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| Portsmouth |
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| Population 2000: | 100,565 |
| Population 2002: | 99,790 |
| Land area: | 33.2 square miles |
| Elevation: | 10 feet |
| Foreign born: | 1.6 |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (20.7%), Manufacturing (14.0%), Retail trade (11.9%). |
| Population growth: | -775 (-0.77%) |
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| Races |
| Black: | 50.6% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 45.1% |
| Hispanic: | 1.7% |
| Two or more races: | 1.6% |
| American Indian: | 1.1% |
| Other race: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 44.9% |
| Never married: | 30.1% |
| Divorced: | 10.4% |
| Widowed: | 9.1% |
| Separated: | 5.5% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $81,300 |
| Household income: | $33,742 |
| Resident age: | 34.5 years |
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| Portsmouth Compared to Virginia State Average |
| House age: | above |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much below |
| Black race population percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | much below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 75.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 13.8% |
| Unemployed: | 7.7% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 4.7% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 643 (620.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 561.2 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 assaults: | 524 (505.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 425 (410.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 38 (36.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 11 (10.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 4,058 (3916.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 1,316 (1270.0 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| English: | 8.0% |
| United States: | 7.1% |
| Irish: | 6.3% |
| German: | 6.0% |
| Italian: | 2.3% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 1.5% |