Household Types in Portsmouth, Virginia (City)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Virginia and Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family234.856135%50.392728%34.856135%34.9%12,84112.8k21.718241%12.238356%21.718241%21.7%8,0015.882193%4.288782%5.882193%5.9%2,16731.585233%26.758329%31.585233%31.6%11,63611.6k5.958198%6.321804%5.958198%6.0%2,195
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Virginia and Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads44.285129%70.596822%44.285129%44.3%4,32445.995494%22.522858%45.995494%46.0%4,4919.719377%6.880320%9.719377%9.7%949

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Virginia and Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Virginia
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children226.503800%29.107191%26.503800%26.5%9,76473.382193%70.664797%73.382193%73.4%27,03427.0k
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Virginia and Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Virginia
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3White4Hispanic5Mixed3Other3Black3-11.886305%-2.067183%-26.614987%-3.359173%-7.683408%-3.981198%-16.928356%-5.623393%-43.927649%44%56.072351%65.783645%56.072351%56%387-11.099425%-5.704387%-31.850523%-7.838891%-8.527764%-3.538225%-27.449916%-6.560308%-56.493225%56%43.506775%53.923787%43.506775%44%16,16316.2k-10.638298%-3.436989%-36.006547%-6.873977%-15.253947%-8.384166%-13.954854%-7.549093%-56.955810%57%43.044190%54.857940%43.044190%43%611-24.784854%-4.475043%-28.055077%-4.819277%-15.818652%-5.502213%-24.339985%-8.993905%-62.134251%62%37.865749%45.345245%37.865749%38%581-36.448598%-16.588785%-14.719626%-3.504673%-17.686249%-9.349735%-14.624033%-6.643187%-71.261682%71%28.738318%51.696797%28.738318%29%428-31.044456%-5.993573%-31.810391%-4.445635%-25.507228%-5.625922%-30.973484%-5.058775%-73.294055%73%26.705945%32.834591%26.705945%27%18,67018.7k
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4non-Hispanic 5White Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Neighborhood in Portsmouth

Married Household Types by Neighborhood#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
20%31%41%51%61%72%

Single Female Household Types by Neighborhood#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%8%15%23%31%39%

Single Male Household Types by Neighborhood#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.2%6.5%9.7%13.0%16.3%

One-Person Household Types by Neighborhood#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
11%18%24%30%37%44%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Neighborhood#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.0%6.0%9.0%12.0%15.0%

With Children Household Types by Neighborhood#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
13%21%28%35%42%50%
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Map of Household Types by Tract in Portsmouth

Married Household Types by Tract#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
10%20%29%38%47%57%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
1%12%22%32%42%53%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.6%2.8%4.9%7.1%9.2%11.4%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
11%21%30%39%48%58%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.2%6.4%9.7%12.9%16.1%

With Children Household Types by Tract#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
7%16%25%33%42%51%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Portsmouth

Married Household Types by Block Group#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%14%28%43%57%72%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%12%23%35%46%58%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%5.0%9.9%14.9%19.8%24.8%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
11%22%33%45%56%67%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%4.7%9.4%14.1%18.8%23.6%
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Household Types by Neighborhood in Portsmouth

There are 35 neighborhoods that are fully or partially contained within Portsmouth (28 fully and 7 partially). This section compares all 35 of those to each other, Portsmouth, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portsmouth.

Married by Neighborhood#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Portsmouth, selected neighborhoods in Portsmouth, and entities that contain Portsmouth
0%20%40%60%Count#N Siesta GdnsHatton PointWise BeachW Branch SCavalier FrstPeachtreeMayflower PkSterling PtW Branch NDeep Crk NVirginiaBelvedereUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticVirginia BeachMerrifieldsHunters PointWest NorfolkPark ManorWaterviewOregon AcresShea TerraceEdgefieldNottingham-WestmorelandNottingham-West…Lynn ShoresWesthavenHighlandsPort NorfolkCavalier MnrPortsmouthPortsmouthTwin PinesEbony HeightsHattonsvilleSimonsdaleCradockChurchland SWBrightonPrentis ParkTruxtonMt. Herman71.171171%71.171171%71%259260160.354478%60.354478%60%246260.354478%60.354478%60%21360.321321%60.321321%60%3,000457.386218%57.386218%57%339340556.162791%56.162791%56%237238654.436860%54.436860%54%5960752.380691%52.380691%52%320321852.039229%52.039229%52%3,6293,630950.918926%50.918926%51%3,6971050.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M48.805461%48.805461%49%3751148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k46.603527%46.603527%47%3943951245.829751%45.829751%46%1371345.829751%45.829751%46%261445.076644%45.076644%45%5111543.859649%43.859649%44%2462471642.389636%42.389636%42%1651741.893253%41.893253%42%1781841.718373%41.718373%42%2322331940.627613%40.627613%41%1542040.305887%40.305887%40%1701712138.634668%38.634668%39%6726732237.143960%37.143960%37%8042335.661561%35.661561%36%3892434.948058%34.948058%35%9622534.856135%34.856135%35%12,84112.8k34.856135%34.856135%35%12,84112.8k34.210526%34.210526%34%52632.567050%32.567050%33%822732.157969%32.157969%32%13142830.389190%30.389190%30%3302928.875191%28.875191%29%5165173023.643179%23.643179%24%2222233123.404198%23.404198%23%78793223.198432%23.198432%23%3733743322.362130%22.362130%22%1551563420.388149%20.388149%20%13935
Count number of this household type
# rank of neighborhood out of 35 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Virginia Beach Area

