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Population (2000): 16,408
Land Area (2000): 57.059 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 90.063 square kilometers
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Area Code(s): 401
Alias(es) (2003): PORTSMOUTH

Portsmouth Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	16,811	2002	17,500	2005	17,238
2000	17,879	2003	17,565	2006	16,992
2001	17,322	2004	17,626	2007	16,853

Current Forecast from the National Weather Service

: 7,080
Portsmouth Population - Urban/Rural

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	16,086	97.95%
Rural, Farm	0	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	336	2.05%

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: 4,408
: $198,577,000 / $49,664,000
Portsmouth Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	8,876	8,420	456	5.14%	52
1991	8,635	8,000	635	7.35%	74
1992	8,900	8,192	708	7.95%	80
1993	8,874	8,220	654	7.37%	74
1994	8,566	8,027	539	6.29%	63
1995	8,190	7,734	456	5.57%	56
1996	8,570	8,166	404	4.72%	48
1997	9,048	8,622	426	4.70%	48
1998	8,858	8,508	350	3.95%	40
1999	9,275	8,988	287	3.10%	32
2000	9,212	8,900	312	3.38%	34
2001	9,152	8,839	313	3.42%	34
2002	9,287	8,903	384	4.14%	41
2003	9,391	9,005	386	4.11%	41
2004	9,167	8,798	369	4.02%	40
2005	9,260	8,886	374	4.04%	40
2006	9,439	9,049	390	4.13%	41
2007	9,453	9,085	368	3.89%	39
2008	9,324	8,791	534	5.72%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	8,454	7,965	489	5.78%	58
Feb 1990	8,408	7,939	469	5.58%	56
Mar 1990	8,503	8,062	441	5.19%	52
Apr 1990	8,599	8,221	378	4.40%	44
May 1990	8,842	8,451	391	4.42%	44
Jun 1990	9,340	8,941	399	4.27%	43
Jul 1990	9,570	9,146	424	4.43%	44
Aug 1990	9,437	8,989	448	4.75%	47
Sep 1990	9,195	8,709	486	5.29%	53
Oct 1990	8,911	8,423	488	5.48%	55
Nov 1990	8,720	8,199	521	5.97%	60
Dec 1990	8,537	7,996	541	6.34%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	8,399	7,650	749	8.92%	89
Feb 1991	8,372	7,621	751	8.97%	90
Mar 1991	8,361	7,657	704	8.42%	84
Apr 1991	8,288	7,669	619	7.47%	75
May 1991	8,532	7,930	602	7.06%	71
Jun 1991	9,016	8,407	609	6.75%	68
Jul 1991	9,245	8,630	615	6.65%	67
Aug 1991	9,078	8,435	643	7.08%	71
Sep 1991	8,915	8,310	605	6.79%	68
Oct 1991	8,655	8,073	582	6.72%	67
Nov 1991	8,411	7,866	545	6.48%	65
Dec 1991	8,349	7,753	596	7.14%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	8,318	7,513	805	9.68%	97
Feb 1992	8,292	7,552	740	8.92%	89
Mar 1992	8,331	7,586	745	8.94%	89
Apr 1992	8,734	8,020	714	8.17%	82
May 1992	9,036	8,299	737	8.16%	82
Jun 1992	9,540	8,772	768	8.05%	81
Jul 1992	9,793	9,038	755	7.71%	77
Aug 1992	9,634	8,947	687	7.13%	71
Sep 1992	9,228	8,621	607	6.58%	66
Oct 1992	8,843	8,194	649	7.34%	73
Nov 1992	8,649	8,002	647	7.48%	75
Dec 1992	8,402	7,764	638	7.59%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	8,509	7,706	803	9.44%	94
Feb 1993	8,468	7,687	781	9.22%	92
Mar 1993	8,405	7,673	732	8.71%	87
Apr 1993	8,445	7,820	625	7.40%	74
May 1993	8,848	8,218	630	7.12%	71
Jun 1993	9,456	8,755	701	7.41%	74
Jul 1993	9,662	8,990	672	6.96%	70
Aug 1993	9,499	8,871	628	6.61%	66
Sep 1993	9,186	8,554	632	6.88%	69
Oct 1993	8,841	8,315	526	5.95%	59
Nov 1993	8,673	8,142	531	6.12%	61
Dec 1993	8,499	7,914	585	6.88%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	8,345	7,542	803	9.62%	96
Feb 1994	8,256	7,552	704	8.53%	85
Mar 1994	8,258	7,527	731	8.85%	89
Apr 1994	8,294	7,713	581	7.01%	70
May 1994	8,665	8,178	487	5.62%	56
Jun 1994	9,182	8,690	492	5.36%	54
Jul 1994	9,296	8,817	479	5.15%	52
Aug 1994	9,191	8,679	512	5.57%	56
Sep 1994	8,815	8,370	445	5.05%	50
Oct 1994	8,333	7,944	389	4.67%	47
Nov 1994	8,161	7,744	417	5.11%	51
Dec 1994	7,993	7,569	424	5.30%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	7,767	7,149	618	7.96%	80
Feb 1995	7,677	7,120	557	7.26%	73
Mar 1995	7,695	7,178	517	6.72%	67
Apr 1995	7,796	7,391	405	5.19%	52
May 1995	8,144	7,719	425	5.22%	52
Jun 1995	8,587	8,167	420	4.89%	49
Jul 1995	8,952	8,516	436	4.87%	49
Aug 1995	8,811	8,354	457	5.19%	52
