Portsmouth

Population: 17,919
Median household income: $35,319
Median home value: $95,000

Portsmouth is a community in Scioto County, Ohio, home to 17,919 residents. The median household income of $35,319 is below the Scioto County median ($49,571).

From 2019 to 2023, Portsmouth's population declined 11.8% from 20,311 to 17,919, while its median home value rose 21.2% from $78,400 to $95,000.

78.2% of workers drive to work alone. 71.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,919
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $35,319
Median home value: $95,000
Median gross rent: $758
Housing units: 8,508
Homeownership rate: 46.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 10.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,31117,919

Median household income

$28,840$35,319

Median home value

$78,400$95,000

Median gross rent

$606$758

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,311	$28,840	$78,400	$606
2020	20,094	$31,117	$75,900	$579
2021	18,369	$34,183	$79,300	$632
2022	18,130	$36,051	$91,000	$704
2023	17,919	$35,319	$95,000	$758

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 2412.9%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,129	6.3%
5 to 17	2,625	14.6%
18 to 24	2,318	12.9%
25 to 34	2,626	14.7%
35 to 44	1,837	10.3%
45 to 54	1,882	10.5%
55 to 64	2,160	12.1%
65 to 74	1,956	10.9%
75 and over	1,386	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,040	83.9%
Black or African American	809	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.1%
Asian	223	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.1%
Some other race	73	0.4%
Two or more races	1,093	6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	651	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,697	14.3%
High school graduate	4,286	36.2%
Some college or associate's	3,733	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,504	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	627	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,682	78.2%
Carpooled	663	11.1%
Public transit	19	0.3%
Walked	235	3.9%
Bicycle	24	0.4%
Worked from home	322	5.4%
Other means	40	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,346	59.1%
15 to 29 min	1,087	19.2%
30 to 44 min	554	9.8%
45 to 59 min	225	4.0%
60+ min	451	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 37.5% (6,325 of 16,872)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,942	53.8%
Nonfamily households	3,385	46.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,327	86.1%
Vacant	1,181	13.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,428	46.8%
Renter-occupied	3,899	53.2%

1-unit, detached71.6%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,089	71.6%
1-unit, attached	95	1.1%
2 to 4 units	776	9.1%
5 to 19 units	799	9.4%
20 or more units	631	7.4%
Mobile home & other	118	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3964304
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.35 sq mi
Center point: 38.7534, -82.9495