Portsmouth, NH (New Hampshire) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 20,579 (Urban population: 20,396, Rural population: 183 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 10,183 (9,874 occupied: 4,924 owner occupied, 4,950 renter occupied) % of renters here: 50% State: 48% Housing density: 652 houses/condos per square mile Median contract rent in 2009: $988 (lower quartile is $763, upper quartile is $1,216) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $1,002 Median gross rent in Portsmouth, NH in 2009: $1,077 Housing units in Portsmouth with a mortgage: 2,532 (246 second mortgage, 331 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,187 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $97,888 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $49,000 Median monthly housing costs: $1,225 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Recent posts about housing in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: What's wrong with mobile homes and apartments?  (13 replies) Finding a House for Rent in Portsmouth?  (7 replies) So, where do I find houses for rent in NH?  (2 replies) Places to Rent Homes  (8 replies) Single Family Home Rentals  (3 replies) Is there senior housing in Portsmouth?  (2 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $309,723 (it was $164,500 in 2000) Portsmouth: $309,723 New Hampshire: $249,700 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $221,118 - $438,288 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $448,686 Here: $448,686 State: $296,181 Townhouses or other attached units: $314,075 Here: $314,075 State: $235,242 In 2-unit structures: $264,974 Here: $264,974 State: $255,650 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $660,109 Here: $660,109 State: $282,413 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $417,807 Here: $417,807 State: $218,401 Mobile homes: $77,658 Here: $77,658 State: $42,127 Household type by relationship: Households: 20,174 In family households: 13,895 (3,555 male householders, 1,399 female householders) 3,847 spouses, 4,190 children (3,896 natural, 94 adopted, 200 stepchildren), 134 grandchildren, 136 brothers or sisters, 47 parents, 192 other relatives, 395 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 6,279 (2,209 male householders (1,624 living alone)), 2,770 female householders (2,239 living alone)), 1,300 nonrelatives In group quarters: 611 (391 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,616 2-persons, 1,127 3-persons, 825 4-persons, 327 5-persons, 46 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 3,863 1-person, 964 2-persons, 129 3-persons, 23 4-persons. 2,316 married couples with children. 961 single-parent households (169 men, 792 women). 93.4% of residents of Portsmouth speak English at home. 1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 23% speak English not well). 3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 4% speak English not well). 1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 16% speak English not well). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). Foreign born population: 1,027 (4.9%) (43.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Portsmouth, NH: Less than $10,000: 7 $10,000 to $14,999: 3 $15,000 to $19,999: 4 $20,000 to $24,999: 10 $25,000 to $29,999: 10 $30,000 to $34,999: 13 $35,000 to $39,999: 14 $40,000 to $49,999: 35 $50,000 to $59,999: 35 $60,000 to $69,999: 24 $70,000 to $79,999: 8 $80,000 to $89,999: 4 $90,000 to $99,999: 6 $100,000 to $124,999: 46 $125,000 to $149,999: 71 $150,000 to $174,999: 135 $175,000 to $199,999: 242 $200,000 to $249,999: 582 $250,000 to $299,999: 842 $300,000 to $399,999: 1260 $400,000 to $499,999: 545 $500,000 to $749,999: 637 $750,000 to $999,999: 271 $1,000,000 or more: 71

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Portsmouth: Less than $100: 14 people $100 to $149: 28 $150 to $199: 81 $200 to $249: 146 $250 to $299: 58 $300 to $349: 119 $350 to $399: 0 $400 to $449: 69 $450 to $499: 63 $500 to $549: 0 $550 to $599: 19 $600 to $649: 46 $650 to $699: 21 $700 to $749: 135 $750 to $799: 133 $800 to $899: 284 $900 to $999: 576 $1,000 to $1,249: 1,282 $1,250 to $1,499: 659 $1,500 to $1,999: 362 $2,000 or more: 283 No cash rent: 129

