Portsmouth, OH

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

2024 Population

72,627

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.1

1.23% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

21.8%

2.73% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$50,609

2.09% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Portsmouth, OH is home to a population of 72.6k people, from which 99.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.01% of Portsmouth, OH residents were born outside of the country (733 people).

In 2024, there were 33.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (66.8k people) in Portsmouth, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.02k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.67k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% 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 99.6%, 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)
66.8k ± 211
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
2.02k ± 190
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.67k ± 180

1.58%

Hispanic Population

1.14k people

1.58% of the people in Portsmouth, OH are hispanic (1.14k 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 MSA level, so we are showing data for Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
66,921 ± 6,333 people
Mexico
46,789 ± 5,300 people
China
32,961 ± 4,451 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,921 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 46,789 and China with 32,961.

Foreign-Born Population

1.01%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

733 people

0.848%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

620 people

As of 2024, 1.01% of Portsmouth, OH residents (733 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 0.848%, 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
1,795 ± 349
Gulf War (2001-)
569 ± 176
Gulf War (1990s)
469 ± 154

Portsmouth, OH has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.15 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 27.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Portsmouth, OH were Health Care & Social Assistance (6,071 people), Retail Trade (3,541 people), and Manufacturing (2,882 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($73,273), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($71,357), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,232).

Employment

Occupations

27.3k

2024 Value

± 1,320

−0.647%

1 Year decline

± 6.81%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Portsmouth, OH declined at a rate of −0.647%, from 27.5k employees to 27.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Portsmouth, OH, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,234 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,079 people), and Management Occupations (1,982 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

27.3k

2024 Value

± 1,320

−0.647%

1 Year decline

± 6.81%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Portsmouth, OH declined at a rate of −0.647%, from 27.5k employees to 27.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Portsmouth, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (6,071 people), Retail Trade (3,541 people), and Manufacturing (2,882 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

$50,173

Median earning men ± $4,008

$34,085

Median earning women ± $1,381

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($86,387), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,637), and Public Administration ($66,718).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($54,071), Wholesale Trade ($46,944), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($43,250).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

91
Other Services (except Public Administration)
87
Retail Trade
79
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$420k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$94.7k
Retail Trade
$93.5k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

The student population of Portsmouth, OH in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 1,377 male students and 2,080 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Portsmouth, OH are White (654 and 84.4%), Unknown (79 and 10.2%), Black or African American (21 and 2.71%), and Two or More Races (15 and 1.94%).

The largest universities in Portsmouth, OH by number of degrees awarded are Shawnee State University (576 and 73.5%), Scioto County Career Technical Center (185 and 23.6%), and Paramount Beauty Academy (23 and 2.93%).

The most popular majors in Portsmouth, OH are Registered Nursing (69 and 8.8%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (60 and 7.65%), and Other Health & Medical Administrative Services (38 and 4.85%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $9,448 for in-state students and $16,032 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 2024 was 3,457 (39.8% men and 60.2% 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 2024 there were 3,457 students enrolled in Portsmouth, OH, 39.8% men and 60.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,043 records, of which 62.9% were women and 37.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Health & Medical Administrative Services
38 degrees awarded
General Computer Programming
23 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
22 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Portsmouth, OH was Other Health & Medical Administrative Services with 38 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
576 degrees awarded
Scioto County Career Technical Center
185 degrees awarded
Paramount Beauty Academy
23 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Shawnee State University with 576 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 285 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Portsmouth, OH, which is 0.571 times less than the 499 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 654 degrees mean that there were 8.28 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 79 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 ($9,448) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,024) 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 $137,900 in 2024, which is 0.414 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $132,300 to $137,900, a 4.23% increase. The homeownership rate in Portsmouth, OH is 68.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Portsmouth, OH have an average commute time of 27.9 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

$137,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,406

$19,749

Median Property Taxes

±$1,139

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

68.4%

Homeownership

2024

59.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.4% of the housing units in Portsmouth, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69%.

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.

$50,609

Median Household Income

± $2,908

28.9k

Number of Households

± 1,318

In 2024, the median household income of the 28.9k households in Portsmouth, OH grew to $50,609 from the previous year's value of $49,571.

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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2024, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (84.4%)
Carpooled (7.38%)
Worked At Home (5.56%)

In 2024, 84.4% of workers in Portsmouth, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.38%) and those who worked at home (5.56%).

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

27.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Portsmouth, OH have a longer commute time (27.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.76% 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

21.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Portsmouth, OH (15.1k out of 69.4k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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

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

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