MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Portsmouth Micro

Portsmouth, OH · 1 counties · 80,327 residents · 610 sq mi

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Portsmouth is a metro area of 80,327 people. 25.8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $37,000. About 8% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $17,595, about 42% below the national median. Renters pay $281 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

80,327

+1%vs 2000

vs 79,195 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

132 / sq mi

+1%vs 2000

vs 130 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

34.3

−7%vs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

610 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202473K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(5,314)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(6,128)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(6,255)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(6,194)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(4,851)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(12,411)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(11,294)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(8,104)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(7,847)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(6,696)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(3,939)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(1,294)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,595

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,008 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,253

−40%vs 2000

vs $15,408 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.8%

+6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,000

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $59,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$281

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $378 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.1% in 2000

30.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.5%(74,859)

Black2.7%(2,147)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(477)

Asian0.2%(189)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96%(77,115)

Black3.2%(2,573)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(257)

Asian0.2%(140)

Other0.6%(499)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(562)

Central American0.3%(207)

Puerto Rican0.3%(199)

Guatemalan0.2%(174)

Cuban0.1%(51)

Dominican0.1%(39)

Honduran0%(24)

Salvadoran0%(9)

Spaniard0%(5)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(185)

Asian Indian0.1%(66)

Filipino0.1%(45)

Japanese0.1%(43)

Thai0%(14)

Korean0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(18)

Ancestry

German14.3%(10,384)

English13.5%(9,801)

Irish12.5%(9,076)

American7.4%(5,403)

Scottish1.7%(1,218)

French1.7%(1,215)

Italian1.3%(968)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(773)

Welsh0.9%(657)

Dutch0.6%(447)

Polish0.5%(377)

British0.2%(147)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.2%(137)

Belgian0.2%(136)

Swiss0.2%(114)

Slovene0.1%(89)

West Indian0.1%(86)

Greek0.1%(74)

Russian0.1%(69)

Swedish0.1%(68)

Haitian0.1%(66)

Arab0.1%(65)

French Canadian0.1%(64)

Norwegian0.1%(55)

Hungarian0.1%(53)

Egyptian0.1%(44)

Ukrainian0.1%(37)

Ethiopian0%(27)

Jamaican0%(26)

Portuguese0%(22)

Slovak0%(19)

Canadian0%(14)

Nigerian0%(13)

Croatian0%(11)

Syrian0%(10)

Finnish0%(10)

Czech0%(8)

Danish0%(7)

Ghanaian0%(5)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(5)

Austrian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.5%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.8%

−10.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.1 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 17.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.1%(10,694)

Married48.9%(14,494)

Widowed4.3%(1,285)

Divorced10.6%(3,138)

Women 15+

Never married25.5%(7,684)

Married47%(14,180)

Widowed12.9%(3,900)

Divorced14.6%(4,413)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.7%

−9.1 ptssince 2013

from 14.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 46.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.9%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.6%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 55.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 52.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)14.4%(569)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.6%(615)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.4%(1,871)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(129)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,949 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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