 Human activity has had a major impact on the territory, resulting in particular from the mechanization of local agriculture in the 1950s and 1960s.In 2017, the municipality had a total population of 35,198.Of its towns and villages, Torre-Pacheco had 18,003 inhabitants, with 6,642 in Roldán, 3,181 in Balsicas, 2,271 in Dolores, 1,192 in Jimenado, 1,207 in San Cayetano, 1,076 in Hoyamorena, 585 Hortichuela, 218 in El Abardinal, 185 in Santa Rosalía, and 173 in Los Camachos.