%	45
Oct 1999	6,682	6,387	295	4.41%	44
Nov 1999	6,802	6,466	336	4.94%	49
Dec 1999	6,624	6,317	307	4.63%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	7,500	7,120	380	5.07%	51
Feb 2000	7,545	7,152	393	5.21%	52
Mar 2000	7,580	7,188	392	5.17%	52
Apr 2000	7,565	7,208	357	4.72%	47
May 2000	7,515	7,139	376	5.00%	50
Jun 2000	7,650	7,169	481	6.29%	63
Jul 2000	7,636	7,180	456	5.97%	60
Aug 2000	7,468	7,075	393	5.26%	53
Sep 2000	7,555	7,221	334	4.42%	44
Oct 2000	7,575	7,267	308	4.07%	41
Nov 2000	7,704	7,356	348	4.52%	45
Dec 2000	7,724	7,388	336	4.35%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	7,465	7,121	344	4.61%	46
Feb 2001	7,509	7,157	352	4.69%	47
Mar 2001	7,477	7,148	329	4.40%	44
Apr 2001	7,504	7,194	310	4.13%	41
May 2001	7,408	7,127	281	3.79%	38
Jun 2001	7,564	7,144	420	5.55%	56
Jul 2001	7,542	7,161	381	5.05%	51
Aug 2001	7,328	6,981	347	4.74%	47
Sep 2001	7,403	7,077	326	4.40%	44
Oct 2001	7,445	7,109	336	4.51%	45
Nov 2001	7,472	7,157	315	4.22%	42
Dec 2001	7,506	7,211	295	3.93%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	7,143	6,797	346	4.84%	48
Feb 2002	7,262	6,934	328	4.52%	45
Mar 2002	7,251	6,929	322	4.44%	44
Apr 2002	7,212	6,886	326	4.52%	45
May 2002	7,246	6,911	335	4.62%	46
Jun 2002	7,421	6,944	477	6.43%	64
Jul 2002	7,363	6,901	462	6.27%	63
Aug 2002	7,313	6,900	413	5.65%	56
Sep 2002	7,266	6,933	333	4.58%	46
Oct 2002	7,285	6,946	339	4.65%	47
Nov 2002	7,236	6,917	319	4.41%	44
Dec 2002	7,330	6,998	332	4.53%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	7,344	6,987	357	4.86%	49
Feb 2003	7,438	7,050	388	5.22%	52
Mar 2003	7,405	7,050	355	4.79%	48
Apr 2003	7,429	7,073	356	4.79%	48
May 2003	7,424	7,029	395	5.32%	53
Jun 2003	7,610	7,068	542	7.12%	71
Jul 2003	7,557	7,044	513	6.79%	68
Aug 2003	7,462	6,984	478	6.41%	64
Sep 2003	7,452	7,012	440	5.90%	59
Oct 2003	7,478	7,062	416	5.56%	56
Nov 2003	7,549	7,112	437	5.79%	58
Dec 2003	7,543	7,147	396	5.25%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	7,501	7,055	446	5.95%	59
Feb 2004	7,554	7,132	422	5.59%	56
Mar 2004	7,521	7,134	387	5.15%	51
Apr 2004	7,559	7,167	392	5.19%	52
May 2004	7,562	7,147	415	5.49%	55
Jun 2004	7,734	7,167	567	7.33%	73
Jul 2004	7,767	7,206	561	7.22%	72
Aug 2004	7,629	7,145	484	6.34%	63
Sep 2004	7,582	7,150	432	5.70%	57
Oct 2004	7,698	7,262	436	5.66%	57
Nov 2004	7,733	7,307	426	5.51%	55
Dec 2004	7,700	7,290	410	5.32%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	7,467	7,020	447	5.99%	60
Feb 2005	7,549	7,067	482	6.38%	64
Mar 2005	7,500	7,065	435	5.80%	58
Apr 2005	7,563	7,145	418	5.53%	55
May 2005	7,562	7,133	429	5.67%	57
Jun 2005	7,699	7,154	545	7.08%	71
Jul 2005	7,711	7,191	520	6.74%	67
Aug 2005	7,607	7,162	445	5.85%	58
Sep 2005	7,576	7,194	382	5.04%	50
Oct 2005	7,630	7,270	360	4.72%	47
Nov 2005	7,675	7,315	360	4.69%	47
Dec 2005	7,672	7,354	318	4.14%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	7,502	7,143	359	4.79%	48
Feb 2006	7,571	7,200	371	4.90%	49
Mar 2006	7,556	7,233	323	4.27%	43
Apr 2006	7,586	7,250	336	4.43%	44
May 2006	7,579	7,239	340	4.49%	45
Jun 2006	7,730	7,297	433	5.60%	56
Jul 2006	7,711	7,296	415	5.38%	54
Aug 2006	7,608	7,257	351	4.61%	46
Sep 2006	7,601	7,298	303	3.99%	40
Oct 2006	7,657	7,366	291	3.80%	38
Nov 2006	7,716	7,418	298	3.86%	39
Dec 2006	7,703	7,438	265	3.44%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	7,637	7,314	323	4.23%	42
Feb 2007	7,681	7,342	339	4.41%	44
Mar 2007	7,671	7,379	292	3.81%	38
Apr 2007	7,672	7,369	303	3.95%	39
May 2007	7,644	7,357	287	3.75%	38
Jun 2007	7,784	7,395	389	5.00%	50
Jul 2007	7,870	7,410	460	5.84%	58
Aug 2007	7,686	7,335	351	4.57%	46
Sep 2007	7,646	7,357	289	3.78%	38
Oct 2007	7,656	7,389	267	3.49%	35
Nov 2007	7,732	7,455	277	3.58%	36
Dec 2007	7,681	7,417	264	3.44%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	7,617	7,338	279	3.66%	37
Feb 2008	7,658	7,368	290	3.79%	38
Mar 2008	7,675	7,364	311	4.05%	41
Apr 2008	7,702	7,419	283	3.67%	37
May 2008	7,677	7,371	306	3.99%	40
Jun 2008	7,848	7,412	436	5.56%	56
Jul 2008	7,901	7,434	467	5.91%	59
Aug 2008	7,823	7,343	480	6.14%	61
Sep 2008	7,717	7,375	342	4.43%	44
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Torrance County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,466	19.26%
2.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	564	7.41%
3.	Public Administration	532	6.99%
4.	Educational Services	390	5.12%
5.	Truck Transportation	374	4.91%
6.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	266	3.49%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	254	3.34%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	252	3.31%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	250	3.28%
10.	Utilities	202	2.65%
11.	Health Care	200	2.63%
12.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	198	2.60%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	192	2.52%
14.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	164	2.15%
15.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	162	2.13%
16.	Finance and Insurance	136	1.79%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	134	1.76%
18.	Other Transportation	106	1.39%
19.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	100	1.31%
20.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	88	1.16%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	790	13.26%
2.	Health Care	752	12.62%
3.	Public Administration	536	8.99%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	512	8.59%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	374	6.28%
6.	Social Assistance	274	4.60%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	212	3.56%
8.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	176	2.95%
9.	Finance and Insurance	174	2.92%
10.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	152	2.55%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	140	2.35%
12.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	130	2.18%
13.	Gasoline Stations	116	1.95%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	108	1.81%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	106	1.78%
16.	Construction	100	1.68%
17.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	96	1.61%
18.	Department and Other General Stores	94	1.58%
19.	Utilities	86	1.44%
20.	Info Services and Data Processing	80	1.34%

Torrance County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	670	8.80%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	404	5.31%
3.	Vehicle Mechanics	368	4.83%
4.	Farmers and Farm Managers	350	4.60%
5.	Other Construction Trades	296	3.89%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	264	3.47%
7.	Other Management Occupations	248	3.26%
8.	Other Production Occupations	246	3.23%
9.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	204	2.68%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	202	2.65%
11.	Construction Laborers	188	2.47%
12.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	184	2.42%
13.	Law Enforcement Workers	180	2.36%
14.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	176	2.31%
15.	Agricultural Workers	164	2.15%
16.	Electricians	148	1.94%
17.	Carpenters	138	1.81%
18.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	136	1.79%
19.	Other Office and Admin Support	134	1.76%
20.	Operations Managers Non Finance	126	1.66%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	372	6.24%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	300	5.03%
3.	Secretaries and Admins	274	4.60%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	238	3.99%
5.	Child Care Workers	234	3.93%
6.	Other Management Occupations	230	3.86%
7.	Cashiers	224	3.76%
8.	Accountants and Auditors	216	3.62%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	208	3.49%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	204	3.42%
11.	Health Technologists and Technicians	194	3.26%
12.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	180	3.02%
13.	Waiters and Waitresses	174	2.92%
14.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	154	2.58%
15.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	148	2.48%
16.	Business Operations Specialists	138	2.32%
17.	Customer Service Representatives	132	2.21%
18.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	126	2.11%
19.	Bus Drivers	116	1.95%
20.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	114	1.91%

Torrance County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	12,723	50.17%
15-35 hours	2,672	10.54%
1-14 hours	882	3.48%
No regular hours	9,085	35.82%

