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Virginia·Portsmouth County
31 tracts·97K people·$247K median·2,919/mi²
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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 $246,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Portsmouth has 97,190 residents across 31 census tracts and 21 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 35.9; the population is 50.2% Black, 35.4% White, 6.5% Multiracial, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 24.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.3% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Churchland Elementary (72%), Churchland Primary & Intermediate (68%) and Churchland Academy Elementary (63%) lead the elementary schools; Churchland Middle (59%), William E. Waters Middle (59%) and Cradock Middle (52%) lead the middle schools; Churchland High (91%), Manor High (80%) and I.C. Norcom High (75%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,300/month, 18% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Portsmouth is $60,491 a year, 30% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Portsmouth, median rent is $1,300/month and the median home value is $246,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Portsmouth reported 8.3 violent crimes and 45.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 35°F; there are 99 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Portsmouth are winter weather (56), lightning (42) and ice storm (40), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Portsmouth, 2.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).