Moving to Portsmouth, Ohio

About Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth

Portsmouth is a city in and the county seat of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. Located in southern Ohio 41 miles (66 km) south of Chillicothe, it lies on the north bank of the Ohio River, across from Kentucky, just east of the mouth of the Scioto River. The population was 18,252 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Portsmouth micropolitan area.

Gender
Gender Portsmouth Ohio Country
Female 53.2% 51% 50.8%
Male 46.8% 49% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Portsmouth Ohio Country
Less than $10,000 18.1% 6.6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 6.9% 4.4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 17.8% 9.5% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11% 9.6% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 14.5% 13.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 12.9% 18.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 8.7% 13% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 6.4% 14.4% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 1.4% 5.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.3% 5.2% 8.3%
Education


Education Portsmouth Ohio Country
< 9th Grade 6% 2% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 12% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 39% 33% 27.0%
Other College 22% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 9% 18% 20.0%
Master's Degree 3% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Portsmouth Ohio Country
White 86.8% 78.3% 60.1%
African American 6.3% 12.2% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 1.3% 2.3% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.3% 2.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 2% 3.9% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity