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Portsmouth, New Hampshire Economy Profile

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 Portsmouth, New Hampshire United States
StateNew Hampshire
CityPortsmouth
Total population20,784 281,421,906
Male10,099138,053,563
Female10,685143,368,343
Median age (years)38.535.3
Total households9,875105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)45,19541,994

Portsmouth, New Hampshire Economy

69.9% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Among them 32.64% are females aged 16 and over. Eighty point five four percent of Portsmouth, New Hampshire workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 1.52% use public transportation (including taxicab). Five point three six percent of Portsmouth, New Hampshire residents work at home.

The total population of Portsmouth, New Hampshire is 20,784 people. The median household income in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is $45,195. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 43.42% of all occupations. 6.06% of Portsmouth, New Hampshire population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 27.5% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 8.73% of occupations.

15.46% of families in Portsmouth, New Hampshire have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. Portsmouth, New Hampshire median household income is $45,195. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive $41,966, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid $29,024.

 Portsmouth, New Hampshire %, Portsmouth, New Hampshire United States
Population 16 years and over17,592  217,168,077
In labor force12,296 69.9%63.92%
- Civilian labor force12,235 69.55%63.39%
- - Employed11,877 67.51%59.73%
- - Unemployed358 2.04%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force2.9  5.8
- Armed Forces61 0.35%0.53%
Not in labor force5,296 30.1%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over9,164 52.09%51.66%
In labor force5,742 32.64%29.72%
- Civilian labor force5,742 32.64%29.65%
- - Employed5,594 31.8%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years1,173 6.67%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force695  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over11,777  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone9,485 80.54%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled752 6.39%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)179 1.52%4.73%
Walked581 4.93%2.93%
Other means149 1.27%1.19%
Worked at home631 5.36%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)21.5 0.18%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over11,877  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations5,157 43.42%33.65%
Service occupations1,645 13.85%14.86%
Sales and office occupations3,266 27.5%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations52 0.44%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations720 6.06%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations1,037 8.73%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining76 0.64%1.87%
Construction605 5.09%6.78%
Manufacturing1,482 12.48%14.1%
Wholesale trade335 2.82%3.6%
Retail trade1,803 15.18%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities520 4.38%5.2%
Information285 2.4%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing817 6.88%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,566 13.19%9.3%
Educational, health and social services2,227 18.75%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services1,066 8.98%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)531 4.47%4.87%
Public administration564 4.75%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers9,138 76.94%78.47%
Government workers1,623 13.67%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business1,084 9.13%6.63%
Unpaid family workers32 0.27%0.31%
 Portsmouth, New Hampshire %, Portsmouth, New Hampshire United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households9,933  105,539,122
Less than $10,000899 9.05%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999574 5.78%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,105 11.12%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,140 11.48%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,629 16.4%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9992,174 21.89%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9991,177 11.85%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999822 8.28%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999256 2.58%2.2%
$200,000 or more157 1.58%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)45,195  41,994
With earnings7,974 45.33%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)55,391  56,604
With Social Security income2,602 14.79%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)9,909  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income299 1.7%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,444  6,320
With public assistance income337 1.92%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)3,486  3,032
With retirement income1,939 11.02%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)18,041  17,376
 
Families4,954  72,261,780
Less than $10,000185 3.73%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999194 3.92%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999350 7.06%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999496 10.01%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999766 15.46%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,266 25.56%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999854 17.24%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999554 11.18%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999189 3.82%2.75%
$200,000 or more100 2.02%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)59,630  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)27,540  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers41,966  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers29,024  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families318  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years282 88.68%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years143 44.97%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present173  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years166 95.95%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years65 37.57%42.27%
 
Individuals1,883  33,899,812
18 years and over1,363 72.38%65.35%
- 65 years and over255 13.54%9.7%
Related children under 18 years483 25.65%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years345 18.32%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over918 48.75%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.