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Portsmouth, VA
Demographic Data




Portsmouth Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Portsmouth Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

97,029

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.1%
5 - 17:
16.0%
18 - 24:
9.6%
25 - 34:
16.5%
35 - 54:
23.4%
55 - 64:
12.3%
Over 65 Years:
15.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.1%
4.1%
89.5%
89.5%
21.2%
21.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Portsmouth
USA
$31,457
$31,457
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Portsmouth
USA
$57,154
$57,154
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

17.4%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Public Service
Education
Construction
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Transportation
Other
Administration
Finance
Wholesale
Real estate
15.6%
15.6%
12.8%
12.8%
12.2%
12.2%
8.3%
8.3%
7.0%
7.0%
7.0%
7.0%
5.9%
5.9%
5.5%
5.5%
5.5%
5.5%
5.5%
5.5%
4.8%
4.8%
2.7%
2.7%
2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
51.0%
51.0%
36.4%
36.4%
5.9%
5.9%
5.0%
5.0%
1.4%
1.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
Irish
German
African
Italian
European
Scottish
French
Polish
Jamaican
Scots-Irish
British
Welsh
French Canadian
Nigerian
Swedish
Dutch
Greek
Haitian
Czech
6.4%
6.4%
4.7%
4.7%
4.1%
4.1%
3.1%
3.1%
2.3%
2.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Tagalog
Chinese
French
German/Yiddish
Arabic
Urdu
Slavic languages
Native American languages
Pacific Island languages
Vietnamese
Korean
African languages
Hungarian
Navajo
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
95.2%
95.2%
2.8%
2.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Portsmouth Residents

3.1%


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