Sep 1995	8,595	8,168	427	4.97%	50
Oct 1995	8,296	7,869	427	5.15%	51
Nov 1995	8,028	7,653	375	4.67%	47
Dec 1995	7,932	7,526	406	5.12%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	7,759	7,228	531	6.84%	68
Feb 1996	7,769	7,270	499	6.42%	64
Mar 1996	7,834	7,383	451	5.76%	58
Apr 1996	8,117	7,743	374	4.61%	46
May 1996	8,548	8,178	370	4.33%	43
Jun 1996	9,206	8,847	359	3.90%	39
Jul 1996	9,537	9,154	383	4.02%	40
Aug 1996	9,375	8,988	387	4.13%	41
Sep 1996	9,051	8,671	380	4.20%	42
Oct 1996	8,735	8,413	322	3.69%	37
Nov 1996	8,513	8,123	390	4.58%	46
Dec 1996	8,397	7,990	407	4.85%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	8,229	7,659	570	6.93%	69
Feb 1997	8,297	7,733	564	6.80%	68
Mar 1997	8,457	7,907	550	6.50%	65
Apr 1997	8,841	8,419	422	4.77%	48
May 1997	9,177	8,752	425	4.63%	46
Jun 1997	9,760	9,337	423	4.33%	43
Jul 1997	9,829	9,451	378	3.85%	38
Aug 1997	9,884	9,508	376	3.80%	38
Sep 1997	9,562	9,225	337	3.52%	35
Oct 1997	9,046	8,707	339	3.75%	37
Nov 1997	8,818	8,485	333	3.78%	38
Dec 1997	8,675	8,286	389	4.48%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	8,282	7,754	528	6.38%	64
Feb 1998	8,325	7,794	531	6.38%	64
Mar 1998	8,343	7,838	505	6.05%	61
Apr 1998	8,551	8,197	354	4.14%	41
May 1998	8,846	8,501	345	3.90%	39
Jun 1998	9,416	9,109	307	3.26%	33
Jul 1998	9,632	9,325	307	3.19%	32
Aug 1998	9,432	9,182	250	2.65%	27
Sep 1998	9,170	8,930	240	2.62%	26
Oct 1998	8,917	8,658	259	2.90%	29
Nov 1998	8,772	8,475	297	3.39%	34
Dec 1998	8,609	8,330	279	3.24%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	8,528	8,032	496	5.82%	58
Feb 1999	8,521	8,099	422	4.95%	50
Mar 1999	8,523	8,163	360	4.22%	42
Apr 1999	8,887	8,650	237	2.67%	27
May 1999	9,225	8,978	247	2.68%	27
Jun 1999	9,919	9,663	256	2.58%	26
Jul 1999	10,210	9,945	265	2.60%	26
Aug 1999	10,020	9,778	242	2.42%	24
Sep 1999	9,658	9,461	197	2.04%	20
Oct 1999	9,404	9,179	225	2.39%	24
Nov 1999	9,252	9,010	242	2.62%	26
Dec 1999	9,151	8,892	259	2.83%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	9,273	8,818	455	4.91%	49
Feb 2000	9,211	8,815	396	4.30%	43
Mar 2000	9,217	8,832	385	4.18%	42
Apr 2000	9,185	8,930	255	2.78%	28
May 2000	9,096	8,818	278	3.06%	31
Jun 2000	9,216	8,943	273	2.96%	30
Jul 2000	9,201	8,916	285	3.10%	31
Aug 2000	9,251	8,929	322	3.48%	35
Sep 2000	9,161	8,885	276	3.01%	30
Oct 2000	9,183	8,926	257	2.80%	28
Nov 2000	9,274	8,994	280	3.02%	30
Dec 2000	9,270	8,991	279	3.01%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	9,262	8,789	473	5.11%	51
Feb 2001	9,189	8,786	403	4.39%	44
Mar 2001	9,152	8,766	386	4.22%	42
Apr 2001	9,091	8,811	280	3.08%	31
May 2001	9,030	8,775	255	2.82%	28
Jun 2001	9,178	8,881	297	3.24%	32
Jul 2001	9,169	8,869	300	3.27%	33
Aug 2001	9,124	8,860	264	2.89%	29
Sep 2001	9,142	8,888	254	2.78%	28
Oct 2001	9,135	8,867	268	2.93%	29
Nov 2001	9,160	8,898	262	2.86%	29
Dec 2001	9,192	8,882	310	3.37%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	9,127	8,656	471	5.16%	52
Feb 2002	9,188	8,762	426	4.64%	46
Mar 2002	9,174	8,757	417	4.55%	45
Apr 2002	9,153	8,790	363	3.97%	40
May 2002	9,194	8,809	385	4.19%	42
Jun 2002	9,291	8,917	374	4.03%	40
Jul 2002	9,330	8,959	371	3.98%	40
Aug 2002	9,385	9,000	385	4.10%	41
Sep 2002	9,383	9,024	359	3.83%	38
Oct 2002	9,379	9,020	359	3.83%	38
Nov 2002	9,435	9,088	347	3.68%	37
Dec 2002	9,402	9,050	352	3.74%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	9,478	8,975	503	5.31%	53
Feb 2003	9,424	8,961	463	4.91%	49
Mar 2003	9,372	8,939	433	4.62%	46
Apr 2003	9,347	8,999	348	3.72%	37
May 2003	9,334	8,975	359	3.85%	38
Jun 2003	9,466	9,070	396	4.18%	42
Jul 2003	9,399	9,020	379	4.03%	40
Aug 2003	9,404	9,031	373	3.97%	40
Sep 2003	9,332	9,018	314	3.36%	34
Oct 2003	9,343	9,021	322	3.45%	34
Nov 2003	9,432	9,057	375	3.98%	40
Dec 2003	9,364	8,993	371	3.96%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	9,236	8,723	513	5.55%	56
Feb 2004	9,148	8,694	454	4.96%	50
Mar 2004	9,125	8,679	446	4.89%	49
Apr 2004	9,087	8,743	344	3.79%	38
May 2004	9,066	8,727	339	3.74%	37
Jun 2004	9,204	8,821	383	4.16%	42
Jul 2004	9,223	8,856	367	3.98%	40
