Torrington is a medium-sized city located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 35,550 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Torrington is the 28th largest community in Connecticut.
Also of interest is that Torrington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.90% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The education level of Torrington citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.54% of adults in Torrington have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Torrington in 2022 was $37,570, which is low income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $150,280 for a family of four. However, Torrington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Torrington is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Torrington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Torrington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Torrington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Torrington include Italian, Irish, English, German, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Torrington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.