Moving to Portsmouth, Virginia

About Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth

Portsmouth is an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. It lies across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,915. It is the ninth-most populous city in Virginia and is part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. Due to its strategic location, the city has long been associated with the United States Armed Forces, particularly the Navy. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard is a historic and active Navy facility located in Portsmouth.

Gender
Gender Portsmouth Virginia Country
Female 51.7% 50.8% 50.8%
Male 48.3% 49.2% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.052%48%Female51.7%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.08%4%12%10%15%21%13%13%4%3%$50K to $75K20.7%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Portsmouth Virginia Country
Less than $10,000 7.9% 4.8% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 3.8% 3.3% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11.6% 7% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 9.5% 7.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 14.5% 10.8% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 20.7% 16.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13.2% 12.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 12.6% 17.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 3.5% 9% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.6% 11.6% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.02%8%31%28%10%13%6%1%1%High School or GED31%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Portsmouth Virginia Country
< 9th Grade 2% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 8% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 31% 24% 27.0%
Other College 28% 19% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 10% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 13% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 6% 13% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
 Portsmouth Virginia  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K7.94.85.83.83.34.111.678.59.57.18.614.510.81220.716.317.213.212.912.812.617.215.63.597.12.611.68.3
Education
 Portsmouth Virginia  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade23586731242728192010891322206139132121
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.037%52%0%2%5%0%4%0%African American52%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Portsmouth Virginia Country
White 37% 61.2% 60.1%
African American 52% 18.7% 12.2%
American Indian 0.3% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 1.6% 6.6% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.3% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.8% 3.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 4.7% 9.5% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Portsmouth Virginia  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0017.53552.570Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite3761.260.15218.712.20.30.20.61.66.65.60.30.10.20.40.30.33.83.42.84.79.518.2