Portsmouth: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents (PMSA)

1990: 223,271

2000: 240,698

Percent change, 1990–2000: 7.8%

U.S. rank in 1990: 5th (CMSA)

U.S. rank in 2000: 7th (CMSA)

City Residents

1980: 26,254

1990: 25,925

2000: 20,784

2003 estimate: 21,022

Percent change, 1990–2000: -19.8%

U.S. rank in 1980: 909th

U.S. rank in 1990: 1,044th

U.S. rank in 2000: Not reported (State rank: 13th)

Density: 1,333.4 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 19,443

Black or African American: 442

American Indian and Alaska Native: 44

Asian: 508

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 5

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 280

Other:

Percent of residents born in state: 37.3% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 1,009

Population 5 to 9 years old: 981

Population 10 to 14 years old: 997

Population 15 to 19 years old: 886

Population 20 to 24 years old: 1,187

Population 25 to 34 years old: 4,002

Population 35 to 44 years old: 3,524

Population 45 to 54 years old: 2,952

Population 55 to 59 years old: 1,021

Population 60 to 64 years old: 841

Population 65 to 74 years old: 1,629

Population 75 to 84 years old: 1,215

Population 85 years and over: 540

Median age: 38.5 years

Births (2002)

Total number: 230

Deaths (2001)

Total number: 257

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $27,540

Median household income: $45,195

Total households: 9,933

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 899

$10,000 to $14,999: 574

$15,000 to $24,999: 1,105

$25,000 to $34,999: 1,140

$35,000 to $49,999: 1,629

$50,000 to $74,999: 2,174

$75,000 to $99,999: 1,177

$100,000 to $149,999: 822

$150,000 to $199,999: 256

$200,000 or more: 157

Percent of families below poverty level: 6.4% (39.2% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 860