Latest news about poverty in Portsmouth, VA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
20.1% of Portsmouth, VA residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 47.4% greater than the poverty level of 10.6% across the entire state of Virginia. 15.1% of high school graduates and 38.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 26.4% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 72.2%. For comparison, it was 28.8% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Portsmouth, VA
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Portsmouth:
20.1%
Whole state:
10.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Portsmouth:
9.4%
Whole state:
5.3%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Portsmouth:
26.4%
Virginia:
18.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 15.8% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Portsmouth:
22.0%
Virginia:
22.2%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
72.2%
Residents above poverty level:
28.8%
Poverty by age in Portsmouth, VA
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Portsmouth,VA (percentage below poverty level)
42.3%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
21.2%6 to 11 years
21.5%12 to 14 years
0.0%15 years
19.0%16 and 17 years
12.8%18 to 24 years
17.9%25 to 34 years
16.0%35 to 44 years
25.0%45 to 54 years
9.2%55 to 64 years
14.2%65 to 74 years
2.1%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Portsmouth,VA (percentage below poverty level)
27.7%Under 5 years
43.8%5 years
9.3%6 to 11 years
20.3%12 to 14 years
61.1%15 years
14.3%16 and 17 years
24.6%18 to 24 years
29.9%25 to 34 years
18.3%35 to 44 years
19.9%45 to 54 years
22.5%55 to 64 years
15.6%65 to 74 years
17.9%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Portsmouth,VA (% below half of poverty level)
25.9%Under 6 years
8.5%6 to 11 years
14.8%12 to 17 years
6.9%18 to 24 years
10.2%25 to 34 years
7.7%35 to 44 years
10.3%45 to 54 years
2.8%55 to 64 years
6.2%65 to 74 years
0.7%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Portsmouth, VA
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Portsmouth, VA (%)
9.3%White
24.5%Black
48.2%American Indian
8.7%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
24.2%Other race
22.3%2+ races
29.3%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Portsmouth, VA (absolute numbers)
3,108White
12,016Black
219American Indian
123Asian
0Native Hawaiian
601Other race
2,0152+ races
1,467Hispanic
20.0%Below poverty level
80.0%Above poverty level
21.9%Below poverty level
78.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Portsmouth, VA
Children below poverty level:
Portsmouth, Virginia:
25.0%
State:
12.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Portsmouth:
15.1%
Virginia:
7.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Portsmouth:
38.8%
Virginia:
23.4%
26.1%Married-couple family
3.9%Male, no wife present
70.0%Female, no husband present
15.4%Worked full-time, year-round
31.4%Worked part-time
53.2%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
38.2%One full-time, other part-time
13.7%One full-time, other didn't work
3.9%Both worked part-time
12.2%One part-time, other didn't work
32.0%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.4%1999 to 2000
1.2%1995 to 1998
1.2%1990 to 1994
7.9%1980 to 1989
12.7%1970 to 1979
14.8%1960 to 1969
24.6%1950 to 1959
18.2%1940 to 1949
19.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.1%1999 to 2000
4.7%1995 to 1998
2.2%1990 to 1994
9.2%1980 to 1989
13.1%1970 to 1979
20.1%1960 to 1969
22.4%1950 to 1959
16.3%1940 to 1949
10.9%1939 or earlier
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