Portsmouth, OH

Census Place

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2024 Population

17,728

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

5.12% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

35.4%

5.54% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$34,713

1.72% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$103,300

8.74% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

6,141

0.987% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Portsmouth, OH reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.6% of the residents in Portsmouth, OH are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Portsmouth, OH are Shawnee State University (653 degrees awarded in 2023) and Paramount Beauty Academy (36 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Portsmouth, OH was $103,300, and the homeownership rate was 48.1%.

Most people in Portsmouth, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Portsmouth, OH was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Portsmouth, OH is home to a population of 17.7k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.31% of Portsmouth, OH residents were born outside of the country (410 people).

In 2024, there were 15.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15k people) in Portsmouth, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 990 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 628 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Portsmouth, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Portsmouth, OH was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Portsmouth, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Portsmouth, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
15k ± 403
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
990 ± 233
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
628 ± 186

3.71%

Hispanic Population

657 people

3.71% of the people in Portsmouth, OH are hispanic (657 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Portsmouth, OH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
66,106 ± 6,295 people
Mexico
45,962 ± 5,253 people
China
32,703 ± 4,434 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,106 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 45,962 and China with 32,703.

Foreign-Born Population

2.31%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

410 people

2.06%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

369 people

As of 2024, 2.31% of Portsmouth, OH residents (410 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Portsmouth, OH was 2.06%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Portsmouth, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
574 ± 250
Gulf War (1990s)
149 ± 82
Gulf War (2001-)
61 ± 53

Portsmouth, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.85 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Portsmouth, OH.

Economy

The economy of Portsmouth, OH employs 6.14k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Portsmouth, OH were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,531 people), Retail Trade (718 people), and Educational Services (681 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($80,486), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,521), and Public Administration ($72,800).

Employment

Occupations

6.14k

2024 Value

± 572

0.987%

1 Year growth

± 12.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Portsmouth, OH grew at a rate of 0.987%, from 6.08k employees to 6.14k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Portsmouth, OH, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (970 people), Sales & Related Occupations (609 people), and Management Occupations (544 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Portsmouth, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.14k

2024 Value

± 572

0.987%

1 Year growth

± 12.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Portsmouth, OH grew at a rate of 0.987%, from 6.08k employees to 6.14k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Portsmouth, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,531 people), Retail Trade (718 people), and Educational Services (681 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Portsmouth, OH, though some of these residents may live in Portsmouth, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,005

Median earning men ± $2,808

$33,497

Median earning women ± $4,602

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($75,685), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,158), and Information ($55,882).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($53,429), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,655), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,718).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 5.51M people employed in Ohio. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Ohio.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Portsmouth, OH. Showing the available data for Ohio.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43.9%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.489%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

Bernie Moreno

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Jon Husted

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Ohio over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Portsmouth, OH awarded 689 degrees. The student population of Portsmouth, OH in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,332 male students and 1,927 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Portsmouth, OH are White (584 and 87%), Unknown (32 and 4.77%), Black or African American (30 and 4.47%), and Two or More Races (10 and 1.49%).

The largest universities in Portsmouth, OH by number of degrees awarded are Shawnee State University (653 and 94.8%) and Paramount Beauty Academy (36 and 5.22%).

The most popular majors in Portsmouth, OH are Registered Nursing (65 and 9.43%), Other Health & Medical Administrative Services (48 and 6.97%), and Occupational Therapy (44 and 6.39%).

The median tuition cost in Portsmouth, OH for a public four year colleges is $9,622 for in-state students and $16,157 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2017 in Portsmouth, OH, the percentage of applicants admitted was 68.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 34.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 3,259 (40.9% men and 59.1% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 3,259 students enrolled in Portsmouth, OH, 40.9% men and 59.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,442 records, of which 49% were women and 51% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Biological Sciences
31 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
24 degrees awarded
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services
48 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Portsmouth, OH was General Biological Sciences with 31 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Portsmouth, OH according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Shawnee State University
653 degrees awarded
Paramount Beauty Academy
36 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Shawnee State University with 653 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 255 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Portsmouth, OH, which is 0.588 times less than the 434 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 584 degrees mean that there were 18.3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 32 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($9,622) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,524) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Portsmouth, OH was $103,300 in 2024, which is 0.31 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $95,000 to $103,300, a 8.74% increase. The homeownership rate in Portsmouth, OH is 48.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Portsmouth, OH have an average commute time of 20.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Portsmouth, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$103,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,517

$3,531

Median Property Taxes

±$442

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Portsmouth, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Portsmouth, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

48.1%

Homeownership

2024

64.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 48.1% of the housing units in Portsmouth, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 46.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Portsmouth, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$34,713

Median Household Income

± $4,317

7.33k

Number of Households

± 676

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.33k households in Portsmouth, OH declined from $34,713 from the previous year's value of $35,319.

The following chart displays the households in Portsmouth, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Portsmouth, OH is from Ohio.

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2023, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.453 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.645% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.6%)
Carpooled (12.9%)
Worked At Home (4.82%)

In 2024, 76.6% of workers in Portsmouth, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.9%) and those who worked at home (4.82%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Portsmouth, OH have a shorter commute time (20.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.82% of the workforce in Portsmouth, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Portsmouth, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Portsmouth, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Portsmouth, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

35.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Portsmouth, OH (5.93k out of 16.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Portsmouth, OH is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.5% of the population of Portsmouth, OH has health coverage, with 26.9% on employee plans, 42.7% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 8.77% on non-group plans, and 0.958% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Ohio see 1,328 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,328 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1535 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 286 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.1% under 18 years, 25.2% between 18 and 34 years, 34.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.2% were men and 52.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.46%

Uninsured

26.9%

Employer Coverage

42.7%

Medicaid

13.2%

Medicare

8.77%

Non-Group

0.958%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Portsmouth, OH grew by 44.2% from 5.18% to 7.46%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Portsmouth, OH changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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