Portsmouth city, Virginia (VA)

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• • 48,61850.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 34,41335.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,6355.8%Two or more races
  • 5,3885.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,3481.4%Some other race alone
  • 1,3401.4%Asian alone
  • 2870.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $244,564

Here:	$244,564
State:	$472,865

Townhouses or other attached units: $194,292

Here:	$194,292
State:	$457,437

In 2-unit structures: $220,860

Here:	$220,860
State:	$396,289

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $152,026

Here:	$152,026
State:	$252,346

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $170,061

Here:	$170,061
State:	$382,551

Mobile homes: $142,752

Here:	$142,752
State:	$100,736

Health of residents in Portsmouth city based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,313 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,305 (1.2%)

Area name: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Portsmouth city is $706 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $811 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1118 a month.

Cities in this county include: Portsmouth.

Neighboring counties: Mercer County, West Virginia , Lawrence County, Missouri , Madison County, Tennessee , Sharp County, Arkansas , Stone County, Missouri .

Current college students: 5,211
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,685 (55.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 9172010 or later
• 8902000 to 2009
• 3681990 to 1999
• 3881980 to 1989
• 3221970 to 1979
• 400Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 26,621
• One, attached: 4,646
• Two: 1,069
• 3 or 4: 2,532
• 5 to 9: 3,599
• 10 to 19: 2,336
• 20 to 49: 840
• 50 or more: 1,391
• Mobile homes: 276
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 84

Housing units in Portsmouth city with a mortgage: 17,090 (2,610 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 2,199 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 480

Religion statistics for Portsmouth city

Food Environment Statistics:

Earthquake activity:

12.68% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($41,750 average adjusted gross income)

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($656 average AGI)

Portsmouth city:	0.18%
Virginia average:	0.12%

8.62% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($27,956 average AGI)
3.87% relocated from other states ($13,138 average AGI)

Portsmouth city:	3.87%
Virginia average:	3.91%

from Chesapeake city, VA	2.65% ($40,756 average AGI)
from Norfolk city, VA	1.71% ($37,259)
from Virginia Beach city, VA	1.57% ($41,298)
from Suffolk city, VA	1.10% ($44,158)
from Newport News city, VA	0.37% ($36,449)
from Hampton city, VA	0.34% ($41,760)
from San Diego County, CA	0.14% ($56,906)

12.81% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($44,645 average adjusted gross income)

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($382 average AGI)

Portsmouth city:	0.10%
Virginia average:	0.09%

8.55% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($28,778 average AGI)
4.17% relocated to other states ($15,485 average AGI)

Portsmouth city:	4.17%
Virginia average:	3.98%

to Chesapeake city, VA	2.43% ($43,025 average AGI)
to Suffolk city, VA	1.52% ($51,955)
to Norfolk city, VA	1.32% ($35,128)
to Virginia Beach city, VA	1.10% ($39,298)
to Hampton city, VA	0.48% ($37,977)
to Newport News city, VA	0.39% ($35,620)
to Isle of Wight County, VA	0.28% ($66,117)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 16.3
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 5.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 13.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Portsmouth city

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 17,355 (6,542 living alone), Female householders: 22,823 (8,122 living alone)

• 12,947 spouses (12,923 opposite-sex spouses), 2,593 unmarried partners, (2,258 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 29,902 children (27,630 natural, 1,194 adopted, 1,078 stepchildren), 3,675 grandchildren, 990 brothers or sisters, 1,036 parents, 81 foster children, 770 other relatives, 2,116 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,741

Size of family households: 9,780 2-persons, 6,406 3-persons, 3,711 4-persons, 1,353 5-persons, 1,387 6-persons, 571 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14,664 1-person, 2,249 2-persons, 57 4-persons.

8,682 married couples with children.
10,781 single-parent households (2,147 men, 8,634 women).

94.6% of residents of Portsmouth city speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,835,274,000 ($18,484 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,021,240,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $347,730,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $168,952,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,789,000
Federal grants: $158,307,000
Federal procurement contracts: $456,909,000 ($385,988,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $695,587,000 ($595,572,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,442,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $129,006,000
Federal Government insurance: $458,909,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-33 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Portsmouth city, Virginia
• 932020 or later
• 2,7492010 to 2019
• 3,1532000 to 2009
• 3,5911990 to 1999
• 4,0961980 to 1989
• 6,9251970 to 1979
• 6,1001960 to 1969
• 7,2911950 to 1959
• 4,4041940 to 1949
• 4,9921939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Portsmouth city, Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Portsmouth city, Virginia
• 441 room
• 742 rooms
• 3453 rooms
• 1,5744 rooms
• 3,3335 rooms
• 6,3246 rooms
• 5,8067 rooms
• 2,6518 rooms
• 3,5369+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portsmouth city, Virginia
• 1171 room
• 1,0652 rooms
• 2,6413 rooms
• 4,6604 rooms
• 3,5555 rooms
• 2,8946 rooms
• 1,4247 rooms
• 778 rooms
• 589+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Portsmouth city, Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Portsmouth city, Virginia
• 44no bedroom
• 2711 bedroom
• 4,0812 bedrooms
• 13,0533 bedrooms
• 5,5314 bedrooms
• 7075+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Portsmouth city, Virginia
• 117no bedroom
• 3,8481 bedroom
• 6,3722 bedrooms
• 5,1883 bedrooms
• 9414 bedrooms
• 255+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Portsmouth city, Virginia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Portsmouth city in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,540no vehicle
• 6,5651 vehicle
• 9,9182 vehicles
• 4,5623 vehicles
• 5494 vehicles
• 5535+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Portsmouth city in renter-occupied apartments
• 3,066no vehicle
• 8,3321 vehicle
• 3,2832 vehicles
• 1,4863 vehicles
• 2754 vehicles
• 495+ vehicles

83.5% of Portsmouth city residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Virginia.

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

• This state: 62,455
• Other state: 30,920
• Northeast: 8,469
• Midwest: 3,956
• South: 14,875
• West: 3,620

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2004:

• Total number of recipients: 3,874
• Number of aged recipients: 352
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,522
• Number of recipients under 18: 930
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,245
• Number of recipients older than 64: 699
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,165
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,695

Portsmouth city on our top lists:

• #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
• #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"