Aug 2004	9,194	8,856	338	3.68%	37
Sep 2004	9,161	8,840	321	3.50%	35
Oct 2004	9,147	8,867	280	3.06%	31
Nov 2004	9,222	8,917	305	3.31%	33
Dec 2004	9,190	8,855	335	3.65%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	9,133	8,677	456	4.99%	50
Feb 2005	9,123	8,692	431	4.72%	47
Mar 2005	9,111	8,707	404	4.43%	44
Apr 2005	9,159	8,812	347	3.79%	38
May 2005	9,158	8,831	327	3.57%	36
Jun 2005	9,290	8,919	371	3.99%	40
Jul 2005	9,324	8,951	373	4.00%	40
Aug 2005	9,369	9,006	363	3.87%	39
Sep 2005	9,340	8,992	348	3.73%	37
Oct 2005	9,320	8,996	324	3.48%	35
Nov 2005	9,398	9,051	347	3.69%	37
Dec 2005	9,400	9,003	397	4.22%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	9,388	8,880	508	5.41%	54
Feb 2006	9,366	8,877	489	5.22%	52
Mar 2006	9,354	8,899	455	4.86%	49
Apr 2006	9,362	8,989	373	3.98%	40
May 2006	9,325	8,982	343	3.68%	37
Jun 2006	9,470	9,094	376	3.97%	40
Jul 2006	9,467	9,086	381	4.02%	40
Aug 2006	9,496	9,109	387	4.08%	41
Sep 2006	9,455	9,124	331	3.50%	35
Oct 2006	9,483	9,160	323	3.41%	34
Nov 2006	9,556	9,203	353	3.69%	37
Dec 2006	9,542	9,183	359	3.76%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	9,520	9,045	475	4.99%	50
Feb 2007	9,470	9,029	441	4.66%	47
Mar 2007	9,421	9,021	400	4.25%	42
Apr 2007	9,373	9,026	347	3.70%	37
May 2007	9,386	9,042	344	3.67%	37
Jun 2007	9,502	9,147	355	3.74%	37
Jul 2007	9,464	9,107	357	3.77%	38
Aug 2007	9,422	9,084	338	3.59%	36
Sep 2007	9,438	9,131	307	3.25%	33
Oct 2007	9,426	9,115	311	3.30%	33
Nov 2007	9,529	9,181	348	3.65%	37
Dec 2007	9,489	9,095	394	4.15%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	9,459	8,878	581	6.14%	61
Feb 2008	9,310	8,796	514	5.52%	55
Mar 2008	9,297	8,799	498	5.36%	54
Apr 2008	9,280	8,862	418	4.50%	45
May 2008	9,208	8,722	486	5.28%	53
Jun 2008	9,348	8,819	529	5.66%	57
Jul 2008	9,366	8,822	544	5.81%	58
Aug 2008	9,336	8,722	614	6.58%	66
Sep 2008	9,315	8,697	618	6.63%	66
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Portsmouth Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	638	14.17%
2.	Construction	383	8.51%
3.	Educational Services	343	7.62%
4.	Public Administration	284	6.31%
5.	Health Care	253	5.62%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	224	4.98%
7.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	217	4.82%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	151	3.35%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	148	3.29%
10.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	146	3.24%
11.	Finance and Insurance	139	3.09%
12.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	124	2.75%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	110	2.44%
14.	Repair and Maintenance	102	2.27%
15.	Other Transportation	83	1.84%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	80	1.78%
17.	Utilities	65	1.44%
18.	U.S. Postal Service	61	1.36%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	53	1.18%
20.	Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing	52	1.16%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	791	20.09%
2.	Health Care	713	18.11%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	371	9.42%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	272	6.91%
5.	Public Administration	187	4.75%
6.	Finance and Insurance	156	3.96%
7.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	122	3.10%
8.	Social Assistance	114	2.89%
9.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	80	2.03%
10.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	80	2.03%
11.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	77	1.96%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	71	1.80%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	70	1.78%
14.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	64	1.63%
15.	Food and Beverage Stores	63	1.60%
16.	Construction	59	1.50%
17.	Other Direct Selling Estab	44	1.12%
18.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	43	1.09%
19.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	40	1.02%
20.	Private Household Services	39	0.99%

