New Boston vs West Portsmouth

A side-by-side comparison of New Boston and West Portsmouth: population, income, housing, and more.

New Boston and West Portsmouth are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Portsmouth has the higher population (2,806 vs 2,392 in New Boston). West Portsmouth has the higher median household income ($48,925 vs $25,759 in New Boston). West Portsmouth has the higher median home value ($116,900 vs $55,900 in New Boston).

Population, income & housing

	New Boston	West Portsmouth
Population	2,392	2,806
Median age	42.8 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$25,759	$48,925
Median home value	$55,900	$116,900
Median gross rent	$601	$691
Housing units	1,169	1,345
Homeownership rate	33.1%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	13.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Boston	West Portsmouth
Population	2,266 → 2,392 (+5.6%)	3,213 → 2,806 (-12.7%)
Median household income	$22,332 → $25,759 (+15.3%)	$42,047 → $48,925 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$52,800 → $55,900 (+5.9%)	$70,700 → $116,900 (+65.3%)
Median gross rent	$528 → $601 (+13.8%)	$656 → $691 (+5.3%)

New Boston

Population

2,2662,392

Median household income

$22,332$25,759

Median home value

$52,800$55,900

Median gross rent

$528$601

West Portsmouth

Population

3,2132,806

Median household income

$42,047$48,925

Median home value

$70,700$116,900

Median gross rent

$656$691

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Boston	West Portsmouth
Under 5	8.9%	6.4%
5 to 17	18.0%	14.2%
18 to 24	8.6%	7.1%
25 to 34	7.6%	11.9%
35 to 44	9.4%	12.4%
45 to 54	15.6%	13.9%
55 to 64	13.3%	14.6%
65 to 74	10.6%	14.6%
75 and over	8.2%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Boston	West Portsmouth
White (non-Hispanic)	98.2%	96.2%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Boston	West Portsmouth
No high school diploma	24.1%	12.3%
High school graduate	46.6%	47.5%
Some college or associate's	24.7%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.5%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Boston	West Portsmouth
Drove alone	81.1%	92.2%
Carpooled	6.0%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.4%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Boston	West Portsmouth
1-unit, detached	61.0%	90.7%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	19.2%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	New Boston	West Portsmouth
Poverty rate	29.7%	14.2%
Average household size	2.35	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1955	1957