Torrance County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	710	5.49%
5 AM-5:29 AM	463	3.58%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	768	5.94%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,387	10.73%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,380	10.68%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,146	16.60%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,005	15.51%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,199	9.28%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	345	2.67%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	706	5.46%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	213	1.65%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	84	0.65%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,029	7.96%
4 PM-11:59 PM	490	3.79%

Torrance County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	904	6.99%
5-9	1,333	10.31%
10-14	1,047	8.10%
15-19	1,182	9.15%
20-24	1,049	8.12%
25-29	264	2.04%
30-34	921	7.13%
35-39	300	2.32%
40-44	694	5.37%
45-59	2,487	19.24%
60-89	2,117	16.38%
At least 90	627	4.85%

Torrance County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	43	0.33%	5,736	44.38%
30-44	0	0.00%	1,915	14.82%
45-59	0	0.00%	2,487	19.24%
At least 60	0	0.00%	2,744	21.23%

Torrance County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	38	0.28%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,723	19.94%
Car / truck / van, solo	9,544	69.90%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	80	0.59%
Public transportation	43	0.31%
Walked	497	3.64%
Worked at home	729	5.34%

Torrance County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Torrance County Family Information Back to top
: 12,134 (32,754 people)
: 8,860 (28,148 people)
: 2,940
: 17,472
Torrance County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,704	13.67%
$10,000-$14,999	1,135	9.11%
$15,000-$19,999	1,036	8.31%
$20,000-$24,999	1,174	9.42%
$25,000-$29,999	1,084	8.70%
$30,000-$34,999	933	7.48%
$35,000-$39,999	1,052	8.44%
$40,000-$44,999	736	5.90%
$45,000-$49,999	600	4.81%
$50,000-$59,999	924	7.41%
$60,000-$74,999	939	7.53%
$75,000-$99,999	609	4.89%
$100,000-$124,999	316	2.54%
$125,000-$149,999	32	0.26%
$150,000-$199,999	80	0.64%
$200,000 or more	111	0.89%

Torrance County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,397	23.19%
Family, 2 people	1,779	29.53%
Nonfamily, 2 people	203	3.37%
Family, 3 people	909	15.09%
Nonfamily, 3 people	23	0.38%
Family, 4 people	861	14.29%
Nonfamily, 4 people	3	0.05%
Family, 5 people	544	9.03%
Nonfamily, 5 people	4	0.07%
Family, 6 people	166	2.76%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	133	2.21%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.02%

Torrance County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	9,902	29.56%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,199	9.55%
Public Assistance	770	2.30%
Retirement	2,141	6.39%
Self Employment	2,179	6.50%
Social Security	3,546	10.59%
Supplemental Security	718	2.14%
Wage / Salary	9,226	27.54%
Other	1,818	5.43%

Torrance County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	3,601	50.96%
With children under 18	3,465	49.04%

Torrance County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,547	11.44%
Married	7,889	58.35%
Never Married	3,697	27.34%
Widowed	388	2.87%

Torrance County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,748	13.92%
Married	7,201	57.36%
Never Married	2,433	19.38%
Widowed	1,173	9.34%

Torrance County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Torrance County Education Information Back to top
Torrance County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,921	7.93%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	4,065	16.78%
High school diploma or equivalent	8,152	33.66%
Some college, no degree	5,840	24.11%
Associate degree	1,057	4.36%
Bachelors degree	2,279	9.41%
Graduate or professional degree	907	3.74%

Torrance County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	245	1.45%	48	0.28%	293	1.73%
Kindergarten	596	3.52%	22	0.13%	618	3.65%
Grades 1-4	2,414	14.27%	127	0.75%	2,541	15.03%
Grades 5-8	2,314	13.68%	188	1.11%	2,502	14.80%
Grades 9-12	2,233	13.20%	154	0.91%	2,387	14.12%
Undergrad college	878	5.19%	100	0.59%	978	5.78%
Graduate or professional school	170	1.01%	4	0.02%	174	1.03%
Total	8,850	52.33%	643	3.80%	9,493	56.14%