Portsmouth Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Engineers	392	8.71%
2.	Computer Specialists	305	6.78%
3.	Other Management Occupations	276	6.13%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	215	4.78%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	191	4.24%
6.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	184	4.09%
7.	Top Executives	145	3.22%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	137	3.04%
9.	Carpenters	129	2.87%
10.	Other Production Occupations	108	2.40%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	103	2.29%
12.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	101	2.24%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	90	2.00%
14.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	83	1.84%
15.	Business Operations Specialists	79	1.76%
16.	Other Health Occupations	76	1.69%
17.	Postsecondary Teachers	75	1.67%
18.	Media and Communications Workers	74	1.64%
19.	Other Office and Admin Support	74	1.64%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	71	1.58%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	270	6.86%
2.	Other Management Occupations	226	5.74%
3.	Registered Nurses	215	5.46%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	205	5.21%
5.	Secretaries and Admins	198	5.03%
6.	Other Office and Admin Support	197	5.00%
7.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	167	4.24%
8.	Business Operations Specialists	125	3.17%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	117	2.97%
10.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	108	2.74%
11.	Health Technologists and Technicians	94	2.39%
12.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	93	2.36%
13.	Computer Specialists	84	2.13%
14.	Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses	84	2.13%
15.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	83	2.11%
16.	Waiters and Waitresses	83	2.11%
17.	Child Care Workers	72	1.83%
18.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	71	1.80%
19.	Other Healthcare Support	68	1.73%
20.	Cashiers	65	1.65%

