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Portsmouth Population and Demographics

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Portsmouth Population: 20784 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 10099 48.59%
Female 10685 51.41%

Under 5 years 1009 4.85%
5 to 9 years 981 4.72%
10 to 14 years 997 4.8%
15 to 19 years 886 4.26%
20 to 24 years 1187 5.71%
25 to 34 years 4002 19.26%
35 to 44 years 3524 16.96%
45 to 54 years 2952 14.2%
55 to 59 years 1021 4.91%
60 to 64 years 841 4.05%
65 to 74 years 1629 7.84%
75 to 84 years 1215 5.85%
85 years and over 540 2.6%

Median age (years) 38.5

18 years and over 17219 82.85%
Male 8253 39.71%
Female 8966 43.14%
21 years and over 16769 80.68%
62 years and over 3893 18.73%
65 years and over 3384 16.28%
Male 1294 6.23%
Female 2090 10.06%

Race
One race 20501 98.64%
White 19443 93.55%
Black or African American 442 2.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native 44 0.21%
Asian 508 2.44%
Asian indian 141 0.68%
Chinese 113 0.54%
Filipino 24 0.12%
Japanese 22 0.11%
Korean 42 0.2%
Vietnamese 63 0.3%
Other Asian 103 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5 0.02%
Native Hawaiian 0 0%
Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0%
Samoan 4 0.02%
Other Pacific Islander 1 0%
Some other race 59 0.28%
Two or more races 283 1.36%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 20784 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 280 1.35%
Mexican 48 0.23%
Puerto Rican 88 0.42%
Cuban 22 0.11%
Other Hispanic or Latino 122 0.59%
Not Hispanic or Latino 20504 98.65%
White alone 19263 92.68%

Relationship
Total Population 20784 100.00%
In households 20177 97.08%
Householder 9875 47.51%
Spouse 3730 17.95%
Child 4210 20.26%
Own child under 18 years 3277 15.77%
Other relatives 588 2.83%
Under 18 years 186 0.89%
Nonrelatives 1774 8.54%
Unmarried partner 645 3.1%
In group quarters 607 2.92%
Institutionalized population 377 1.81%
Non-Institutionalized population 230 1.11%

Households by Type
Total Households 9875 100.0 %
Family households (families) 4862 49.24%
With own children under 18 years 1971 19.96%
Married-couple family 3730 37.77%
With own children under 18 years 1342 13.59%
Female householder, no husband present 850 8.61%
With own children under 18 years 502 5.08%
Non Family households 5013 50.76%
Householder living alone 3846 38.95%
Householder 65 years and over 1132 11.46%

Households with individuals under 18 years 2102 21.29%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 2308 23.37%

Average Household size 2.04
Average family size 2.75

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 10186 100.00%
Occupied housing units 9875 96.95%
Vacant housing units 311 3.05%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 80 0.79%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.3

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 9875 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 4936 49.98%
Renter-occupied housing units. 4939 50.02%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.27
Average household size of renter-occupied units 1.81

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.

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