Torrance County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Torrance County Business Information Back to top
: $99,682,000
: $92,545,000
: $11,824,000
: 1,445
Torrance County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	0	3	0	0
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	0	0	1
1999 - Construction	8	2	10	7	3
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	2	2	3	2
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	2	3	5	3
1999 - Information	0	1	1	0	0
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	1	2	2	4	5
1999 - Mining	0	1	0	1	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	3	4	4	8
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	0	3	1	1
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	1	1	0	3
1999 - Retail Trade	11	5	9	10	12
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	2	3	3	12
1999 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	5	2	2
1999 - Total	40	22	47	41	53
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	1	1	0
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	1	0	0
2000 - Construction	4	9	8	5	6
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	6	1	0
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	2	1	3	8
2000 - Information	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	2	3	3	2	3
2000 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	3	4	3	10
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	2	1	4	2
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	1	1	3
2000 - Retail Trade	7	3	17	9	12
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	1	4	4	11
2000 - Unclassified	1	1	1	1	0
2000 - Utilities	1	0	2	0	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	2	2	1	3	4
2000 - Total	23	30	52	37	60
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	1	0	1
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Construction	2	6	10	3	4
2001 - Educational Services	1	0	0	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	2	2	3
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	3	3	3	3
2001 - Information	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	2	2	1	2	5
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	4	4	3	7
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	1	1	5
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	1	1	3
2001 - Retail Trade	3	7	5	15	17
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	4	5	13
2001 - Unclassified	3	1	0	1	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	2
2001 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	3	3	3
2001 - Total	20	26	36	41	67
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	0	1	0	1
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	1
2002 - Construction	5	1	6	7	3
2002 - Educational Services	0	1	0	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	2	6	1
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	2	3	4
2002 - Information	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	2	1	3	1	5
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	1	2	5	8
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	2	1	2	4
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	0	0	4
2002 - Retail Trade	6	3	9	18	13
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	3	3	17
2002 - Unclassified	0	2	1	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	2	0	1
2002 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	4	2	3
2002 - Total	25	14	37	48	66
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	4	1
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	0	1
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Construction	4	0	7	7	10
2003 - Educational Services	2	0	0	0	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	2	3	5
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	0	3	2	4
2003 - Information	0	0	1	0	0
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	2	1	4	3	3
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	3	4	2	8
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	1	0	4
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	3	2	0	0
2003 - Retail Trade	4	8	12	10	14
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	4	4	3	13
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	3
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	4	3	5
2003 - Total	20	21	45	38	73
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	2	3	1	1
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	0	1
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	1	1
2004 - Construction	2	3	9	6	11
2004 - Educational Services	1	0	0	0	1
2004 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	2	5	3
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	0	4	3	4
2004 - Information	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	2	1	1	4	7
2004 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	3	1	4	7
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	2	1	2
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	1	1	0
2004 - Retail Trade	4	6	11	12	10
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	2	4	4	11
2004 - Unclassified	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	2	1
2004 - Wholesale Trade	1	2	6	1	5
2004 - Total	23	21	46	46	65
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	2	3	1
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	2
2005 - Construction	8	5	9	8	6
2005 - Educational Services	1	0	0	0	2
2005 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	2	1	8
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	1	5	5	3
2005 - Information	0	0	1	0	0
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	1	1	2	6	4
2005 - Mining	1	0	0	1	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	1	3	5	5
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	1	1	0	4
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	1	0	1
2005 - Retail Trade	2	4	14	12	8
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	6	2	5	9
2005 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	2
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	5	4	3
2005 - Total	22	23	48	50	59

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Torrance County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Torrance County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	27,178	81.21%
Below Poverty Level	6,287	18.79%

Torrance County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$142	$3	$199	$0	$0	$12	$353	$175	$345	$213
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$197	$3	$411	$0	$0	$47	$655	$286	$240	$498
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$231	$2	$571	$0	$0	$77	$879	$362	$190	$763
1980	$257	$1	$630	$0	$0	$71	$958	$454	$165	$620
1981	$254	$3	$805	$0	$0	$110	$1,169	$538	$140	$536
1982	$415	$2	$1,049	$0	$0	$190	$1,654	$665	$115	$594
1983	$434	$2	$941	$0	$0	$138	$1,513	$737	$90	$457
1984	$484	$14	$1,212	$0	$0	$222	$1,918	$726	$60	$418
1985	$522	$90	$1,098	$0	$0	$171	$1,791	$748	$30	$526
1986	$598	$117	$955	$0	$0	$161	$1,714	$869	$0	$484
1987	$595	$107	$892	$0	$0	$565	$2,052	$1,173	$0	$232
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$2,240	$629	$370	$0	$0	$64	$2,674	$1,622	$0	$1,036
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$2,623	$690	$2,073	$0	$0	$466	$5,162	$1,566	$1,325	$978
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$3,295	$867	$2,153	$0	$0	$551	$5,999	$1,574	$165	$1,602
2001	$3,455	$910	$2,455	$0	$0	$592	$6,502	$1,653	$82	$1,635
2002	$2,371	$511	$2,288	$0	$0	$1,440	$6,099	$1,962	$60	$2,376