Portsmouth Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	7,359	57.10%
15-35 hours	1,833	14.22%
1-14 hours	435	3.38%
No regular hours	3,260	25.30%

Portsmouth Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	92	1.13%
5 AM-5:29 AM	195	2.39%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	218	2.67%
6 AM-6:29 AM	502	6.15%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	979	11.99%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,464	17.93%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,437	17.60%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,093	13.39%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	677	8.29%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	475	5.82%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	80	0.98%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	52	0.64%
Noon-3:59 PM	525	6.43%
4 PM-11:59 PM	374	4.58%

Portsmouth Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	309	3.79%
5-9	983	12.04%
10-14	1,503	18.41%
15-19	1,422	17.42%
20-24	1,563	19.15%
25-29	479	5.87%
30-34	674	8.26%
35-39	100	1.23%
40-44	250	3.06%
45-59	527	6.46%
60-89	206	2.52%
At least 90	147	1.80%

Portsmouth Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	20	0.25%	6,239	76.43%
30-44	18	0.22%	1,006	12.32%
45-59	20	0.25%	507	6.21%
At least 60	24	0.29%	329	4.03%

Portsmouth Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	0	0.00%
Car / truck / van, carpool	591	6.98%
Car / truck / van, solo	7,275	85.91%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	81	0.96%
Public transportation	82	0.97%
Walked	134	1.58%
Worked at home	305	3.60%

Portsmouth Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portsmouth Family Information Back to top
: 6,559 (16,386 people)
: 4,659 (13,898 people)
: 2,275
: 9,527
Portsmouth Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	337	5.14%
$10,000-$14,999	206	3.14%
$15,000-$19,999	228	3.48%
$20,000-$24,999	255	3.89%
$25,000-$29,999	293	4.47%
$30,000-$34,999	321	4.89%
$35,000-$39,999	335	5.11%
$40,000-$44,999	302	4.60%
$45,000-$49,999	284	4.33%
$50,000-$59,999	739	11.27%
$60,000-$74,999	952	14.51%
$75,000-$99,999	941	14.35%
$100,000-$124,999	565	8.61%
$125,000-$149,999	334	5.09%
$150,000-$199,999	221	3.37%
$200,000 or more	246	3.75%

Portsmouth Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,567	23.99%
Family, 2 people	2,068	31.65%
Nonfamily, 2 people	255	3.90%
Family, 3 people	1,076	16.47%
Nonfamily, 3 people	34	0.52%
Family, 4 people	1,000	15.31%
Nonfamily, 4 people	16	0.24%
Family, 5 people	384	5.88%
Nonfamily, 5 people	3	0.05%
Family, 6 people	98	1.50%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	28	0.43%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	3	0.05%

Portsmouth Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	5,268	27.12%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,343	17.21%
Public Assistance	97	0.50%
Retirement	1,696	8.73%
Self Employment	748	3.85%
Social Security	1,858	9.56%
Supplemental Security	235	1.21%
Wage / Salary	5,152	26.52%
Other	1,030	5.30%

Portsmouth Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,298	57.72%
With children under 18	1,683	42.28%

