Portsmouth City, VA

Welcome to Portsmouth City.

Portsmouth city has a population of 97.4 thousand and a total area (land and water combined) of 46.7 square miles.

Total GDP for the county increased 25%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $7.3 billion.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Portsmouth City voted for Democratic candidates every time and never voted for Republicans.

Democrat Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**

2000 George W. Bush Al Gore	62.86%	35.62%	++
2004 George W. Bush John Kerry	60.99%	38.48%	++
2008 Barack Obama John McCain	69.27%	29.97%	++
2012 Barack Obama Mitt Romney	70.77%	28%	++
2016 Donald Trump Hillary Clinton	65.87%	29.57%	++
2020 Joe Biden Donald Trump	69.38%	28.6%	++
2024 Donald Trump Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	25%

Government Enterprises	54%	15%
Private Industries	46%	37%
Agriculture	<1%	0%
Mining	<1%	0%
Utilities	<1%	-21%
Construction	5%	20%
Manufacturing	<1%	0%
– Durable	3%	117%
– Nondurable	<1%	0%
Trade	<1%	0%
– Wholesale	<1%	0%
– Retail	3%	45%
Transportation	5%	56%
Information	1%	32%
Finance & Insurance	1%	57%
Real Estate	9%	0%
Professional & Business Services	6%	77%
Educational Services	<1%	28%
Healthcare & Social Services	7%	8%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	<1%	69%
Accommodation & Food Services	1%	31%
Other Services²	2%	11%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
Automobile Dealers	20	99
Furniture & Home Furnishings	6	91
Electronics & Appliance	6	96
Grocery Stores	51	99
Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores	6	94
Health & Personal Care	23	97
Gasoline Stations	35	99
Clothing Stores	10	91
Shoe Stores	4	91
Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry
Sporting Goods	3	91
Book Stores & News Dealers
Department Stores	22	99
Florists	3	96
Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops
Pet & Pet Supplies
Bars & Taverns	8	97
Full-service restaurants	52	97
Limited-service restaurants	86	99
Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	17	93
Traveler Accommodation	8	96
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	14%	$369,900	N/A
Top 20%	40%	$258,100	More than $250,000
Next highest 20%	25%	$159,900	$187,500
Middle 20%	18%	$117,000	$137,000
Second lowest 20%	12%	$78,200	$98,700
Bottom 20%	5%	$32,200	$53,800
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		78%	$120,900
Self-Employment		8%	$42,100
Investment Income¹		23%	$21,700
Social Security		31%	$28,300
Supplemental Security		4%	$13,200
Public Assistance		1%	Below $10,000
Retirement		35%	$40,500
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	1%	6%	7%	8%
$25K – $49K	2%	8%	6%	8%
$50K – $99K	1%	13%	11%	6%
$100K – $199K	<1%	8%	8%	3%
$200K & more	<1%	1%	2%	1%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$64,300	$50,700
African-American		$40,600
Hispanic	$110,200
Asian	$109,000

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$59,300
Highschool & GED	$51,600	$47,300
Some College to Associate’s	$68,900	$42,200
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$105,600	$58,800
Graduate Degree	$113,500	$89,000

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$110,300	$65,600
STEM²	$110,400	$88,800
Gray-Collar³	$54,400
Pink-Collar⁴		$45,700
Sales⁵	$67,900	$25,800
Blue-Collar⁶	$51,200	Below $10,000
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche
Coastal Flooding	+	$
Cold Waves
Drought
Earthquake	+	$
Hail	+
Heat Waves	+	$
Hurricane	++	$$
Ice Storm	+	$
Landslide	+
Lightning	++	$
Riverine Flooding	+++	$
Strong Wind	+
Tornado	+++	$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+
Winter Weather	+
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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