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$48	$6	$11	$108	$1	$289
1972	$19	$0	$15	$0	$0	$81	$289
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$169	$18	$32	$235	$14	$661
1977	$80	$15	$24	$0	$0	$74	$661
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$292	$37	$0	$295	$2	$864
1979	$113	$0	$9	$0	$0	$116	$864
1980	$0	$335	$43	$0	$304	$3	$1,080
1980	$127	$0	$8	$0	$0	$260	$1,080
1981	$0	$510	$74	$0	$313	$0	$1,326
1981	$128	$182	$7	$0	$0	$112	$1,326
1982	$2	$537	$99	$0	$365	$1	$1,716
1982	$202	$217	$6	$0	$0	$287	$1,716
1983	$0	$556	$0	$0	$482	$2	$1,675
1983	$249	$182	$0	$0	$0	$204	$1,675
1984	$0	$328	$140	$0	$686	$5	$1,864
1984	$271	$136	$5	$0	$0	$293	$1,864
1985	$0	$412	$175	$0	$527	$2	$1,988
1985	$304	$274	$3	$0	$0	$291	$1,988
1986	$0	$415	$201	$0	$578	$0	$1,912
1986	$241	$207	$2	$0	$0	$268	$1,912
1987	$0	$545	$71	$0	$786	$0	$2,242
1987	$256	$138	$0	$0	$0	$446	$2,242
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$1,064	$95	$0	$759	$0	$2,704
1992	$549	$0	$0	$0	$0	$237	$2,704
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$1,185	$88	$496	$1,097	$22	$5,432
1997	$711	$683	$86	$0	$0	$1,064	$5,432
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$1,434	$109	$600	$1,278	$27	$6,327
2000	$862	$746	$15	$0	$0	$1,256	$6,327
2001	$0	$1,545	$117	$647	$1,379	$29	$6,816
2001	$928	$807	$10	$0	$0	$1,354	$6,816
2002	$0	$1,396	$0	$0	$1,224	$0	$5,789
2002	$746	$210	$7	$0	$0	$2,206	$5,789

Torrance County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Torrance County Criminal Information Back to top
: 524

Torrance County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Torrance County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Torrance County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	2,627	15.53%
10-19 Years	2,921	17.27%
20-29 Years	1,788	10.57%
30-39 Years	2,584	15.28%
40-49 Years	2,719	16.08%
50-59 Years	1,966	11.63%
60-69 Years	1,214	7.18%
70-79 Years	740	4.38%
80-89 Years	315	1.86%
90+ Years	37	0.22%

Torrance County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	8,681	51.33%
Female	8,230	48.67%

Torrance County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	9,677	57.22%
Hispanic/Latino	6,283	37.15%
Multiracial	290	1.71%
Amerindian	266	1.57%
African-American	255	1.51%
Other Race	72	0.43%
Asian	51	0.30%
Pacific Islander	17	0.10%

Torrance County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	4,126	19.92%
2.	Irish	3,812	18.40%
3.	United States Or American	3,328	16.07%
4.	English	3,280	15.84%
5.	Scotch Irish	889	4.29%
6.	French Non-Basque	845	4.08%
7.	Italian	777	3.75%
8.	Scottish	741	3.58%
9.	Dutch	506	2.44%
10.	Norwegian	327	1.58%

Torrance County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	23,822	73.87%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	8,042	24.94%
3.	French	88	0.27%
4.	Italian	58	0.18%
5.	Chinese	34	0.11%
6.	Scandinavian	32	0.10%
7.	Navajo	30	0.09%
8.	Hebrew	30	0.09%
9.	Other Pacific Island	26	0.08%
10.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	20	0.06%

Torrance County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	33,200	95.81%
Naturalized immigrant	531	1.53%
Not a citizen	920	2.66%

Torrance County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Torrance County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Torrance County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Cedarvale	Manzano	Tajique
Clines Corners	Mc Intosh	Torreon
Encino	Moriarty	Willard
Estancia	Mountainair

Torrance County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

87009	87035	87063
87016	87036	87070
87032	87061	88321

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Restoring Confidence in Elections: The ALI’s Timely Statement on Ethical Standards

James F. McHugh, a retired Massachusetts Appeals Court Justice, comments on the American Law Institute (ALI)’s recently released Statement entitled “Ethical Standards for Election Administration,” which seeks to help election administrators understand and agree on basic ethical principles for implementing election laws, in light of the contentious 2020 Presidential Election and concerns about the upcoming November 2024 election.

Estancia (12,483)	Willard (240)	Mc Intosh
Mountainair (1,883)	Tajique (148)	Clines Corners
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Torreon (541)	Manzano (54)