Torrance County Information
Torrance in
New Mexico occupies
3,346 square miles and has a 2006 population of
17,551, a change from a 2000 population of
16,915 and
10,285 in 1990.
15.4% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12% percent is 25-35, and
15.4% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
27 acts of violent crime reported in
Torrance in 2004, a change from
7 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
338 people:
4.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5%.
Read more about
Torrance, New Mexico in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Torrance | |
| State | New Mexico | |
| Land Area | 3,346 sq. miles | Ranked 159 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 17,551 | Ranked 1,937 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 17,456 | |
| Population 2000 | 16,915 | Ranked 1,959 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 10,285 | Ranked 2,361 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 92.7% | |
| African American | 3% | |
| Asian American | .4% | |
| Native American | 2.5% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.9% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.4% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.4% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.6% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.5% | |
| Population 75 and up | 4.3% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 27 | 7 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 5 | |
| Robberies | 3 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 19 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 159 | 72 |
| Burglaries | 83 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 62 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 14 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 7,768 | 7,585 |
| Unemployed Population | 338 | 380 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4% | 5% |
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