▁had ▁a ▁median ▁income ▁of ▁$ 5 0 , 6 0 6 ▁versus ▁$ 3 6 , 3 3 4 ▁for ▁females . ▁The ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁$ 3 9 , 1 1 8 . ▁ ▁About ▁ 4 . 7 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 5 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 5 . 7 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 7 . 4 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Japanese ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Tor rance ▁has ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁concentration ▁of ▁eth nic ▁Japanese ▁people ▁of ▁any ▁U . S . ▁city , ▁after ▁Hon ol ulu . ▁The ▁city ▁has ▁headquarters ▁of ▁Japanese ▁autom akers ▁and ▁offices ▁of ▁other ▁Japanese ▁companies . ▁Because ▁of ▁this ▁many ▁Japanese ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁other ▁Japanese ▁cultural ▁offer ings ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁Wil ly ▁Black more ▁of ▁L . A . ▁Week ly ▁wrote ▁that ▁Tor rance ▁was ▁" ess entially ▁Japan ' s ▁ 4 8 th ▁pre fect ure ". ▁A ▁M its u wa ▁super market , ▁Japanese ▁schools , ▁and ▁Japanese ▁banks ▁serve ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁pre - World ▁War ▁II ▁period ▁the ▁South ▁Bay ▁region ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁areas ▁that ▁allowed ▁non - U . S . ▁citizens ▁to ▁ac quire ▁property , ▁so ▁a ▁Japanese ▁presence ▁came . ▁According