Percentage of workers working in this county: 72.8%
Number of people working at home: 631 (5.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 579 5 to 9 minutes: 2458 10 to 14 minutes: 2514 15 to 19 minutes: 1558 20 to 24 minutes: 1300 25 to 29 minutes: 414 30 to 34 minutes: 618 35 to 39 minutes: 84 40 to 44 minutes: 182 45 to 59 minutes: 490 60 to 89 minutes: 608 90 or more minutes: 341

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,485 (81%) Carpooled: 752 (6%) Bus or trolley bus: 138 (1%) Railroad: 29 (0%) Taxi: 12 (0%) Bicycle: 39 (0%) Walked: 581 (5%) Other means: 110 (1%) Worked at home: 631 (5%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 899 $10,000 to $14,999: 574 $15,000 to $19,999: 550 $20,000 to $24,999: 555 $25,000 to $29,999: 662 $30,000 to $34,999: 478 $35,000 to $39,999: 566 $40,000 to $44,999: 664 $45,000 to $49,999: 399 $50,000 to $59,999: 951 $60,000 to $74,999: 1223 $75,000 to $99,999: 1177 $100,000 to $124,999: 507 $125,000 to $149,999: 315 $150,000 to $199,999: 256 $200,000 or more: 157

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 3188

English: 2882

Italian: 1557

Other groups: 1453

German: 1189

French Canadian: 1063

French (except Basque): 1046

United States or American: 995

Scottish: 705

Polish: 575

Scotch-Irish: 354

Greek: 301

Swedish: 244

Russian: 177

British: 162

Canadian: 162

Portuguese: 152

Dutch: 113

Arab:: 109

Hungarian: 100

Lithuanian: 93

European: 91

Norwegian: 74

Finnish: 72

Swiss: 63

Subsaharan African:: 61

Welsh: 59

African: 49

Danish: 46

Ukrainian: 42

Scandinavian: 40

Lebanese: 37

Egyptian: 35

Austrian: 33

Northern European: 27

Belgian: 26

Celtic: 25

Syrian: 23

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 22

Croatian: 22

Romanian: 19

Albanian: 17

Pennsylvania German: 16

Eastern European: 14

Arab/Arabic: 14

Acadian/Cajun: 12

Armenian: 12

Czechoslovakian: 11

Estonian: 11

Haitian: 11

Yugoslavian: 9

Turkish: 8

Latvian: 7

Brazilian: 7

Cape Verdean: 6

Jamaican: 6

South African: 6

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 5

Czech: 5

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 7745
• Northeast: 8863
• Midwest: 1006
• South: 1122
• West: 746

48% of Portsmouth residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in New Hampshire.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 31
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 30
• 7th and 8th grade: 95
• 9th grade: 67
• 10th grade: 58
• 11th grade: 141
• 12th grade, no diploma: 122
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,689
• Less than 1 year of college: 358
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 890
• Associate degree: 500
• Bachelor's degree: 2,424
• Master's degree: 816
• Professional school degree: 170
• Doctorate degree: 157

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 48
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 37
• 7th and 8th grade: 169
• 9th grade: 128
• 10th grade: 216
• 11th grade: 88
• 12th grade, no diploma: 146
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,181
• Less than 1 year of college: 490
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,091
• Associate degree: 667
• Bachelor's degree: 2,029
• Master's degree: 876
• Professional school degree: 111
• Doctorate degree: 86

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.1%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 21.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.0%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $56,161
• Black householders: $31,568
• Asian householders: $67,485
• Some other race householders: $46,009
• Two or more races householders: $42,241
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $45,134

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $318,383
• Black or African American householders: $291,083
• Asian householders: $376,562
• Some other race householders: $325,538
• Two or more races householders: $276,585
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $327,609

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,096
• One, attached: 596
• Two: 826
• 3 or 4: 1,106
• 5 to 9: 1,455
• 10 to 19: 708
• 20 to 49: 660
• 50 or more: 462
• Mobile homes: 274

Median worth of mobile homes: $64,200

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

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