2022 population: 97,029 ( 1,494 from 2010 , 886 from 2020)
Land area: 33.3 square miles
Population density: 2913.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	34,981	36.05%	9.2%
Black:	51,817	53.40%	3.0%
Indian:	359	0.37%	5.3%
Asian:	1,493	1.54%	36.0%
2+ races:	2,991	3.08%	38.0%
Hispanic:	5,388	5.55%	84.6%

Total non-White:	62,048	63.95%	8.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,971	15.2
Deaths:	2,923	14.9
Net Migration:	-1,186	-6.1
Net Immigration:	217	1.1

Change in White population:	-3,545	-3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,039	5.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
95,535
38,526	40.33%
50,327	52.68%
379	0.40%
1,098	1.15%
2,168	2.27%
2,919	3.06%
57,009	59.67%

2000
100,565
45,403	45.15%
50,569	50.28%
449	0.45%
822	0.82%
1,461	1.45%
1,748	1.74%
55,162	54.85%

1990
103,907
52,591	50.61%
48,868	47.03%
283	0.27%
738	0.71%
n/a
1,427	1.37%
51,316	49.39%

1980
104,577
55,877	53.43%
46,855	44.80%
94	0.09%
764	0.73%
n/a
917	0.88%
48,700	46.57%

1970
110,963
65,541	59.07%
44,023	39.67%
80	0.07%
502	0.45%
n/a
758	0.68%
45,422	40.93%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
14,882	14.8
9,768	9.7
-5,324	-5.3
-544	-0.5

-6,877	-6.8
1,847	1.8

Number	Rate
1990's
18,108	17.4
11,313	10.9
-13,615	-13.1
398	0.4

-7,188	-6.9
3,846	3.7

Number	Rate
1980's
19,549	18.7
10,762	10.3
0	0.0
n/a

-3,286	-3.1
2,616	2.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

-9,664	-8.7
3,278	3.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Portsmouth city, VA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.6
22,449	23.1%
74,580	76.9%
14,703	15.2%

38,962
2.41

23,316	59.8%
13,094	56.2%
4,298	18.4%
15,646	40.2%

2010
Number	Percent
35.7
22,666	23.7%
72,869	76.3%
12,619	13.2%

37,324
2.47

23,987	64.3%
13,929	58.1%
4,265	17.8%
13,337	35.7%

2000
Number	Percent
34.6
25,811	25.7%
74,754	74.3%
13,850	13.8%

38,137
2.51

25,628	67.2%
15,813	61.7%
4,635	18.1%
12,509	32.8%

1990
Number	Percent
31.8
27,690	26.6%
76,217	73.4%
14,219	13.7%

38,831
2.61

27,726	71.4%
18,915	68.2%
4,339	15.6%
11,105	28.6%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
29,816	28.5%
74,761	71.5%
11,250	10.8%

36,807
2.79

27,875	75.7%
20,466	73.4%
3,995	14.3%
8,932	24.3%

2022 Housing Data for Portsmouth city, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,296	8.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,744	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,850	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,675	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,947	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,720	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,584	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,824	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,926	4.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,781	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,546	11.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,793	12.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	3,646	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,912	4.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,149	5.5%
$200,000 or more	1,569	4.0%

Median Household Income	57,154
Per Capita Income	31,457

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,326	6.0%
Public Assistance	1,308	3.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,197	18.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	37,078	62.7%
Unemployed	2,733	4.6%
In Armed Forces	3,374	5.7%

Total Labor Force	43,185	73.0%
Not in Labor Force	15,982	27.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	13,141	12,858	50.5%
Non-Profit	989	2,324	29.9%
Self-Employed	1,320	1,325	49.9%

Local Government	1,285	2,085	38.1%
State Government	630	892	41.4%
Federal Government	2,966	1,898	61.0%

Total Private + Self	14,461	14,183	50.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,870	7,199	44.9%
Total	20,331	21,382	48.7%

Pct. Govt.	23.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	5,122	12.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	9,044	21.7%
Professional, Technical	8,533	20.4%
Service Occupations	8,053	19.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	13	0.0%
All others	11,012	26.4%

White Collar		54.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	6,522	15.6%
Retail trade	5,329	12.8%
Manufacturing	5,112	12.2%
Public administration	3,451	8.3%
Educational services	2,923	7.0%
Construction	2,921	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	2,452	5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,308	5.5%
Transportation and warehousing	2,300	5.5%
Other services	2,288	5.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,000	4.8%
Finance and insurance	1,145	2.7%
Wholesale trade	873	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	852	2.0%
Information	471	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	430	1.0%
Utilities	324	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	24	0.1%
Management	22	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	17	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,617	1.66%
Puerto Rican	1,606	1.65%
Cuban	229	0.24%
Dominican	158	0.16%

