Portsmouth.
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New Hampshire·Rockingham County
7 tracts·23K people·$689K median·1,492/mi²
White 86 · Asian 4 · Multiracial 4 · Hispanic 4 · Other 2 · Black 0
Living alone 40 · Married couple 38 · Other 22
Professional 41 · Retail 16 · Health 15 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 60 · Sales · office 19 · Service 12 · Production · transport 4 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 69 · Work from home 22 · Carpool 6 · Walk 4 · Transit 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Portsmouth is $688,500 (Census ACS) — 1.5× the US median of $458,812.
Portsmouth has 22,545 residents across 7 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.9; the population is 86.2% White, 4.1% Asian, 3.9% Multiracial, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Other and 0.2% Black; the average household has 2.0 people; 64.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.8% (Census ACS).
New Franklin School (80%), Little Harbour School (76%) and Mary C. Dondero Elementary School (72%) lead the elementary schools; Portsmouth Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (66%); Portsmouth High School is the high school with reported scores (58%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,869/month, 18% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Portsmouth is $106,219 a year, 23% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Portsmouth, median rent is $1,869/month and the median home value is $688,500 (Census ACS).
Portsmouth reported 1.4 violent crimes and 10.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 90 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 57 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Portsmouth are ice storm (91), earthquake (80) and inland flooding (64), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.33g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Portsmouth, 4.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).