Humidity & wind
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Population
96,777
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$246,900
Owner-occupied units
Portsmouth, VA
Virginia · 36.859° N, 76.357° W · 33 sq mi
Portsmouth is a city in Virginia, with a population of 96,777 and about 2,906 residents per square mile. The median household earns $60,491 a year, and the median home is worth $246,900.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
33 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,906
People per square mile
Rank by population
#373
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#416
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$60,491
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,300
Per month
Homeownership
57.9%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
23.7 min
One way
People
Median age
35.9
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
24.3%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
3.3%
Households
40,288
2.34 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 23.3%
Retail trade 13.5%
Manufacturing 12.9%
Professional & business services 9.6%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Virginia
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Richmond
Nickname
The Old Dominion
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Cities near Portsmouth
- Norfolk, VA8 mi · 231,013
- Chesapeake, VA13 mi · 255,332
- Hampton, VA13 mi · 137,315
- Newport News, VA18 mi · 183,230
- Virginia Beach, VA19 mi · 453,737
- Suffolk, VA19 mi · 104,699
- Richmond, VA77 mi · 237,257
- Rocky Mount, NC101 mi · 55,120
Cities about the same size
- Manteca, CA96,693
- Chino, CA96,957
- North Port, FL96,551
- Norwalk, CA97,104
- Greenville, NC96,443
- Bellingham, WA96,395
- Lawrence, KS96,367
- Kirkland, WA97,410
More in Virginia
- Arlington236,254
- Alexandria160,662
- Roanoke99,111
- Lynchburg81,347
- Centreville71,706
- Dale City71,016
- Reston64,414
- Harrisonburg50,839
Wealthiest person in Virginia
Name
Jacqueline Mars
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$39B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
The Plains
Source of wealth
Candy, pet food
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Virginia · private sector
Employer
Inova Health System
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Virginia
Company
RTX
Revenue
$80.7B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Arlington
Ticker
RTX
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.