Portsmouth city, Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 97,299
Median household income: $58,972
Median home value: $229,400

Home to 97,299 residents, Portsmouth city is one of Virginia's counties. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $58,972 is below the Virginia median ($90,974).

From 2019 to 2023, Portsmouth city's population grew 2.3% from 95,097 to 97,299, while its median household income rose 13.0% from $52,175 to $58,972.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 16.6% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 51.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 97,299
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $58,972
Median home value: $229,400
Median gross rent: $1,266
Housing units: 43,233
Homeownership rate: 56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

95,09797,299

Median household income

$52,175$58,972

Median home value

$170,900$229,400

Median gross rent

$1,048$1,266

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	95,097	$52,175	$170,900	$1,048
2020	94,961	$53,213	$174,200	$1,083
2021	97,454	$54,020	$182,700	$1,116
2022	97,384	$57,154	$213,300	$1,225
2023	97,299	$58,972	$229,400	$1,266

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,890	7.1%
5 to 17	15,674	16.1%
18 to 24	8,864	9.1%
25 to 34	16,115	16.6%
35 to 44	12,691	13.0%
45 to 54	10,358	10.6%
55 to 64	11,941	12.3%
65 to 74	9,090	9.3%
75 and over	5,676	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	34,957	35.9%
Black or African American	49,782	51.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	140	0.1%
Asian	1,404	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	26	0.0%
Some other race	487	0.5%
Two or more races	5,561	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,942	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree14.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,104	10.8%
High school graduate	20,894	31.7%
Some college or associate's	22,592	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	9,798	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5,483	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit1.3%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	32,700	73.1%
Carpooled	5,305	11.9%
Public transit	573	1.3%
Walked	1,386	3.1%
Bicycle	153	0.3%
Worked from home	3,516	7.9%
Other means	1,096	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,876	26.4%
15 to 29 min	17,325	42.0%
30 to 44 min	9,182	22.3%
45 to 59 min	2,359	5.7%
60+ min	1,471	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 17.6% (16,612 of 94,455)

	Count	Share
Family households	23,968	60.4%
Nonfamily households	15,710	39.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	39,678	91.8%
Vacant	3,555	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	22,557	56.9%
Renter-occupied	17,121	43.1%

1-unit, detached61.1%

1-unit, attached9.2%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units13.0%

20 or more units6.4%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,420	61.1%
1-unit, attached	3,977	9.2%
2 to 4 units	4,148	9.6%
5 to 19 units	5,626	13.0%
20 or more units	2,777	6.4%
Mobile home & other	285	0.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 51740
State: Virginia
Land area: 33 sq mi
Water area: 13 sq mi
Center point: 36.8593, -76.3570