Portsmouth Population and Demographics

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Portsmouth City, Virginia Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Portsmouth Population: 100565 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 48583 48.31% Female 51982 51.69%       Under 5 years 7171 7.13% 5 to 9 years 7294 7.25% 10 to 14 years 7167 7.13% 15 to 19 years 7337 7.3% 20 to 24 years 8012 7.97% 25 to 34 years 14105 14.03% 35 to 44 years 15180 15.09% 45 to 54 years 12369 12.3% 55 to 59 years 4315 4.29% 60 to 64 years 3761 3.74% 65 to 74 years 6879 6.84% 75 to 84 years 5422 5.39% 85 years and over 1553 1.54%       Median age (years) 34.5       18 years and over 74711 74.29% Male 35515 35.32% Female 39196 38.98% 21 years and over 69720 69.33% 62 years and over 16040 15.95% 65 years and over 13854 13.78% Male 5327 5.3% Female 8527 8.48%       Race     One race 98933 98.38% White 46096 45.84% Black or African American 50899 50.61% American Indian and Alaska Native 478 0.48% Asian 775 0.77% Asian indian 55 0.05% Chinese 93 0.09% Filipino 424 0.42% Japanese 35 0.03% Korean 70 0.07% Vietnamese 46 0.05% Other Asian 52 0.05% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 67 0.07% Native Hawaiian 9 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 23 0.02% Samoan 10 0.01% Other Pacific Islander 25 0.02% Some other race 618 0.61% Two or more races 1632 1.62%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 100565 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1748 1.74% Mexican 530 0.53% Puerto Rican 535 0.53% Cuban 87 0.09% Other Hispanic or Latino 596 0.59% Not Hispanic or Latino 98817 98.26% White alone 45403 45.15%       Relationship     Total Population 100565 100.00% In households 95751 95.21% Householder 38170 37.96% Spouse 15704 15.62% Child 28805 28.64% Own child under 18 years 20941 20.82% Other relatives 7618 7.58% Under 18 years 3927 3.9% Nonrelatives 5454 5.42% Unmarried partner 2063 2.05% In group quarters 4814 4.79% Institutionalized population 1798 1.79% Non-Institutionalized population 3016 3%       Households by Type     Total Households 38170 100.0 % Family households (families) 25482 66.76% With own children under 18 years 11698 30.65% Married-couple family 15704 41.14% With own children under 18 years 6259 16.4% Female householder, no husband present 7977 20.9% With own children under 18 years 4591 12.03% Non Family households 12688 33.24% Householder living alone 10503 27.52% Householder 65 years and over 4118 10.79%       Households with individuals under 18 years 13987 36.64% Households with individuals 65 years and over 10167 26.64%       Average Household size 2.51 Average family size 3.05       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 41605 100.00% Occupied housing units 38170 91.74% Vacant housing units 3435 8.26% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 121 0.29% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.9       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 38170 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 22356 58.57% Renter-occupied housing units. 15814 41.43%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.52 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.49

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Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.