Portsmouth, Virginia Neighborhood Info

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Portsmouth, Virginia QuickFacts

	Portsmouth, Virginia	United States
Total population	100,565	281,421,906
State	Virginia
City	portsmouth

Portsmouth, Virginia Population

	Portsmouth, Virginia	%, Portsmouth, Virginia	United States
Male	48,583	48.31%	49.06%
Female	51,982	51.69%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.5		35.3

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	Portsmouth, Virginia	%, Portsmouth, Virginia	United States
18 years and over	74,711	74.29%	74.31%
21 years and over	69,720	69.33%	69.97%
62 years and over	16,040	15.95%	14.66%
65 years and over	13,854	13.78%	12.43%

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	Portsmouth, Virginia	%, Portsmouth, Virginia	United States
White	46,096	45.84%	75.14%
Black or African American	50,899	50.61%	12.32%
Asian	775	0.77%	3.64%
Some other race	1,163	1.16%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,632	1.62%	2.43%

Portsmouth, Virginia Housing

	Portsmouth, Virginia	%, Portsmouth, Virginia	United States
Total households	38,170		105,480,101
Family households (families)	25,482	66.76%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	12,688	33.24%	31.94%

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	Portsmouth, Virginia	%, Portsmouth, Virginia	United States
Total housing units	41,605		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	3,435	8.26%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	38,170	91.74%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	22,356	53.73%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	15,814	38.01%	30.77%

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	Portsmouth, Virginia	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,565	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	13,820	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,163	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	923	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	478	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	146	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	20	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	13	0.57%
Median (dollars)	81,300	119,600

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	Portsmouth, Virginia	%, Portsmouth, Virginia	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	7,845	20.55%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	10,596	27.76%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	5,266	13.8%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	5,404	14.16%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	3,399	8.9%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	5,660	14.83%	9.65%

Portsmouth, Virginia Education

	Portsmouth, Virginia	%, Portsmouth, Virginia	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	26,135		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,753	6.71%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,503	5.75%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	12,217	46.75%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	5,451	20.86%	21.38%
College or graduate school	5,211	19.94%	22.81%

Portsmouth, Virginia Economy

	Portsmouth, Virginia	%, Portsmouth, Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	77,524		217,168,077
In labor force	48,163	62.13%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	43,705	56.38%	63.39%
- - Employed	40,353	52.05%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	3,352	4.32%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	4,458	5.75%	0.53%
Not in labor force	29,361	37.87%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	40,728	52.54%	51.66%
In labor force	22,879	29.51%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	22,260	28.71%	29.65%
- - Employed	20,483	26.42%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	7,635	9.85%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	5,117		12,787,501

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	Portsmouth, Virginia	%, Portsmouth, Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	38,137		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	4,633	12.15%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,899	7.6%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	6,158	16.15%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	5,987	15.7%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	6,982	18.31%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	7,008	18.38%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,642	6.93%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,313	3.44%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	302	0.79%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	213	0.56%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	33,742		41,994

	Portsmouth, Virginia	%, Portsmouth, Virginia	United States
With earnings	29,428	37.96%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	40,236		56,604
With Social Security income	10,742	13.86%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,532		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,479	3.2%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,696		6,320
With public assistance income	1,765	2.28%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,513		3,032
With retirement income	9,028	11.65%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,615		17,376

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