Portsmouth Population 2024

Portsmouth is a city in Virginia, State of United States, It is in southeast Virginia and across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk. Portsmouth population in 2024 is estimated to be 98,405, covers city area of 46.68 sq mi (120.91 sq km), ranks ninth largest city in Virginia State, three-hundred-thirty-fourth city in the United States. Portsmouth population as per 2020 census is 97,915 compared to 2010 population of 95,535 with the increase number of 2,380 people and growth of 2.5 percent.

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth

Below is the Portsmouth population by year:

Portsmouth Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Portsmouth population is 94,398, out of these 44,338 are male, 50,060 are female, The sex ratio of Portsmouth is 89. The median age of the Portsmouth population is 36.7, Portsmouth population by age are, under 18 years is 21,472, 16 years and over is 75,151, 18 years and over is 72,926, 21 years and over is 68,230, 65 years and over is 17,752. 47.0% are male, 53.0% are female, Population of Portsmouth by age percent-wise is, 22.7% are under 18 years old, 79.6% are 16 years and over, 77.3% are 18 years and over, 72.3% are 21 years and over, 15.1% are 65 years and over. There are total 40,906 housing units, The voting population of Portsmouth are 72,286, out of these 34,110 are male voters, 38,176 are female voters, 47.2% are male, 52.8% are female. Portsmouth population in 2023 is estimated to be 98,267, population in 2022 is estimated to be 98,150, and in 2021 is estimated to be 97,846.

Portsmouth Population by Race

White Population

White population in Portsmouth, Virginia are 37,612, percentage wise 39.8 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Portsmouth, Virginia are 50,972, percentage wise 54.0 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Portsmouth, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Portsmouth are 1,195, percentage wise 1.3 percent are asians.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Portsmouth, Virginia are 4,439. Percentage wise 4.7 percent are hispanics, out of these 1,496 are Mexican people, 1,808 are Puerto Ricans, 338 are Cubans, and 797 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Portsmouth native population is 92,686, out of these 60,247 born in the Virginia state and 31,497 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 1,712, out of these 1,072 are Naturalized US citizen, 20 are in Europe, 634 in Asia, 418 in Latin America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Portsmouth are 640, out of these 140 are from Europe, 337 are from Asia, 10 from Africa.