Portsmouth County Information
Portsmouth in
Virginia occupies
47 square miles and has a 2006 population of
101,377, a change from a 2000 population of
100,565 and
103,910 in 1990.
15.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.8% percent is 25-35, and
14% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
892 acts of violent crime reported in
Portsmouth in 2004, a change from
987 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,975 people:
4.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.4%.
Read more about
Portsmouth, Virginia in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Portsmouth | |
| State | Virginia | |
| Land Area | 47 sq. miles | Ranked 3,108 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 101,377 | Ranked 551 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 99,772 | |
| Population 2000 | 100,565 | Ranked 522 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 103,910 | Ranked 443 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 44.7% | |
| African American | 52.3% | |
| Asian American | .9% | |
| Native American | .5% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 8.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.8% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 13.5% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.3% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.1% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.1% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 892 | 987 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 8 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 31 | |
| Robberies | 344 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 509 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 5,414 | 5,560 |
| Burglaries | 1,245 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 3,587 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 582 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 45,435 | 42,693 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,975 | 1,446 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.3% | 3.4% |
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