Language Spoken At Home in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 19,333 | 100% |
English only | 18,687 | 96.7% |
Language other than English | 646 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 192 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 421 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 155 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 110 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 7 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 71 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 23 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 44 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 7 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,300 | 100% |
American | 1,764 | 8.7% |
Arab | 8 | 0.0% |
Czech | 22 | 0.1% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 424 | 2.1% |
English | 2,496 | 12.3% |
French (except Basque) | 455 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 39 | 0.2% |
German | 4,289 | 21.1% |
Greek | 7 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 47 | 0.2% |
Irish | 3,218 | 15.9% |
Italian | 478 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 69 | 0.3% |
Polish | 180 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 12 | 0.1% |
Russian | 18 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 224 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 391 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 37 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 34 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 78 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 404 | 2.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 10 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,202 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,458 | 54.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,654 | 20.2% |
Married-couple family | 2,932 | 35.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 933 | 11.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 278 | 3.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 109 | 1.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,248 | 15.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 612 | 7.5% |
Nonfamily households | 3,744 | 45.6% |
Householder living alone | 3,146 | 38.4% |
65 years and over | 1,370 | 16.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,194 | 26.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,434 | 29.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 19,258 | 100% |
Householder | 8,202 | 42.6% |
Spouse | 2,934 | 15.2% |
Child | 4,885 | 25.4% |
Other relatives | 1,447 | 7.5% |
Nonrelatives | 1,790 | 9.3% |
Unmarried partner | 583 | 3.0% |
Marital Status in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,930 | 100% |
Never married | 3,334 | 42.0% |
Now married, except separated | 3,213 | 40.5% |
Separated | 98 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 224 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 1,061 | 13.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 9,131 | 100% |
Never married | 2,680 | 29.4% |
Now married, except separated | 3,199 | 35.0% |
Separated | 342 | 3.7% |
Widowed | 1,392 | 15.2% |
Divorced | 1,518 | 16.6% |
Fertility in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 180 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 93 | 51.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 650 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 375 | 57.7% |
Less than 1 year | 98 | 15.1% |
1 or 2 years | 64 | 9.8% |
3 or 4 years | 24 | 3.7% |
5 or more years | 189 | 29.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 375 | 100% |
Who are female | 254 | 67.7% |
Who are married | 196 | 52.3% |
School Enrollment in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,371 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 327 | 6.1% |
Kindergarten | 272 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,690 | 31.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 839 | 15.6% |
College or graduate school | 2,243 | 41.8% |
Educational Attainment in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 13,696 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 890 | 6.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,093 | 15.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,301 | 31.4% |
Some college, no degree | 2,990 | 21.8% |
Associate's degree | 1,124 | 8.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,402 | 10.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 896 | 6.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 78.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.8% |
Veteran Status in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 16,392 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,665 | 10.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 19,759 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,964 | 25.1% |
Under 18 years | 3,902 | 100% |
With a disability | 569 | 14.6% |
18 to 64 years | 12,852 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,879 | 22.4% |
65 years and over | 3,005 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,516 | 50.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 20,142 | 100% |
Same house | 16,085 | 79.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,025 | 20.0% |
Same county | 2,820 | 14.0% |
Different county | 1,205 | 6.0% |
Same state | 827 | 4.1% |
Different state | 378 | 1.9% |
Abroad | 32 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,300 | 100% |
Native | 19,878 | 97.9% |
Born in United States | 19,836 | 97.7% |
State of residence | 15,699 | 77.3% |
Different state | 4,137 | 20.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 42 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 422 | 2.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 422 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 101 | 23.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 321 | 76.1% |
Year of Entry in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 464 | 100% |
Native | 42 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 42 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 422 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 422 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 422 | 100% |
Europe | 38 | 9.0% |
Asia | 85 | 20.1% |
Africa | 4 | 0.9% |
Oceania | 46 | 10.9% |
Latin America | 233 | 55.2% |
Northern America | 16 | 3.8% |