COMPARING TWO PLACES
Greenup vs Portsmouth
PLACE A
Greenup, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Portsmouth, Virginia
Greenup is 99% smaller than Portsmouth. Portsmouth earns more, with a median household income $20,178 higher. Portsmouth has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -8%).
GREENUPPORTSMOUTHDIFFERENCE
Total population1,06996,777−99% vs Portsmouth
Population density6162,906−2,290
Population growth-7.8%2.5%−10.3 pts
Median age48.035.9+12.1
Male46.2%47.9%−1.7 pts
Female53.8%52.1%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born0.7%3.3%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.2%35.4%+54.8 pts
Black5.7%50.2%−44.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%5.4%−4.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other3.3%7.4%−4.1 pts
Median household income$40,313$60,491−$20,178
Per capita income$27,014$33,568−$6,554
Poverty rate15.9%17.3%−1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4680.449+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%24.3%−9.2 pts
Graduate degree8.1%8.9%−0.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.2%6.6%−0.4 pts
Labor force participation40.8%63.8%−23.0 pts
Median home value$143,000$246,900−$103,900
Median gross rent$890$1,300−$410
Owner-occupied66.5%57.9%+8.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%7.0%+6.3 pts
Rent-burdened households44.8%55.6%−10.8 pts
Average commute30.023.7+6.3
Worked from home0.0%8.7%−8.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Uninsured8.8%7.4%+1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025