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Portsmouth, NH
Demographic Data



Portsmouth Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Portsmouth Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

22,733

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.1%
5 - 17:
10.8%
18 - 24:
7.5%
25 - 34:
16.9%
35 - 54:
24.6%
55 - 64:
15.2%
Over 65 Years:
21.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.6%
2.6%
97.6%
97.6%
63.4%
63.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Portsmouth
USA
$69,569
$69,569
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Portsmouth
USA
$105,756
$105,756
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

5.5%

Employment Industries

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Professional, scientific, and technical services
Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Finance
Accommodation
Education
Administration
Other
Information Technology
Public Service
Construction
Wholesale
Arts
Transportation
14.2%
14.2%
12.3%
12.3%
11.3%
11.3%
11.1%
11.1%
8.8%
8.8%
7.3%
7.3%
7.3%
7.3%
4.0%
4.0%
3.9%
3.9%
3.5%
3.5%
3.1%
3.1%
3.0%
3.0%
2.5%
2.5%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
86.7%
86.7%
5.1%
5.1%
3.9%
3.9%
3.5%
3.5%
0.7%
0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
English
German
Italian
French
Scottish
French Canadian
Polish
European
Russian
Scots-Irish
Swedish
Dutch
Norwegian
Lithuanian
British
Welsh
Greek
Ukrainian
Finnish
22.5%
22.5%
22.1%
22.1%
9.9%
9.9%
9.7%
9.7%
5.5%
5.5%
5.2%
5.2%
4.5%
4.5%
2.9%
2.9%
2.8%
2.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
Pacific Island languages
Chinese
Korean
French
Russian
Other Asian languages
African languages
German/Yiddish
Tagalog
Arabic
Scandinavian languages
Vietnamese
Thai
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Other Indo-European
Serbo-Croatian
Hungarian
90.9%
90.9%
2.2%
2.2%
1.9%
1.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Portsmouth Residents

9.2%

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