Portsmouth, VA Population

Overview

97,454

Total Population

35.5

Median age

51.63%

Female population %

93.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

53.4

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

4,689

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Portsmouth's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Portsmouth is 35.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Portsmouth's population under 18 was 23.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Portsmouth's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Portsmouth, 19.99% were under the age of 15, 21.08% aged 15 to 29, 44.12% aged 30 to 64, 12.97% aged 65 to 84, and 1.84% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,184 more females than males in Portsmouth:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.63% females and 48.37% males in Portsmouth, VA.
The Portsmouth, VA gender ratio is 93.7:100 i.e. 93.7 men to 100 women (0.937).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 4,169.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 4,022.

Portsmouth's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Portsmouth population: 38.14% are White, 52.21% are Black or African American, 0.35% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.52% are Asian, 0.08% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.89% are some other race and 5.81% are multiracial.
Portsmouth's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 4,689 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 92,765 (95.19% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Portsmouth is Black or African American with a population of 50,878 (52.21% of the total population).

Portsmouth's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 102,237 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Portsmouth's population decreased by 5,038 (5.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Portsmouth's population increased by 2,497 (2.62%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Portsmouth's population was lowest in year 2019 at 94,582.