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	Portsmouth, VA, 23701	United States
Total population	27,298	281,421,906
State	Virginia
City	portsmouth
Zip(s)	23701

Portsmouth, VA, 23701 Population

	Portsmouth, VA, 23701	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23701	United States
Male	12,974	47.53%	49.06%
Female	14,324	52.47%	50.94%
Median age (years)	38.4		35.3

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	Portsmouth, VA, 23701	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23701	United States
18 years and over	21,017	76.99%	74.31%
21 years and over	20,004	73.28%	69.97%
62 years and over	5,572	20.41%	14.66%
65 years and over	4,761	17.44%	12.43%

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	Portsmouth, VA, 23701	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23701	United States
White	11,716	42.92%	75.14%
Black or African American	14,900	54.58%	12.32%
Asian	118	0.43%	3.64%
Some other race	192	0.7%	5.46%
Two or more races	372	1.36%	2.43%

Portsmouth, VA, 23701 Housing

	Portsmouth, VA, 23701	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23701	United States
Total households	10,400		105,480,101
Family households (families)	7,250	69.71%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	3,150	30.29%	31.94%

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	Portsmouth, VA, 23701	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23701	United States
Total housing units	10,909		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	574	5.26%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	10,400	95.33%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	6,819	62.51%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	3,581	32.83%	30.77%

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	Portsmouth, VA, 23701	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	294	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	5,049	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	827	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	220	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	101	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	55	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	4	0.57%
Median (dollars)	79,100	119,600

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	Portsmouth, VA, 23701	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23701	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,616	15.54%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,390	22.98%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,274	12.25%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,445	13.89%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,241	11.93%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,392	23.0%	9.65%

Portsmouth, VA, 23701 Education

	Portsmouth, VA, 23701	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23701	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	6,421		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	429	6.68%	6.47%
Kindergarten	351	5.47%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,052	47.53%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,408	21.93%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,181	18.39%	22.81%

Portsmouth, VA, 23701 Economy

	Portsmouth, VA, 23701	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23701	United States
Population 16 years and over	21,671		217,168,077
In labor force	12,212	56.35%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	11,981	55.29%	63.39%
- - Employed	11,207	51.71%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	774	3.57%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	231	1.07%	0.53%
Not in labor force	9,459	43.65%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	11,637	53.7%	51.66%
In labor force	6,142	28.34%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,127	28.27%	29.65%
- - Employed	5,715	26.37%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,717	7.92%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,118		12,787,501

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	Portsmouth, VA, 23701	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23701	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	10,332		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	889	8.6%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	751	7.27%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,828	17.69%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,478	14.31%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,171	21.01%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,974	19.11%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	731	7.08%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	381	3.69%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	80	0.77%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	49	0.47%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	36,188		41,994

	Portsmouth, VA, 23701	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23701	United States
With earnings	7,764	35.83%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	39,670		56,604
With Social Security income	3,566	16.46%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,726		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	577	2.66%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,615		6,320
With public assistance income	416	1.92%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,089		3,032
With retirement income	3,224	14.88%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,551		17,376

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