Portsmouth Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	510	8.01%
Married	4,140	64.98%
Never Married	1,545	24.25%
Widowed	176	2.76%

Portsmouth Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	755	11.19%
Married	4,168	61.77%
Never Married	1,099	16.29%
Widowed	726	10.76%

Portsmouth Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portsmouth Education Information Back to top
Portsmouth Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	422	3.40%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	823	6.63%
High school diploma or equivalent	2,923	23.56%
Some college, no degree	2,332	18.80%
Associate degree	828	6.67%
Bachelors degree	3,102	25.01%
Graduate or professional degree	1,975	15.92%

Portsmouth Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	91	0.55%	161	0.98%	252	1.54%
Kindergarten	217	1.32%	69	0.42%	286	1.74%
Grades 1-4	732	4.46%	174	1.06%	906	5.52%
Grades 5-8	974	5.94%	139	0.85%	1,113	6.78%
Grades 9-12	837	5.10%	110	0.67%	947	5.77%
Undergrad college	384	2.34%	193	1.18%	577	3.52%
Graduate or professional school	202	1.23%	127	0.77%	329	2.01%
Total	3,437	20.95%	973	5.93%	4,410	26.88%

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Portsmouth Business Information Back to top
: 425

Portsmouth Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portsmouth Public Benefits Information Back to top
Portsmouth Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	15,817	96.85%
Below Poverty Level	514	3.15%

Portsmouth Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portsmouth Criminal Information Back to top
Portsmouth Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.130	0.892	0.000	2.022	0.119	2.855	13.087	0.238	16.299
2000	0.895	0.503	0.224	1.622	0.280	3.076	10.627	0.615	14.598
2001	0.866	0.058	0.000	0.924	0.115	2.540	13.220	0.750	16.626
2002	0.971	0.114	0.057	1.143	0.171	2.229	10.800	0.286	13.486
2003	0.626	0.228	0.114	0.968	0.057	3.530	10.589	0.797	14.916
2004	0.681	0.113	0.113	0.908	0.057	4.142	11.006	0.738	15.886
2005	0.232	0.058	0.116	0.406	0.174	3.713	9.978	1.102	14.793
2006	0.412	0.294	0.059	0.765	0.118	3.413	8.416	0.765	12.594
2007	0.593	0.178	0.000	0.771	0.000	1.899	10.918	0.890	13.707

Portsmouth Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	3	33
2005	3	33
2006	1	32
2007	3	31

Portsmouth Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	308
2000	290
2001	304
2002	256

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Portsmouth Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	2,103	12.82%
10-19 Years	2,215	13.50%
20-29 Years	1,191	7.26%
30-39 Years	2,451	14.94%
40-49 Years	2,993	18.24%
50-59 Years	2,457	14.97%
60-69 Years	1,360	8.29%
70-79 Years	1,101	6.71%
80-89 Years	454	2.77%
90+ Years	83	0.51%

Portsmouth Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	8,064	49.15%
Female	8,344	50.85%

Portsmouth Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	15,671	95.51%
Asian	213	1.30%
Hispanic/Latino	174	1.06%
African-American	162	0.99%
Multiracial	140	0.85%
Amerindian	22	0.13%
Other Race	20	0.12%
Pacific Islander	6	0.04%

Portsmouth Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Irish	4,081	20.87%
2.	English	3,071	15.70%
3.	Portuguese	2,440	12.48%
4.	German	1,953	9.99%
5.	Italian	1,758	8.99%
6.	French Non-Basque	1,479	7.56%
7.	Polish	846	4.33%
8.	French Canadian	682	3.49%
9.	United States Or American	440	2.25%
10.	Scottish	405	2.07%

Portsmouth Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	14,636	94.27%
2.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	243	1.57%
3.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	198	1.28%
4.	French	117	0.75%
5.	Tagalog	56	0.36%
6.	Italian	38	0.24%
7.	Vietnamese	31	0.20%
8.	Greek	28	0.18%
9.	Arabic	27	0.17%
10.	Hindi	24	0.15%

Portsmouth Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	15,768	96.02%
Naturalized immigrant	376	2.29%
Not a citizen	278	1.69%

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Portsmouth Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Portsmouth Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

02871