People QuickFacts Torrington Connecticut Population, 2011 estimate 36,167 3,580,709 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 36,383 3,574,097 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 -0.6% 0.2% Population, 2010 36,383 3,574,097 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 5.7% 5.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 21.1% 22.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 16.1% 14.2% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.0% 51.3%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 88.7% 77.6% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.7% 10.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.2% 3.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.5% 2.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 8.8% 13.4% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 84.9% 71.2%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 88.4% 87.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 7.2% 13.2% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 11.2% 20.6% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 86.6% 88.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 18.9% 35.2% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 24.2 24.6  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 65.9% 69.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 42.9% 34.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $189,800 $296,500 Households, 2006-2010 15,607 1,359,218 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.30 2.52 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $25,948 $36,775 Median household income 2006-2010 $48,409 $67,740 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 11.3% 9.2%     Business QuickFacts Torrington Connecticut Total number of firms, 2007 3,339 332,150 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 4.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 3.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 4.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 28.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 415,371 58,404,898 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 197,430 107,917,037 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 725,459 52,165,480 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $20,438 $14,953 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 56,624 9,138,437     Geography QuickFacts Torrington Connecticut Land area in square miles, 2010 39.75 4,842.36 Persons per square mile, 2010 915.2 738.1 FIPS Code 76500 09 Counties Litchfield County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts