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	Portsmouth, VA, 23703	United States
Total population	27,625	281,421,906
State	Virginia
City	portsmouth
Zip(s)	23703

Portsmouth, VA, 23703 Population

	Portsmouth, VA, 23703	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23703	United States
Male	14,279	51.69%	49.06%
Female	13,346	48.31%	50.94%
Median age (years)	31.2		35.3

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	Portsmouth, VA, 23703	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23703	United States
18 years and over	20,667	74.81%	74.31%
21 years and over	18,566	67.21%	69.97%
62 years and over	3,171	11.48%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,686	9.72%	12.43%

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	Portsmouth, VA, 23703	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23703	United States
White	15,397	55.74%	75.14%
Black or African American	10,848	39.27%	12.32%
Asian	404	1.46%	3.64%
Some other race	443	1.6%	5.46%
Two or more races	533	1.93%	2.43%

Portsmouth, VA, 23703 Housing

	Portsmouth, VA, 23703	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23703	United States
Total households	9,673		105,480,101
Family households (families)	7,022	72.59%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,651	27.41%	31.94%

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	Portsmouth, VA, 23703	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23703	United States
Total housing units	10,176		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	503	4.94%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	9,673	95.06%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	6,567	64.53%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	3,106	30.52%	30.77%

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	Portsmouth, VA, 23703	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	169	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	2,620	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,657	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	497	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	268	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	72	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	9	0.57%
Median (dollars)	105,400	119,600

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	Portsmouth, VA, 23703	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23703	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,257	23.33%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	3,045	31.48%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,305	13.49%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,428	14.76%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	800	8.27%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	838	8.66%	9.65%

Portsmouth, VA, 23703 Education

	Portsmouth, VA, 23703	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23703	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,023		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	501	6.24%	6.47%
Kindergarten	430	5.36%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,340	41.63%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,466	18.27%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,286	28.49%	22.81%

Portsmouth, VA, 23703 Economy

	Portsmouth, VA, 23703	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23703	United States
Population 16 years and over	21,391		217,168,077
In labor force	15,698	73.39%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	12,334	57.66%	63.39%
- - Employed	11,764	55.0%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	570	2.66%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.6		5.8
- Armed Forces	3,364	15.73%	0.53%
Not in labor force	5,693	26.61%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	10,278	48.05%	51.66%
In labor force	6,711	31.37%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,305	29.48%	29.65%
- - Employed	6,006	28.08%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,109	9.86%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,506		12,787,501

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	Portsmouth, VA, 23703	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23703	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	9,670		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	436	4.51%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	390	4.03%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,291	13.35%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,506	15.57%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,822	18.84%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,404	24.86%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,099	11.37%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	516	5.34%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	145	1.5%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	61	0.63%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	44,375		41,994

	Portsmouth, VA, 23703	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23703	United States
With earnings	8,189	38.28%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	48,546		56,604
With Social Security income	2,103	9.83%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,743		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	225	1.05%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,027		6,320
With public assistance income	243	1.14%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,242		3,032
With retirement income	2,110	9.86%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,925		17,376

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