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Torrington, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
Torrington is a Census city of 35,547 people across 39.76 square miles of land, in Northwest Hills Planning Region. Median household income is $70,856, 66.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 43 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Torrington
What Torrington is
- Census place typecity
- Land area39.76 sq mi
- Water area0.56 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land894
- County holding the largest share of its areaNorthwest Hills Planning Region, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Torrington
How many people live in Torrington
- Population35,547
- Median age42.9
- Population under 186,373
- Share under 1817.9 percent
- Population 65 and over6,824
- Share 65 and over19.2 percent
- Households15,396
- Family households9,208
- Share of households that are families59.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Torrington
Income and work in Torrington
- Median household income$70,856
- Per capita income$39,031
- Civilian labor force19,689
- Employed18,348
- Unemployed1,341 plus or minus 467
- Unemployment rate6.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over26,285
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Torrington
- Housing units16,874
- Occupied units15,396
- Vacant units1,478
- Vacancy rate8.8 percent
- Owner occupied10,170
- Renter occupied5,226
- Ownership rate66.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$215,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,169
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.8 percent
- Single family units10,285
- Share single family61.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,526
- Share in buildings of two or more38.7 percent
- Mobile homes63 plus or minus 69
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Torrington gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute16,414
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,383
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,774
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.2 percent
- Drove alone76.6 percent
- Carpooled10.9 percent
- Public transport0.3 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home9.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Torrington
SBA loans in Torrington (7(a))
- Approvals43
- Gross approval$9,861,900
- Average approval$229,347
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$640,000
- Largest approval$1,250,000
- Jobs supported246
- Jobs per approval5.7
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.0 percent
- Share to franchises2.3 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS26
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Torrington, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Torrington
SBA loans in Torrington (504)
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$3,675,000
- Average approval$408,333
- Median approval$346,000
- Largest approval$866,000
- Jobs supported37
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Torrington, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Northwest Hills Planning Region, not Torrington
Northwest Hills Planning Region context, not Torrington figures
- Establishments in Northwest Hills Planning Region2,909
- Covered employment, Northwest Hills Planning Region37,684
- Average annual pay, Northwest Hills Planning Region$64,312
- Housing units permitted, Northwest Hills Planning Region141
Every figure in this section is published for Northwest Hills Planning Region as a whole and is not a measurement of Torrington.
All Northwest Hills Planning Region figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Torrington questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Torrington, Connecticut?
35,547, in 15,396 households. Torrington city covers 39.76 square miles of land, which is 894 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Torrington in?
Northwest Hills Planning Region, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Torrington?
$70,856. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $215,500. Median gross rent is $1,169 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Torrington businesses?
43 7(a) approvals totaling $9.9 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 9 504 approvals worth $3.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Torrington, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Torrington borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Torrington. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Torrington figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Northwest Hills Planning Region as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Torrington.
Is zoning published for Torrington?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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