Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA

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2024 Population

109,381

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

35.8

0.28% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.4%

2.88% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$61,572

1.98% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$251,000

7.04% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

50,452

0.0475% 1-year decline

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5.28% of the households in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA 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.

98.5% of the residents in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA was $251,000, and the homeownership rate was 59.5%.

Most people in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA was 2 cars per household.

Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA borders Chesapeake City (Northeast) PUMA, VA, Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA, Hampton City PUMA, VA, Newport News City PUMA, VA, Norfolk City (North) PUMA, VA, Norfolk City (South) PUMA, VA, and Isle of Wight, Southampton Counties, Suffolk & Franklin Cities PUMA, VA.

United States Virginia

Population & Diversity

Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA is home to a population of 109k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.27% of Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA residents were born outside of the country (3.58k people).

In 2024, there were 1.4 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (54.4k people) in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 38.9k White (Non-Hispanic) and 6.52k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA are Spanish (2,993 households), Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (468 households), and German (288 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

57,034

Women

52%

52,693

Men

48%

The resident population of United States in 2024 was 109,727 inhabitants, with 48% men, and 52% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA.

With the upper buttons you can add a filter by race.

Citizenship

98.5%

2024 Citizenship

98.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
54.4k ± 1.38k
White (Non-Hispanic)
38.9k ± 706
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
6.52k ± 967

5.58%

Hispanic Population

6.1k people

5.58% of the people in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA are hispanic (6.1k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
712 ± 653 people
Philippines
472 ± 532 people
Ethiopia
209 ± 355 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA was Mexico, the natal country of 712 Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA residents, followed by Philippines with 472 and Ethiopia with 209.

Foreign-Born Population

3.27%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.58k people

3.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.64k people

As of 2024, 3.27% of Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA residents (3.58k 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 & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA was 3.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
2,993 households (2.95%)
Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
468 households (0.461%)
German
288 households (0.284%)

5.28% of the households in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. 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.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA was Spanish. 2.95% of the households in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
4,473 ± 567
Vietnam
2,168 ± 271
Gulf War (1990s)
1,740 ± 327

Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.06 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA.

Health

92.3% of the population of Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA has health coverage, with 32.2% on employee plans, 23.3% on Medicaid, 11.7% on Medicare, 17.7% on non-group plans, and 7.32% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Virginia see 1,341 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,341 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1329 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 379 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,341 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Virginia

Primary care physicians in Virginia see an average of 1,341 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,341 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Virginia in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.5% under 18 years, 22.1% between 18 and 34 years, 36.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

7.75%

Uninsured

32.2%

Employer Coverage

23.3%

Medicaid

11.7%

Medicare

17.7%

Non-Group

7.32%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA grew by 3.16% from 7.51% to 7.75%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA employs 50.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA were Ship & boat building (3,347 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,094 people), and U. S. Navy (2,787 people), and the highest paying industries were Other professional, scientific & technical services ($138,267), Aircraft & parts manufacturing ($124,282), and Computer Systems Design ($116,834).

Males in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA have an average income that is 1.18 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,874. The income inequality in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA (measured using the Gini index) is 0.402, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

24,995

Women

49.5%

25,457

Men

50.5%

The workforce of Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA in 2024 was 50,452 people, with 49.5% woman, and 50.5% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

50.5k

2024 Value

−0.0475%

1 Year decline

± −0.0475%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA declined at a rate of −0.0475%, from 50.5k employees to 50.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,240 people), Customer service representatives (1,086 people), and Military, rank not specified (1,081 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (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

50.5k

2024 Value

−0.0475%

1 Year decline

± −0.0475%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA declined at a rate of −0.0475%, from 50.5k employees to 50.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA, are Ship & boat building (3,347 people), Restaurants & Food Services (3,094 people), and U. S. Navy (2,787 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA, though some of these residents may live in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,673

Median earning men ± $1,662

$37,331

Median earning women ± $2,009

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($81,394), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($78,625), and Manufacturing ($65,332).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($74,063), Public Administration ($63,036), and Manufacturing ($51,705).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% 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 10.8%.

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 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 & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA. Showing the available data for Virginia.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (51.8%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
Republican Party
Other (0.905%)
Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Virginia went to Kamala Harris with 51.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Other (0.905%).

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

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

Mark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Tim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

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 Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2024, 1.14% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.1% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA in 2024 were High School or Equivalent (27.2k), Some college (20.7k), and Bachelors Degree (12.8k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA was $251,000 in 2024, which is 0.754 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $234,500 to $251,000, a 7.04% increase. The homeownership rate in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA is 59.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA have an average commute time of 23.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$251,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$5,443

$26,482

Median Property Taxes

±$1,183

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 & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

59.5%

Homeownership

2024

65.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 59.5% of the housing units in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA 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.

$61,572

Median Household Income

± $1,803

44.5k

Number of Households

± 1,774

In 2024, the median household income of the 44.5k households in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA grew to $61,572 from the previous year's value of $60,374.

The following chart displays the households in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.402

2024 Wage GINI in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA

0.414

2023 Wage GINI in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA

In 2024, the income inequality in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA was 0.402 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.78% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.1%)
Carpooled (13.1%)
Worked At Home (8.26%)

In 2024, 71.1% of workers in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.1%) and those who worked at home (8.26%).

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

23.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.32% of the workforce in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA (18.6k out of 107k 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 35 - 44 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

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.