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Census Tract 2129, Portsmouth, VA

4,708 Population
1.7 square miles 2,826.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±1.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Portsmouth: 35.9 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Portsmouth city: 35.9 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$42,082 ±$5,221 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Portsmouth: $33,568 ±$1,291
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Portsmouth city: $33,568 ±$1,291
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
$70,909 ±$13,502 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Portsmouth: $60,491 ±$1,948
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Portsmouth city: $60,491 ±$1,948
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458

7.5% ±3.5% (353  ±175) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Portsmouth: 17.3% 16,414 (±1.7% / ±1,594)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Portsmouth city: 17.3% 16,414 (±1.7% / ±1,594)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 837,363 (±0.2% / ±13,899)

27.7 minutes ±3.8 (65,105  ±17,883) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Portsmouth: 23.7 981,175 (±0.8 / ±45,065)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Portsmouth city: 23.7 981,175 (±0.8 / ±45,065)
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)

Families

2,084 ±254 Number of households
  • Portsmouth: 40,288 ±452
  • Portsmouth city: 40,288 ±452
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
2.3 ±0.3 (4,704  ±852) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Portsmouth: 2.3 94,465 (±0 / ±107)
  • a little less than the figure in Portsmouth city: 2.3 94,465 (±0 / ±107)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,469,077

2.5% ±4.1% (29  ±48) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Portsmouth: 5.3% † 1,255 (±1.5% / ±364)
  • about half the rate in Portsmouth city: 5.3% † 1,255 (±1.5% / ±364)
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,021 (±0.2% / ±2,978)

Housing

2,240 ±246 Number of housing units
  • Portsmouth: 43,318 ±67
  • Portsmouth city: 43,318 ±67
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486

$239,100 ±$26,514 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Portsmouth: $246,900 ±$5,361
  • a little less than the amount in Portsmouth city: $246,900 ±$5,361
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $383,700 ±$1,024

14.7% ±6.6% (686  ±330.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Portsmouth: 13.7% † 13,182 (±1.5% / ±1,417.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Portsmouth city: 13.7% † 13,182 (±1.5% / ±1,417.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,126,399 (±0.2% / ±13,158)

Social

94.3% ±0.7% (3,298  ±568) 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)
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 91.6% 5,501,058 (±0.3% / ±19,683.4)
20.4% ±5.9% (715  ±240.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Portsmouth: 24.3% 16,026 (±1.4% / ±890.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Portsmouth city: 24.3% 16,026 (±1.4% / ±890.1)
  • about half 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

0.8% ±0.8% (38  ±40) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Portsmouth: 3.3% 3,168
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Portsmouth city: 3.3% 3,168
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,142,826

9.8% ±3.3% (364  ±134) 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)
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 9.4% 629,500 (±0.1% / ±6,297)
364 Total veterans ±134 348 Male ±134 16 Female ±26

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