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Portsmouth, VA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Portsmouth is $23,219, which is lower than the state average of $33,958 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Portsmouth median household income is $46,239, which has grown by 37.04% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 38.81% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Portsmouth residents spend 24.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #340

Portsmouth, VA	23,219 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Portsmouth, VA	28,762 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Portsmouth, VA	33,761 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Portsmouth, VA	23,857 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #311

Portsmouth, VA	46,239 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Portsmouth, VA	57,080 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #139

Portsmouth, VA	37.04%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Portsmouth, VA		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.61%	$10,405, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.28%	$14,379, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.83%	$2,779, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.15%	$22,323, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Portsmouth, VA	54,858 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Portsmouth, VA	64,403 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Portsmouth, VA	Virginia	U.S.
White	$54,588, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$37,535, see rank	$44,288	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,833, see rank	$60,459	$42,396
Asian	$39,797, see rank	$94,223	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$39,583, see rank	$54,801	$37,170
One Race, Other	$39,583, see rank	$54,333	$40,300
Two or More Races	$50,192, see rank	$65,164	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Portsmouth, VA	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$31,752, see rank	$30,558	$25,788
25 to 44	$49,540, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,995, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$35,836, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Portsmouth, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	75,643, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	35,915, 47.48%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	24,456, 68.09%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,095, 5.83%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	22,361, 62.26%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	19,860, 88.82%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,501, 11.18%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	11,459, 31.91%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	39,728, 52.52%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	23,712, 59.69%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	499, 1.26%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	23,213, 58.43%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	20,910, 90.08%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,303, 9.92%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	16,016, 40.31%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Portsmouth, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	42,482, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	34,385, 80.94%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,741, 8.81%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	905, 2.13%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	1,414, 3.33%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	797, 1.88%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,240, 2.92%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Portsmouth, VA	24.6 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Portsmouth, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	40,770	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	19,860, 48.71%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,124, 25.80%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,189, 16.06%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,957, 14.89%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	30, 0.15%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,809, 14.14%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,047, 20.38%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	20,910, 51.29%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,272, 34.78%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,918, 23.52%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,195, 34.41%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	133, 0.64%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,189, 5.69%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Portsmouth, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	40,770, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	73, 0.18%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	2,660, 6.52%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,734, 11.61%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	801, 1.96%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	4,840, 11.87%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,017, 4.95%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	669, 1.64%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,993, 4.89%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,822, 9.37%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	9,110, 22.34%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,962, 9.72%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,076, 10.00%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,013, 4.94%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Portsmouth, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	16,886	18.19%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,430	14.49%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.