Portsmouth, Ohio


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Portsmouth
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Population 2000:20,909
Population 2002:20,439
Area codes:740
Elevation:540 feet
Land area:10.8 square miles
Foreign born:1.1
County:Scioto
Industries:Educational,health and social services (27.2%), Retail trade (12.6%), Manufacturing (12.0%).
Population growth:-470 (-2.25%)
Races
White Non-Hispanic:91.0%
Black:5.0%
Two or more races:1.9%
American Indian:1.7%
Hispanic:0.9%
Marital Status
Now married:46.1%
Never married:24.4%
Divorced:15.2%
Widowed:11.5%
Separated:2.7%
Median
House value:$52,800
Household income:$23,004
Resident age:38.2 years
Portsmouth Compared to Ohio State Average
House age:above
Median house value:much below
Hispanic race population percentage:much below
Unemployed percentage:above
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher:below
Institutionalized population percentage:above
Foreign-born population percentage:much below
Median household income:below
Education
High school or higher:74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher:12.5%
Unemployed:10.2%
Graduate or professional degree:5.2%
Crime Statistics
2002 crime index:763.7 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 burglaries:484 (2301.0 per 100,000)
2002 auto thefts:183 (870.0 per 100,000)
2002 robberies:80 (380.3 per 100,000)
2002 assaults:68 (323.3 per 100,000)
2002 rapes:34 (161.6 per 100,000)
2002 murders:3 (14.3 per 100,000)
2002 larceny counts:1,424 (6770.0 per 100,000)
Ancestries
German:16.7%
United States:15.9%
Irish:12.4%
English:9.9%
French:2.5%
Italian:1.5%
 

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Portsmouth, Ohio ZIP Codes: 45662