Great Bay CC's Living Circumstances

Portsmouth School District Overview

Great Bay Community College located in Portsmouth School District area. A total of 10,063 households are located in Portsmouth School District area. Among them, 2,025 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.69 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 4,147 and 3,921 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4.58% (954) of residents are non-citizens and 9.46% (1,970) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Portsmouth School District, New Hampshire
Household	10,063
Population	20,819
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,025 (20.12%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	4,147
Total Students	3,921
Pre-Kindergarten	344
Kindergarten	176
Grade 1-8	1,481
Grade 9-12	699
College/Graduate School	1,221
Veterans	17,843
Non-citizen	954
Non-English Home Language	1,970
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

18,851 residents are over the age of 16 and 13,735 people are in labor force. Among them, 13,129 people are in civilian labor force and 606 are in armed labor force. 12,856 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 2.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Portsmouth School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,182	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	9,810	74.42%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	894	6.78%
Public transportation	175	1.33%
Walked	892	6.77%
Other method	212	1.61%
Worked from home	1,199	9.10%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,856	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	6,925	53.87%
Service	1,723	13.40%
Sales and office	2,846	22.14%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	422	3.28%
Production, transportation, and material moving	940	7.31%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,856	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	76	0.59%
Construction	317	2.47%
Manufacturing	1,249	9.72%
Wholesale trade	407	3.17%
Retail trade	1,405	10.93%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	381	2.96%
Information	326	2.54%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,460	11.36%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,182	16.97%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,883	22.43%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,308	10.17%
Other services, except public administration	425	3.31%
Public administration	437	3.40%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,856	-
Private wage and salary workers	10,412	80.99%
Government workers	1,567	12.19%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	877	6.82%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $112,839 for the 10,063 households in Portsmouth School District area, New Hampshire. The average income of a single worker is $50,483. 19,902 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.17%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	10,063	-
Less than $10,000	413	4.10%
$10,000 - $14,999	292	2.90%
$15,000 - $24,999	697	6.93%
$25,000 - $34,999	549	5.46%
$35,000 - $49,999	683	6.79%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,973	19.61%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,078	10.71%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,077	20.64%
$150,000 - $199,999	955	9.49%
More than $200,000	1,346	13.38%
Median Household Income	$83,923	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$112,839	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,106	-
Less than $10,000	110	2.15%
$10,000 - $14,999	90	1.76%
$15,000 - $24,999	229	4.48%
$25,000 - $34,999	90	1.76%
$35,000 - $49,999	263	5.15%
$50,000 - $74,999	773	15.14%
$75,000 - $99,999	505	9.89%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,370	26.83%
$150,000 - $199,999	613	12.01%
More than $200,000	1,063	20.82%

Median Family Income	$116,200	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$145,320	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$50,483	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$68,856	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$68,856	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	20,695	-
With health insurance coverage	19,902	96.17%
Public coverage	5,738	27.73%
Private health insurance	17,066	82.46%
Without health insurance coverage	793	3.83%

Housing

There are 10,615 housing units in Portsmouth School District area, New Hampshire with 10,063 units (94.80%) occupied. 5,237 houses (52.04%) are occupied by owner and 4,826 houses (47.96%) are rented. The average housing value is $425,600 and the average rental cost is $1,305. 113 houses (1.06%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 4,329 houses (40.78%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,615	-
Occupied	10,063	94.80%
Owner Occupied	5,237	52.04%
Renter Occupied	4,826	47.96%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	4,244	39.98%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	800	7.54%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	5,277	49.71%
Mobile Homes	294	2.77%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,615	-
Built 2014 or later	113	1.06%
Built 2010 - 2013	212	2.00%
Built 2000 - 2009	672	6.33%
Built 1990 - 1999	636	5.99%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,395	13.14%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,125	10.60%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,016	9.57%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,117	10.52%
Built 1949 or earlier	4,329	40.78%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,615	-
1 room	266	2.51%
2 rooms	559	5.27%
3 rooms	1,471	13.86%
4 rooms	2,253	21.22%
5 rooms	1,593	15.01%
6 rooms	1,473	13.88%
7 rooms	986	9.29%
8 rooms	837	7.89%
9 rooms or more	1,177	11.09%
Median Number of Rooms	5.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	10,615	-
no bedroom	298	2.81%
1 bedroom	1,904	17.94%
2 bedrooms	4,180	39.38%
3 bedrooms	2,581	24.31%
4 bedrooms	1,258	11.85%
5 bedrooms or more	394	3.71%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,237	-
Less than $50,000	126	2.41%
$50,000 - $99,999	45	0.86%
$100,000 - $149,999	5	0.10%
$150,000 - $199,999	217	4.14%
$200,000 - $299,999	794	15.16%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,055	39.24%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,662	31.74%
$1,000,000 or more	333	6.36%
Median House Value	$425,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,726	-
Less than $500	514	10.88%
$500 - $999	857	18.13%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,787	37.81%
$1,500 - $1,999	992	20.99%
$2,000 - $2,499	374	7.91%
$2,500 - $2,999	111	2.35%
$3,000 or more	91	1.93%
Median Rental Costs	$1,305	-

Demographic

A total of 21,775 people lives in Portsmouth School District area, New Hampshire with 10,706 male and 11,069 female. The males to female ratio is 49.17 to 50.83. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	21,775	-
Male	10,706	49.17%
Female	11,069	50.83%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	21,775	-
Under 5 years	809	3.72%
5 - 9 years	1,090	5.01%
10 - 14 years	865	3.97%
15 - 19 years	963	4.42%
20 - 24 years	1,389	6.38%
25 - 34 years	4,391	20.17%
35 - 44 years	2,889	13.27%
45 - 54 years	2,750	12.63%
55 - 59 years	1,509	6.93%
60 - 64 years	1,341	6.16%
65 - 74 years	2,258	10.37%
75 - 84 years	1,130	5.19%
85 years and older	391	1.80%
Median Age	39.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	21,775	-
One Race	21,271	97.69%
White	19,607	90.04%
Black or African American	540	2.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native	15	0.07%
Asian	1,048	4.81%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	61	0.28%

Two or more races	504	2.31%
White and Black or African American	186	0.85%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	157	0.72%
White and Asian	94	0.43%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%