Portsmouth.
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Ohio·Scioto County
9 tracts·15K people·$103K median·1,355/mi²
White 85 · Multiracial 6 · Hispanic 4 · Black 4 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 41 · Other 30 · Married couple 29
Health 58 · Leisure 10 · Retail 9 · Professional 8 · Public admin 6 · Manufacturing 6 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 31 · Sales · office 26 · Service 21 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 25 · Walk 7 · Work from home 5 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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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 $103,300 (Census ACS) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Portsmouth has 17,728 residents across 6 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.0; the population is 84.5% White, 6.2% Multiracial, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Black, 1.3% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 17.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 35.4% (Census ACS).
Portsmouth Elementary (40%) and East Portsmouth Elementary (27%) lead the elementary schools; Portsmouth Junior High School/Portsmouth High School is the high school with reported scores (32%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $747/month, 53% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Portsmouth is $34,713 a year, 60% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Portsmouth, median rent is $747/month and the median home value is $103,300 (Census ACS).
Portsmouth reported 7.7 violent crimes and 43.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 69 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 44 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Portsmouth are landslide (82), inland flooding (80) and heat wave (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.13g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Portsmouth, 6.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).