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Total population: 20,352 (Urban population: 19,689 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 663 (all nonfarm))

Portsmouth,OH index of house prices


Houses: 10,314 (9,164 occupied: 4,906 owner occupied, 4,258 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

46%
State:

49%

Housing density: 958 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $124,389.


Median contract rent in 2009: $375 (lower quartile is $253, upper quartile is $465)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $578


Median gross rent in Portsmouth, OH in 2009: $505


Housing units in Portsmouth with a mortgage: 2,220 (191 second mortgage, 231 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,297


Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $47,209


Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $21,915


Median monthly housing costs: $525





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Portsmouth, Ohio Age and Sex of Residents


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $65,621 (it was $52,400 in 2000)
Portsmouth:

$65,621
Ohio:

$134,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $45,291 - $104,746

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $84,578
Here:

$84,578
State:

$165,947

Townhouses or other attached units: $41,009
Here:

$41,009
State:

$149,379

Mobile homes: $27,634
Here:

$27,634
State:

$32,066

Household type by relationship:

Households: 19,911
  • In family households: 15,456 (3,438 male householders, 1,791 female householders)
    3,531 spouses, 5,335 children (4,870 natural, 137 adopted, 328 stepchildren), 350 grandchildren, 193 brothers or sisters, 134 parents, 162 other relatives, 522 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 4,455 (1,457 male householders (1,194 living alone)), 2,433 female householders (2,232 living alone)), 565 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 925 (671 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,390 2-persons, 1,433 3-persons, 926 4-persons, 339 5-persons, 78 6-persons, 63 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,426 1-person, 400 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

2,410 married couples with children.
1,656 single-parent households (273 men, 1,383 women).

97.7% of residents of Portsmouth speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (93% speak English very well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 222 (1.1%)
(34.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.4
State:

4.3

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Rooms in houses/apartments in Portsmouth, Ohio
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 28
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 47
  • 4 rooms: 492
  • 5 rooms: 1,125
  • 6 rooms: 1,443
  • 7 rooms: 881
  • 8 rooms: 483
  • 9 or more rooms: 407
  • 1 room: 121
  • 2 rooms: 359
  • 3 rooms: 676
  • 4 rooms: 1,092
  • 5 rooms: 892
  • 6 rooms: 623
  • 7 rooms: 320
  • 8 rooms: 100
  • 9 or more rooms: 75
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Portsmouth, Ohio
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 28
  • 1 bedroom: 91
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,507
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,535
  • 4 bedrooms: 663
  • 5+ bedrooms: 82
  • no bedroom: 138
  • 1 bedroom: 1,148
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,693
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,061
  • 4 bedrooms: 175
  • 5+ bedrooms: 43
Cars and other vehicles available in Portsmouth, Ohio in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 354
  • 1 vehicle: 1,849
  • 2 vehicles: 1,844
  • 3 vehicles: 586
  • 4 vehicles: 201
  • 5+ vehicles: 72
  • no vehicle: 1,103
  • 1 vehicle: 2,125
  • 2 vehicles: 835
  • 3 vehicles: 145
  • 4 vehicles: 32
  • 5+ vehicles: 18

Median 2009 house/condo value by year built


Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 73
  • 2000 to 2004: 234
  • 1990 to 1999: 376
  • 1980 to 1989: 585
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,075
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,024
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,791
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,425
  • 1939 or earlier: 4,091

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Portsmouth, OH house values

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Portsmouth, OH:

  • Less than $10,000: 97
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 53
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 63
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 122
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 170
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 182
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 152
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 543
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 511
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 488
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 464
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 334
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 267
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 580
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 214
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 171
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 118
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 77
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 65
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 83
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 11
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 10
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 0
  • $1,000,000 or more: 0
 


Portsmouth rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Portsmouth:

  • Less than $100: 158 people
  • $100 to $149: 59
  • $150 to $199: 412
  • $200 to $249: 204
  • $250 to $299: 144
  • $300 to $349: 206
  • $350 to $399: 188
  • $400 to $449: 325
  • $450 to $499: 312
  • $500 to $549: 372
  • $550 to $599: 295
  • $600 to $649: 296
  • $650 to $699: 233
  • $700 to $749: 248
  • $750 to $799: 111
  • $800 to $899: 197
  • $900 to $999: 71
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 62
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 118
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 40
  • $2,000 or more: 32
  • No cash rent: 417
 

Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 107
  • 1990 to 1994: 25
  • 1985 to 1989: 15
  • 1980 to 1984: 0
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 24
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 51


Portsmouth, OH Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.3%
Number of people working at home: 116 (1.6% of all workers)


Portsmouth commuting: travel time to work

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 527
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1843
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1472
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 960
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 684
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 186
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 442
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 70
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 137
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 156
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 197
  • 90 or more minutes: 291
 


Portsmouth mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 5,547 (78%)
  • Carpooled: 859 (12%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 98 (1%)
  • Bicycle: 20 (0%)
  • Walked: 387 (5%)
  • Other means: 54 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 116 (2%)
 


Portsmouth, OH household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 2073
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 1002
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 919
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 813
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 746
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 600
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 442
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 429
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 362
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 465
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 500
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 413
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 118
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 80
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 64
  • $200,000 or more: 93
 

First ancestries reported:

 United States or American: 3315
 German: 2628
 Other groups: 2213
 English: 1628
 Irish: 1416
 French (except Basque): 382
 Italian: 281
 Scotch-Irish: 213
 Welsh: 201
 Scottish: 162
 European: 125
 Polish: 121
 Dutch: 121
 British: 110
 Swedish: 39
 Russian: 31
 Swiss: 26
 Norwegian: 24
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 14
 Haitian: 14
 Latvian: 9
 Slovak: 9
 Arab:: 8
 French Canadian: 8
 Hungarian: 8
 Slavic: 8
 Danish: 8
 Syrian: 8
 Canadian: 7
 Greek: 6
 Austrian: 6
 Belgian: 5
 Scandinavian: 5
 Lithuanian: 4


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (18%)
  • Canada (18%)
  • Philippines (11%)
  • Germany (11%)
  • Pakistan (9%)
  • United Kingdom (8%)
  • Haiti (6%)


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

  • This state: 16309
  • Northeast: 224
  • Midwest: 374
  • South: 3280
  • West: 399

58% of Portsmouth residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Ohio.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 73
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 18
  • 5th and 6th grade: 97
  • 7th and 8th grade: 344
  • 9th grade: 243
  • 10th grade: 357
  • 11th grade: 223
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 185
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,039
  • Less than 1 year of college: 451
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 848
  • Associate degree: 339
  • Bachelor's degree: 490
  • Master's degree: 206
  • Professional school degree: 126
  • Doctorate degree: 33

Educational Attainment for Males (%)

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 125
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 48
  • 5th and 6th grade: 96
  • 7th and 8th grade: 583
  • 9th grade: 344
  • 10th grade: 280
  • 11th grade: 363
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 231
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,832
  • Less than 1 year of college: 586
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 980
  • Associate degree: 506
  • Bachelor's degree: 531
  • Master's degree: 275
  • Professional school degree: 67
  • Doctorate degree: 19

Educational Attainment for Females (%)


Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 11.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.8%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.2%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.9%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 16.9%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 18.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%


Median household income in 2009 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $25,907
  • Black householders: $22,132
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $45,899
  • Asian householders: $159,168
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $150,834
  • Two or more races householders: $21,989
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $57,575
Portsmouth household income for White non-Hispanic householders
Portsmouth household income for Black householders
Portsmouth household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders
Portsmouth household income for Asian householders
Portsmouth household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders
Portsmouth household income for Two or more races householders
Portsmouth household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Portsmouth marital status for males
Portsmouth marital status for females

Median 2009 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $65,996
  • Black or African American householders: $63,993
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $28,176
  • Asian householders: $108,575
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $68,877
  • Two or more races householders: $77,768
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $102,939

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,144
  • One, attached: 84
  • Two: 820
  • 3 or 4: 407
  • 5 to 9: 482
  • 10 to 19: 382
  • 20 to 49: 348
  • 50 or more: 467
  • Mobile homes: 169
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Median worth of mobile homes: $8,700


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 15 years ago


Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Portsmouth:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Portsmouth
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (89.2%)
  • Electricity (6.8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.2%)
  • Utility gas (68.6%)
  • Electricity (23.9%)
  • Other fuel (2.4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.0%)
  • No fuel used (1.6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.2%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 210
Here:

10.5%
Ohio:

14.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 115
Here:

10.4%
Ohio:

10.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 96
Here:

8.9%
Ohio:

23.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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