Portsmouth (city) County VA Data & Peer Group Rankings

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
Portsmouth (city) County VA Housing Affordability Index is 127 State of Virginia Housing Affordability Index is 126
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
Portsmouth (city) County VA Wealth Index is 58 State of Virginia Wealth Index is 124
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

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POPULATION
Total Population	95,162
Population in Households	92,208
Population in Familes	72,707
Population in Group Qrtrs	2,954
Population Density	2,828
Diversity Index¹	60

INCOME
Median Household Income	$51,184
Average Household Income	$62,222
Per Capita Income	$24,440
Wealth Index³	58

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	40,806 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	20,396 (50.0%)
Renter Occupied HU	16,699 (40.9%)
Vacant Housing Units	3,711 ( 9.1%)
Median Home Value	$184,590
Housing Affordability Index²	127

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	37,095
Average Household Size	2.49
Family Households	23,598
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

Portsmouth (city) County VA - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Portsmouth (city) County to the other 133 counties / independent cities and county equivalents in Virginia by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	-0.04%	-0.1%
Households	-0.07%	-0.15%
Families	-0.18%	-0.23%
Median Household Income		1.18%
Per Capita Income		2.14%

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 22	84th
Population Density	# 14	90th
Diversity Index	# 29	78th
Median Household Income	# 76	44th
Per Capita Income	# 91	32nd

Portsmouth (city) County VA Information

Portsmouth (city) County VA Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Portsmouth (city) County VA - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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