Total Central American	291	0.30%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	116	0.12%
Honduran	31	0.03%
Nicaraguan	67	0.07%
Panamanian	31	0.03%
Salvadoran	46	0.05%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	146	0.15%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	14	0.01%
Colombian	69	0.07%
Ecuadorian	22	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	19	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	22	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	832	0.85%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	455	0.47%
Chinese	299	0.31%
Indian	232	0.24%
Korean	99	0.10%
Vietnamese	95	0.10%
Japanese	46	0.05%
Mongolian	39	0.04%
Cambodian	34	0.03%
Bangladeshi	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	86,081	95.2%
Spanish	2,544	2.8%
Tagalog	357	0.4%
Other Asian	237	0.3%
Chinese	218	0.2%
Other Indo-European	207	0.2%
Other	202	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	187	0.2%
Arabic	152	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	9,935	10.2%
English	6,190	6.4%
Irish	4,598	4.7%
German	3,994	4.1%
African	3,035	3.1%
Italian	2,248	2.3%
European	1,037	1.1%
Scottish	972	1.0%
French	680	0.7%
Polish	678	0.7%
Jamaican	553	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	494	0.5%
British	485	0.5%
Welsh	433	0.4%
French Canadian	338	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	96,032	98.6%
Not a citizen	1,352	1.4%

Native	94,345	96.9%
Foreign-born	3,039	3.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,629	2.5%	5,245	8.0%	20,982	32.0%	23,786	36.3%	8,863	13.5%	5,070	7.7%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,629	2.5%
9-12 Years	5,245	8.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	20,982	32.0%
Some College	23,786	36.3%
Bach. Degree	8,863	13.5%
Grad Degree	5,070	7.7%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	46,855	43,781	3,074	6.6%	4.4%
1991	47,681	44,137	3,544	7.4%	5.8%
1992	47,869	43,917	3,952	8.3%	6.2%
1993	46,873	43,342	3,531	7.5%	5.2%
1994	47,267	43,142	4,125	8.7%	4.8%
1995	46,037	42,809	3,228	7.0%	4.4%
1996	45,848	42,458	3,390	7.4%	4.3%
1997	45,529	42,241	3,288	7.2%	3.7%
1998	45,106	42,774	2,332	5.2%	2.8%
1999	44,397	42,229	2,168	4.9%	2.7%

2000	42,953	41,505	1,448	3.4%	2.3%
2001	43,670	41,709	1,961	4.5%	3.3%
2002	44,054	41,633	2,421	5.5%	4.4%
2003	43,806	41,310	2,496	5.7%	4.3%
2004	43,970	41,363	2,607	5.9%	4.1%
2005	44,991	42,391	2,600	5.8%	3.8%
2006	45,802	43,616	2,186	4.8%	3.3%
2007	46,501	44,398	2,103	4.5%	3.3%
2008	46,497	43,911	2,586	5.6%	4.3%
2009	45,386	41,442	3,944	8.7%	6.8%

2010	45,555	41,082	4,473	9.8%	7.3%
2011	45,701	41,440	4,261	9.3%	6.6%
2012	45,630	41,689	3,941	8.6%	5.9%
2013	45,461	41,847	3,614	7.9%	5.6%
2014	45,226	41,996	3,230	7.1%	5.1%
2015	44,417	41,689	2,728	6.1%	4.4%
2016	44,103	41,436	2,667	6.0%	4.0%
2017	44,481	42,118	2,363	5.3%	3.7%
2018	44,355	42,566	1,789	4.0%	2.9%
2019	44,585	42,913	1,672	3.8%	2.7%

2020	44,701	40,428	4,273	9.6%	6.2%
2021	44,192	41,329	2,863	6.5%	3.9%
2022	44,170	42,462	1,708	3.9%	2.9%
2023	45,365	43,708	1,657	3.7%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	43,096
Median Value	$213,300

Occupied	38,962	90.4%
Vacant	4,134	9.6%

Owned	21,839	56.1%
Rented	17,123	43.9%
Median Rent	$1,225

Single-Family Units	30,698	71.2%
Detached	26,499	61.5%
Attached	4,199	9.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,886	18.3%
Mobile Homes	158	0.4%

Portsmouth city, VA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Portsmouth city, VA

2022 Housing Data for Portsmouth city, VA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Portsmouth city, VA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Portsmouth city, VA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Portsmouth city, VA

Historical Labor Force Data for Portsmouth city, VA