Living in Portsmouth City Public Schools, Virginia

Overview

A total of 36,370 households are located in Portsmouth City Public Schools area. Among them, 10,699 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.29 people. The total number of children in the region is 27,609 and 22,729 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (1,227) of residents are non-citizens and 4% (4,035) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Portsmouth City Public Schools, Virginia
Household	36,370
Population	91,368
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	10,699 (29%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	27,609
Total Students	22,729
Pre-Kindergarten	1,420
Kindergarten	1,163
Grade 1-8	9,763
Grade 9-12	4,496
College/Graduate School	5,887
Veterans	69,304
Non-citizen	1,227
Non-English Home Language	4,035
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

74,973 residents are over the age of 16 and 48,396 people are in labor force. Among them, 44,880 people are in civilian labor force and 3,516 are in armed labor force. 41,396 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Portsmouth City Public Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	44,106	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	35,869	81.32%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	3,745	8.49%
Public transportation	782	1.77%
Walked	1,504	3.41%
Other method	999	2.26%
Worked from home	1,207	2.74%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	41,396	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	12,326	29.78%
Service	7,997	19.32%
Sales and office	9,731	23.51%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	4,746	11.46%
Production, transportation, and material moving	6,596	15.93%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	41,396	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	180	0.43%
Construction	2,860	6.91%
Manufacturing	4,276	10.33%
Wholesale trade	956	2.31%
Retail trade	5,528	13.35%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,410	5.82%
Information	556	1.34%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,761	4.25%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,903	9.43%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	10,137	24.49%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,466	8.37%
Other services, except public administration	1,739	4.20%
Public administration	3,624	8.75%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	41,396	-
Private wage and salary workers	29,054	70.19%
Government workers	10,633	25.69%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,642	3.97%
Unpaid family workers	67	0.16%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $63,882 for the 36,370 households in Portsmouth City Public Schools area, Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $31,331. 80,626 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.97%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	36,370	-
Less than $10,000	2,760	7.59%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,707	4.69%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,418	12.15%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,407	9.37%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,151	14.16%
$50,000 - $74,999	7,841	21.56%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,822	13.26%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,289	11.79%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,103	3.03%
More than $200,000	872	2.40%
Median Household Income	$52,175	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$63,882	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	21,208	-
Less than $10,000	1,209	5.70%
$10,000 - $14,999	388	1.83%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,858	8.76%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,942	9.16%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,944	13.88%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,537	21.39%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,411	16.08%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,337	15.73%
$150,000 - $199,999	901	4.25%
More than $200,000	681	3.21%

Median Family Income	$61,368	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$73,992	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$31,331	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$47,713	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$47,713	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	89,616	-
With health insurance coverage	80,626	89.97%
Public coverage	34,261	38.23%
Private health insurance	57,907	64.62%
Without health insurance coverage	8,990	10.03%

Housing

There are 40,907 housing units in Portsmouth City Public Schools area, Virginia with 36,370 units (88.91%) occupied. 19,999 houses (54.99%) are occupied by owner and 16,371 houses (45.01%) are rented. The average housing value is $170,900 and the average rental cost is $1,048. 436 houses (1.07%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 9,518 houses (23.27%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,907	-
Occupied	36,370	88.91%
Owner Occupied	19,999	54.99%
Renter Occupied	16,371	45.01%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	24,863	60.78%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	3,853	9.42%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	11,831	28.92%
Mobile Homes	360	0.88%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,907	-
Built 2014 or later	436	1.07%
Built 2010 - 2013	815	1.99%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,729	6.67%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,250	7.94%
Built 1980 - 1989	4,331	10.59%
Built 1970 - 1979	6,596	16.12%
Built 1960 - 1969	6,170	15.08%
Built 1950 - 1959	7,062	17.26%
Built 1949 or earlier	9,518	23.27%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,907	-
1 room	393	0.96%
2 rooms	430	1.05%
3 rooms	2,592	6.34%
4 rooms	7,954	19.44%
5 rooms	8,866	21.67%
6 rooms	8,263	20.20%
7 rooms	5,479	13.39%
8 rooms	3,706	9.06%
9 rooms or more	3,224	7.88%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,907	-
no bedroom	445	1.09%
1 bedroom	3,196	7.81%
2 bedrooms	13,103	32.03%
3 bedrooms	17,318	42.34%
4 bedrooms	5,957	14.56%
5 bedrooms or more	888	2.17%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	19,999	-
Less than $50,000	401	2.01%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,741	8.71%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,212	26.06%
$150,000 - $199,999	5,340	26.70%
$200,000 - $299,999	5,537	27.69%
$300,000 - $499,999	1,358	6.79%
$500,000 - $999,999	338	1.69%
$1,000,000 or more	72	0.36%
Median House Value	$170,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	15,789	-
Less than $500	1,727	10.94%
$500 - $999	5,308	33.62%
$1,000 - $1,499	6,837	43.30%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,609	10.19%
$2,000 - $2,499	273	1.73%
$2,500 - $2,999	35	0.22%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$1,048	-

Demographic

A total of 95,097 people lives in Portsmouth City Public Schools area, Virginia with 45,704 male and 49,393 female. The males to female ratio is 48.06 to 51.94. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	95,097	-
Male	45,704	48.06%
Female	49,393	51.94%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	95,097	-
Under 5 years	7,109	7.48%
5 - 9 years	6,322	6.65%
10 - 14 years	5,609	5.90%
15 - 19 years	5,275	5.55%
20 - 24 years	7,172	7.54%
25 - 34 years	15,658	16.47%
35 - 44 years	11,189	11.77%
45 - 54 years	10,978	11.54%
55 - 59 years	6,153	6.47%
60 - 64 years	5,858	6.16%
65 - 74 years	7,937	8.35%
75 - 84 years	3,928	4.13%
85 years and older	1,909	2.01%
Median Age	35.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	95,097	-
One Race	91,661	96.39%
White	37,831	39.78%
Black or African American	50,274	52.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native	381	0.40%
Asian	1,328	1.40%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	293	0.31%
Other	1,554	1.63%

Two or more races	3,436	3.61%
White and Black or African American	1,442	1.52%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	344	0.36%
White and Asian	361	0.38%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	469	0.49%

Living in Portsmouth City Public Schools Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic