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	Portsmouth, VA, 23704	United States
Total population	19,166	281,421,906
State	Virginia
City	portsmouth
Zip(s)	23704

Portsmouth, VA, 23704 Population

	Portsmouth, VA, 23704	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23704	United States
Male	8,849	46.17%	49.06%
Female	10,317	53.83%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.2		35.3

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	Portsmouth, VA, 23704	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23704	United States
18 years and over	13,805	72.03%	74.31%
21 years and over	13,008	67.87%	69.97%
62 years and over	3,411	17.8%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,989	15.6%	12.43%

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	Portsmouth, VA, 23704	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23704	United States
White	3,967	20.7%	75.14%
Black or African American	14,730	76.85%	12.32%
Asian	90	0.47%	3.64%
Some other race	147	0.77%	5.46%
Two or more races	232	1.21%	2.43%

Portsmouth, VA, 23704 Housing

	Portsmouth, VA, 23704	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23704	United States
Total households	7,448		105,480,101
Family households (families)	4,446	59.69%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	3,002	40.31%	31.94%

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	Portsmouth, VA, 23704	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23704	United States
Total housing units	8,690		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,209	13.91%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	7,448	85.71%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	3,356	38.62%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	4,092	47.09%	30.77%

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	Portsmouth, VA, 23704	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	659	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,923	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	199	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	63	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	43	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	10	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	15	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	65,900	119,600

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	Portsmouth, VA, 23704	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23704	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,549	20.8%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,179	29.26%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,040	13.96%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,040	13.96%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	625	8.39%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,048	14.07%	9.65%

Portsmouth, VA, 23704 Education

	Portsmouth, VA, 23704	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23704	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,332		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	401	7.52%	6.47%
Kindergarten	389	7.3%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,388	44.79%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,338	25.09%	21.38%
College or graduate school	816	15.3%	22.81%

Portsmouth, VA, 23704 Economy

	Portsmouth, VA, 23704	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23704	United States
Population 16 years and over	14,544		217,168,077
In labor force	8,096	55.67%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	7,858	54.03%	63.39%
- - Employed	6,883	47.33%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	975	6.7%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	12.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	238	1.64%	0.53%
Not in labor force	6,448	44.33%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	7,950	54.66%	51.66%
In labor force	4,199	28.87%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	4,132	28.41%	29.65%
- - Employed	3,654	25.12%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,572	10.81%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,144		12,787,501

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	Portsmouth, VA, 23704	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23704	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	7,483		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,527	20.41%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	815	10.89%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,372	18.33%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,092	14.59%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,063	14.21%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	956	12.78%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	354	4.73%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	216	2.89%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	31	0.41%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	57	0.76%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	25,228		41,994

	Portsmouth, VA, 23704	%, Portsmouth, VA, 23704	United States
With earnings	5,398	37.11%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	33,366		56,604
With Social Security income	2,404	16.53%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	8,159		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	880	6.05%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,022		6,320
With public assistance income	578	3.97%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,657		3,032
With retirement income	1,691	11.63%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	21,376		17,376

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