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Portsmouth town, Newport County, RI

17,644 Population
23 square miles 766.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48 ±2.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Newport County: 46.9 ±0.4
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Rhode Island: 40.6 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$63,379 ±$3,789 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Newport County: $61,596 ±$2,569
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Rhode Island: $47,150 ±$573
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$117,467 ±$9,485 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Newport County: $103,514 ±$4,684
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Rhode Island: $87,796 ±$1,209
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.9% ±1.9% (859  ±323) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Newport County: 8.5% † 6,882 (±1% / ±808)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 11.2% 118,364 (±0.4% / ±4,269)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23 minutes ±1.8 (175,140  ±18,561) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Newport County: 22.8 826,070 (±1.1 / ±47,833)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Rhode Island: 25.5 12,151,820 (±0.2 / ±166,081)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

7,541 ±368 Number of households
  • Newport County: 36,868 ±642
  • Rhode Island: 441,570 ±1,908
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (17,294  ±26) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Newport County: 2.2 80,725 (±0 / ±38)
  • a little less than the figure in Rhode Island: 2.4 1,057,168
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.2% ±2.7% (172  ±91) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Newport County: 3.8% † 639 (±1.2% / ±207)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 4.5% 11,505 (±0.4% / ±892)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

8,612 ±397 Number of housing units
  • Newport County: 43,663 ±40
  • Rhode Island: 485,932 ±179
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$597,000 ±$36,271 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Newport County: $609,700 ±$17,442
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Rhode Island: $404,200 ±$4,032
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10% ±2.9% (1,736  ±497.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Newport County: 12.2% 10,242 (±1.1% / ±929.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Rhode Island: 11.1% 120,772 (±0.4% / ±4,702.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.9% ±5.9% (12,817  ±862) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Newport County: 95.6% 60,930 (±3% / ±1,900.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Rhode Island: 89.7% 703,088 (±0.9% / ±6,849.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
62.2% ±4.9% (8,227  ±687.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Newport County: 54.1% 34,479 (±2.2% / ±1,404.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Rhode Island: 37.7% 295,838 (±0.6% / ±4,306.2)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.9% ±2.3% (1,034  ±406) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Newport County: 7% 5,954
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Rhode Island: 15.3% 168,502
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11% ±2.4% (1,552  ±333) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Newport County: 8.4% 5,768 (±0.8% / ±529)
  • more than double the rate in Rhode Island: 5.1% 45,406 (±0.2% / ±1,802)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,552 Total veterans ±333 1,468 Male ±336 84 Female ±63

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