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Census Tract 2109, Portsmouth, VA

3,650 Population
0.5 square miles 8,018.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.6 ±4.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Portsmouth: 35.9 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Portsmouth city: 35.9 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$51,231 ±$7,803 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Portsmouth: $33,568 ±$1,291
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Portsmouth city: $33,568 ±$1,291
  • about the same as the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
$57,880 ±$20,857 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Portsmouth: $60,491 ±$1,948
  • a little less than the amount in Portsmouth city: $60,491 ±$1,948
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458

21.3% ±9.9% (704  ±341) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Portsmouth: 17.3% 16,414 (±1.7% / ±1,594)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Portsmouth city: 17.3% 16,414 (±1.7% / ±1,594)
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 837,363 (±0.2% / ±13,899)

24 minutes ±6.3 (51,310  ±15,870) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Portsmouth: 23.7 981,175 (±0.8 / ±45,065)
  • about the same as the figure in Portsmouth city: 23.7 981,175 (±0.8 / ±45,065)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)

Families

2,053 ±272 Number of households
  • Portsmouth: 40,288 ±452
  • Portsmouth city: 40,288 ±452
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
1.6 ±0 (3,332  ±447) Persons per household
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Portsmouth: 2.3 94,465 (±0 / ±107)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Portsmouth city: 2.3 94,465 (±0 / ±107)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,469,077

6.5% ±10.3% (49  ±79) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Portsmouth: 5.3% † 1,255 (±1.5% / ±364)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Portsmouth city: 5.3% † 1,255 (±1.5% / ±364)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,021 (±0.2% / ±2,978)

Housing

2,432 ±224 Number of housing units
  • Portsmouth: 43,318 ±67
  • Portsmouth city: 43,318 ±67
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486

$319,200 ±$145,483 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Portsmouth: $246,900 ±$5,361
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Portsmouth city: $246,900 ±$5,361
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Virginia: $383,700 ±$1,024

22.6% ±8.9% (824  ±340.3) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Portsmouth: 13.7% † 13,182 (±1.5% / ±1,417.2)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Portsmouth city: 13.7% † 13,182 (±1.5% / ±1,417.2)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,126,399 (±0.2% / ±13,158)

Social

91.7% ±8.8% (2,732  ±476.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Portsmouth: 89% 58,672 (±2.8% / ±1,864.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Portsmouth city: 89% 58,672 (±2.8% / ±1,864.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.6% 5,501,058 (±0.3% / ±19,683.4)
42.7% ±8% (1,272  ±302.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Portsmouth: 24.3% 16,026 (±1.4% / ±890.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Portsmouth city: 24.3% 16,026 (±1.4% / ±890.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,532,890 (±0.2% / ±12,158.7)

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

1.9% ±1.7% (69  ±62) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Portsmouth: 3.3% 3,168
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Portsmouth city: 3.3% 3,168
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,142,826

9.3% ±3.9% (265  ±117) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Portsmouth: 12.8% 9,074 (±1% / ±686)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Portsmouth city: 12.8% 9,074 (±1% / ±686)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 9.4% 629,500 (±0.1% / ±6,297)
265 Total veterans ±117 235 Male ±107 30 Female ±40

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