ZIP Code 23707

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Portsmouth city, Virginia.

Population: 14,311
Median household income: $51,070
Median home value: $222,100

ZIP Code 23707 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Portsmouth city, Virginia, home to about 14,311 residents. The median household income of $51,070 is below the Portsmouth city median ($58,972).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 23707's population declined 2.5% from 14,685 to 14,311, while its median gross rent rose 13.9% from $945 to $1,076.

21.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.17 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,311
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $51,070
Median home value: $222,100
Median gross rent: $1,076
Housing units: 7,216
Homeownership rate: 56.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,68514,311

Median household income

$46,419$51,070

Median home value

$165,700$222,100

Median gross rent

$945$1,076

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,685	$46,419	$165,700	$945
2020	14,145	$48,581	$169,100	$961
2021	14,038	$46,980	$170,000	$1,006
2022	14,254	$49,363	$200,400	$1,069
2023	14,311	$51,070	$222,100	$1,076

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,151	8.0%
5 to 17	2,192	15.3%
18 to 24	1,213	8.5%
25 to 34	1,970	13.8%
35 to 44	1,950	13.6%
45 to 54	1,636	11.4%
55 to 64	1,659	11.6%
65 to 74	1,660	11.6%
75 and over	880	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,208	43.4%
Black or African American	5,900	41.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	426	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	103	0.7%
Two or more races	1,192	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	478	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate29.4%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree18.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,250	12.8%
High school graduate	2,868	29.4%
Some college or associate's	3,102	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,764	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	771	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit1.5%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,911	75.5%
Carpooled	774	11.9%
Public transit	95	1.5%
Walked	78	1.2%
Bicycle	51	0.8%
Worked from home	527	8.1%
Other means	66	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,644	27.5%
15 to 29 min	2,349	39.3%
30 to 44 min	1,308	21.9%
45 to 59 min	482	8.1%
60+ min	192	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 21.5% (3,047 of 14,143)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,646	55.9%
Nonfamily households	2,872	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,518	90.3%
Vacant	698	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,674	56.4%
Renter-occupied	2,844	43.6%

1-unit, detached62.6%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units14.9%

5 to 19 units15.4%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,520	62.6%
1-unit, attached	424	5.9%
2 to 4 units	1,078	14.9%
5 to 19 units	1,112	15.4%
20 or more units	69	1.0%
Mobile home & other	13	0.2%

ZIP Code 23707

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