Language Spoken At Home in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 88,717 | 100% |
English only | 84,767 | 95.5% |
Language other than English | 3,950 | 4.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 890 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 2,061 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 500 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,045 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 225 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 569 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 161 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 275 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 4 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 95,786 | 100% |
American | 10,191 | 10.6% |
Arab | 64 | 0.1% |
Czech | 189 | 0.2% |
Danish | 80 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 645 | 0.7% |
English | 6,506 | 6.8% |
French (except Basque) | 1,159 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 377 | 0.4% |
German | 5,666 | 5.9% |
Greek | 178 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 120 | 0.1% |
Irish | 6,706 | 7.0% |
Italian | 2,161 | 2.3% |
Lithuanian | 35 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 396 | 0.4% |
Polish | 885 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 47 | 0.0% |
Russian | 186 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 796 | 0.8% |
Scottish | 1,312 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 72 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,358 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 404 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 130 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 180 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 659 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 641 | 0.7% |
Households By Type in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 36,788 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 23,716 | 64.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,095 | 27.4% |
Married-couple family | 13,581 | 36.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,577 | 12.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,116 | 5.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,087 | 3.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 8,019 | 21.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,431 | 12.0% |
Nonfamily households | 13,072 | 35.5% |
Householder living alone | 11,057 | 30.1% |
65 years and over | 3,763 | 10.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 12,185 | 33.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 9,635 | 26.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 91,401 | 100% |
Householder | 36,788 | 40.2% |
Spouse | 13,609 | 14.9% |
Child | 27,381 | 30.0% |
Other relatives | 8,984 | 9.8% |
Nonrelatives | 4,639 | 5.1% |
Unmarried partner | 2,182 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 36,311 | 100% |
Never married | 14,471 | 39.9% |
Now married, except separated | 15,445 | 42.5% |
Separated | 1,394 | 3.8% |
Widowed | 1,137 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 3,864 | 10.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 40,322 | 100% |
Never married | 13,409 | 33.3% |
Now married, except separated | 14,742 | 36.6% |
Separated | 2,010 | 5.0% |
Widowed | 4,759 | 11.8% |
Divorced | 5,402 | 13.4% |
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 | 1,712 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 858 | 50.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 71 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 120 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,171 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,319 | 41.6% |
Less than 1 year | 171 | 5.4% |
1 or 2 years | 193 | 6.1% |
3 or 4 years | 155 | 4.9% |
5 or more years | 800 | 25.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,319 | 100% |
Who are female | 806 | 61.1% |
Who are married | 932 | 70.7% |
School Enrollment in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 25,129 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,249 | 8.9% |
Kindergarten | 1,115 | 4.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 9,644 | 38.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,107 | 20.3% |
College or graduate school | 7,014 | 27.9% |
Educational Attainment in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 62,604 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,521 | 5.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,533 | 12.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 18,468 | 29.5% |
Some college, no degree | 16,518 | 26.4% |
Associate's degree | 4,685 | 7.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 7,647 | 12.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,232 | 6.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.0% |
Veteran Status in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 69,140 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 10,571 | 15.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 90,123 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,863 | 15.4% |
Under 18 years | 22,655 | 100% |
With a disability | 960 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 54,990 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,320 | 13.3% |
65 years and over | 12,478 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,583 | 44.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 94,322 | 100% |
Same house | 76,418 | 81.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 17,748 | 18.8% |
Same county | 9,388 | 10.0% |
Different county | 8,360 | 8.9% |
Same state | 5,939 | 6.3% |
Different state | 2,421 | 2.6% |
Abroad | 156 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 95,786 | 100% |
Native | 93,166 | 97.3% |
Born in United States | 92,403 | 96.5% |
State of residence | 60,855 | 63.5% |
Different state | 31,548 | 32.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 763 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 2,620 | 2.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,620 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,503 | 57.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,117 | 42.6% |
Year of Entry in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,383 | 100% |
Native | 763 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 18 | 2.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 745 | 97.6% |
Foreign born | 2,620 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 18 | 0.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,602 | 99.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Portsmouth City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,620 | 100% |
Europe | 318 | 12.1% |
Asia | 789 | 30.1% |
Africa | 416 | 15.9% |
Oceania | 15 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 1,024 | 39.1% |
Northern America | 58 | 2.2% |