There are 26 places in the Virginia Beach Area. This section compares Portsmouth to all of the places in the Virginia Beach Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portsmouth.

Married by Place#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Portsmouth, selected other places in the Virginia Beach Area, and entities that contain Portsmouth
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Bethel ManorSunburyGwynnMoyockCarrolltonPoquosonSmithfieldGatesvilleChesapeakeGloucester PtSuffolkVirginiaVirginia BchWindsorUnited StatesSouthBenns ChurchSouth AtlanticVirginia BeachCoinjockRushmereYorktownGloucester CourthouseGloucester Courth…Newport NewsHamptonWilliamsburgNorfolkPortsmouthPortsmouthCamptownMathewsCarrsville86.500888%86.500888%87%974182.978723%82.978723%83%78272.115385%72.115385%72%225371.153846%71.153846%71%814466.140530%66.140530%66%1,299560.563991%60.563991%61%2,792657.745611%57.745611%58%1,875756.097561%56.097561%56%92854.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k952.685162%52.685162%53%2,0701052.062002%52.062002%52%16,52516.5k1150.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k1249.733191%49.733191%50%4661348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.777778%47.777778%48%1291447.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k46.268657%46.268657%46%621544.935065%44.935065%45%1731643.119266%43.119266%43%471741.685912%41.685912%42%3611838.083960%38.083960%38%26,37226.4k1937.911883%37.911883%38%20,34220.3k2037.540523%37.540523%38%1,7372134.886170%34.886170%35%30,47930.5k2234.856135%34.856135%35%12,84112.8k34.856135%34.856135%35%12,84112.8k2327.428571%27.428571%27%962426.910299%26.910299%27%812521.985816%21.985816%22%3126
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 26 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares Portsmouth to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portsmouth. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 23,008.

