Virginia / Census place 5164000

Portsmouth

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Portsmouth city

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
96,777
2025 estimate
Annual change
-0.1%
Population estimate
Density
2,906/sq mi
33.3 sq mi land area
Median age
35.9 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$60,491
Median home value
$246,900
Median gross rent
$1,300
Bachelor’s degree or higher
24.3%
Typical commute
23.7 min
Public transit commute
1.6%

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: NORFOLK NAS (6 mi from place center)
Average high
69.7°F
Average low
53.1°F
Annual rainfall
45.7"
Annual snowfall
3"

Month by month

A year in Portsmouth.

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Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release.

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