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Portsmouth VA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	100,565	242 (of 25,150) (99%)	9 (of 371) (98%)
Average Income	$33,742	13,194 (48%)	194 (48%)
Median House Value	$81,300	11,096 (56%)	222 (40%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	45.8%	23,309 (of 25,150) (7%)	356 (of 371) (4%)
% Black Population	50.6%	983 (96%)	17 (95%)
% Hispanic Population	1.7%	12,377 (51%)	158 (57%)
% Asian Population	0.8%	7,125 (72%)	133 (64%)
% American Indian Population	0.5%	9,268 (63%)	49 (87%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	75.2%	16,620 (of 25,150) (34%)	186 (of 371) (50%)
% College Graduates	13.8%	12,136 (52%)	240 (35%)
% Never Married	30.1%	3,523 (86%)	51 (86%)
% Married	44.9%	22,470 (11%)	328 (12%)
% Seperated	5.5%	801 (97%)	25 (93%)
% Divorced	10.4%	11,520 (54%)	152 (59%)
% Foreign Born	1.6%	12,805 (49%)	208 (44%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	41,605	225 (of 25,150) (99%)	10 (of 371) (97%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	12.8%	15,108 (40%)	202 (46%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	4.3%	15,499 (38%)	307 (17%)
Average Rooms in House	5.3	15,054 (40%)	268 (28%)
% Households with No Car	14.5%	3,073 (88%)	78 (79%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	13.7%	18,239 (27%)	297 (20%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,644 (86%)	50 (87%)
Median House Value	$81,300	11,096 (56%)	222 (40%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	7.8%	8,466 (66%)	124 (67%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.4%	5,197 (79%)	99 (73%)
Average Monthly Rent	$540	7,847 (69%)	132 (64%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	62.1%	12,687 (of 25,150) (50%)	180 (of 371) (51%)
% Drive Alone to Work	72.8%	18,607 (26%)	280 (25%)
% Take Public Transportation	3.0%	2,864 (89%)	63 (83%)
% Walk to Work	3.3%	9,680 (62%)	112 (70%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	23.8	12,586 (50%)	201 (46%)
% Households making less than $10,000	12.1%	9,644 (62%)	151 (59%)
% Households making over $200,000	0.6%	12,488 (50%)	237 (36%)
Median Household Income	$33,742	13,194 (48%)	194 (48%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	4.6%	6,845 (73%)	94 (75%)
Per Capita Income	$16,507	13,192 (48%)	256 (31%)
Male Worker Income	$30,122	15,103 (40%)	213 (43%)
Female Worker Income	$23,375	10,581 (58%)	169 (54%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	13.3%	6,739 (73%)	79 (79%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	16.2%	7,446 (70%)	99 (73%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Virginia Beach, Virginia	19 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.94

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Roanoke, Virginia	0.88
Beaumont, Texas	0.87
Killeen, Texas	0.87
Macon, Georgia	0.87
Fayetteville, North Carolina	0.86
Columbia, South Carolina	0.86
Tyler, Texas	0.86
North Charleston, South Carolina	0.86
Clarksville, Tennessee	0.85
Peoria, Illinois	0.85

Portsmouth VA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Armed Forces Population	4,458	47
Black or African American Population	50,899	80
Black Plus Other Race Population	51,767	83
Houses Worth Between $50,000 and $99,999	13,820	94
Separated People	4,348	97

Portsmouth VA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 371)
Solar or Energy Fueled Households	36	3
Boats, RV, Van (as a Housing Unit)	38	4
Houses with No Telephone Service	1,568	4
Houseowners with Costs as a Percent of income Not Computed	273	4
Grandparents Taking Care of Children Under 18	1,858	5

Portsmouth VA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Japanese Population	0.0%	23,990
Percent Slovak People	0.0%	23,954
Percent Vietnamese Population	0.0%	23,809
Percent Native Hawaiian Population	0.0%	23,664
Coal or Coke Fueled Households	0	23,647

Portsmouth VA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 371)
Percent White Population	45.8%	356
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	47.0%	356
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino (and White) Population	45.1%	352
Percent of Houseowners with Costs Less than 15 Percent of Income	29.4%	331
Percent Married People	44.9%	328

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Portsmouth VA	Roanoke, Virginia
Total Population	100,565	94,911
Average Age	34.5	37.6
Average Income	$33,742	$30,719
Median House Value	$81,300	$80,300
% White Population	45.8%	69.4%
% Black Population	50.6%	26.7%
% Asian Population	0.8%	1.2%
% Hispanic Population	1.7%	1.5%

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