Married by Place#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Portsmouth, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Portsmouth
0%20%40%60%Count#Linton HallSouth RidingBurkeMcLeanChantillyAshburnDale CityCentrevilleShort PumpLeesburgManassasOaktonW SpringfieldFairfaxMechanicsvilleChesapeakeLake RidgeSpringfieldHerndonW Falls ChurchTuckahoeSuffolkAnnandaleVirginiaLincolniaVirginia BchSterlingCave SpringUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticVirginia BeachMarumscoRestonSalemFair OaksTysons CornerStauntonWinchesterNewport NewsHamptonArlingtonLynchburgAlexandriaNorfolkPortsmouthPortsmouthBailey's CrossroadsHarrisonburgRoanokeDanvilleFredericksburgCharlottesvilleBlacksburgPetersburgRichmond76.177965%76.177965%76%8,698172.509205%72.509205%73%6,499272.083425%72.083425%72%9,781371.829058%71.829058%72%12,06812.1k464.870015%64.870015%65%4,766562.074689%62.074689%62%10,47210.5k660.989804%60.989804%61%12,68112.7k760.604831%60.604831%61%14,93014.9k860.496454%60.496454%60%5,971960.382916%60.382916%60%9,8401060.152856%60.152856%60%7,4771157.375450%57.375450%57%7,6471255.304659%55.304659%55%4,6291355.261916%55.261916%55%4,6841455.164728%55.164728%55%7,9201554.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k1654.189100%54.189100%54%8,2531753.307512%53.307512%53%5,2301853.188961%53.188961%53%4,0281952.366984%52.366984%52%5,1772052.075348%52.075348%52%9,5102152.062002%52.062002%52%16,52516.5k2251.166307%51.166307%51%7,1072350.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M50.340737%50.340737%50%3,9892450.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k2549.794239%49.794239%50%4,7192648.526817%48.526817%49%5,5012748.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k46.153846%46.153846%46%5,5082845.718666%45.718666%46%11,62911.6k2944.473161%44.473161%44%4,4743043.587571%43.587571%44%6,1723141.794523%41.794523%42%4,3043240.710777%40.710777%41%4,2273339.231786%39.231786%39%4,1573438.083960%38.083960%38%26,37226.4k3537.911883%37.911883%38%20,34220.3k3637.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k3737.253377%37.253377%37%10,53610.5k3836.051893%36.051893%36%24,53824.5k3934.886170%34.886170%35%30,47930.5k4034.856135%34.856135%35%12,84112.8k34.856135%34.856135%35%12,84112.8k4134.407895%34.407895%34%3,1384233.712258%33.712258%34%5,6054333.384265%33.384265%33%14,20214.2k4433.361926%33.361926%33%6,2234532.538214%32.538214%33%3,3424632.330367%32.330367%32%5,8134729.473382%29.473382%29%4,1084826.436433%26.436433%26%3,4834923.803368%23.803368%24%21,17521.2k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Portsmouth to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portsmouth. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Married by Place#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Portsmouth, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Portsmouth
0%20%40%Count#PlanoChesapeakeLaredoGarlandVirginiaVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticVirginia BeachArlingtonAmarilloFort WorthIrvingHialeahCorpus ChristiOklahoma CitySan AntonioJacksonvilleLexington-FayetteCharlotteFayettevilleLubbockHuntsvilleLouisvilleColumbusRaleighHoustonWinston-SalemArlingtonTulsaAustinLittle RockNashville-DavidsonDurhamGreensboroSt. PetersburgDallasMontgomeryNorfolkPortsmouthPortsmouthMobileAugusta-Richmond Co consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…TampaShreveportOrlandoMiamiBaton RougeMemphisNew OrleansWashingtonBirminghamBaltimoreAtlantaRichmond57.647663%57.647663%58%60,63960.6k154.635292%54.635292%55%45,11445.1k252.048011%52.048011%52%35,21135.2k352.045659%52.045659%52%39,25739.3k450.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k548.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k746.072479%46.072479%46%34,45334.5k845.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k945.179817%45.179817%45%38,15338.2k1045.017748%45.017748%45%31,70631.7k1144.685855%44.685855%45%51,87051.9k1243.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k1342.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1441.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1540.472481%40.472481%40%51,17351.2k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.877534%39.877534%40%31,45531.5k1839.758089%39.758089%40%36,42036.4k1939.753750%39.753750%40%31,80331.8k2038.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k2138.926330%38.926330%39%28,59128.6k2238.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2338.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2438.147093%38.147093%38%36,01236.0k2537.872243%37.872243%38%38,14038.1k2637.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2737.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2836.800040%36.800040%37%29,33029.3k2936.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k3036.452715%36.452715%36%37,57437.6k3136.339868%36.339868%36%41,55941.6k3235.370683%35.370683%35%37,69137.7k3335.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3435.239021%35.239021%35%28,29228.3k3534.886170%34.886170%35%30,47930.5k3634.856135%34.856135%35%12,84112.8k34.856135%34.856135%35%12,84112.8k34.784891%34.784891%35%26,51226.5k3733.919853%33.919853%34%24,03924.0k3833.493392%33.493392%33%48,47848.5k3932.709529%32.709529%33%25,23925.2k4031.002645%31.002645%31%33,64533.6k4130.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4229.478636%29.478636%29%25,87925.9k4329.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4426.805042%26.805042%27%41,50641.5k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.279667%24.279667%24%21,96822.0k4724.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4824.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4923.803368%23.803368%24%21,17521.2k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Portsmouth to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Portsmouth. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Portsmouth, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Portsmouth
0%20%40%Count#San JoseVirginiaVirginia BchEl PasoUnited StatesSouthColorado SpgsMesaSouth AtlanticVirginia BeachArlingtonFort WorthSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandPortsmouthPortsmouthSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.392728%50.392728%50%1,557,2251.56M50.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.436341%47.436341%47%11,048,42911.0M46.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.856135%34.856135%35%12,84112.8k34.856135%34.856135%35%12,84112.8k34.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Portsmouth. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

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Portsmouth
Metro Area:
Virginia Beach Area
ZIP Codes:
23701, 23702, 23703, 23704, 23707, 23708, 23709
Unified School District:
Portsmouth
Neighborhoods:
Belvedere, Brighton, Cavalier Forest, Cavalier Manor, Churchland Southwest, Cradock, Deep Creek North, Ebony Heights, Edgefield, Hatton Point, Hattonsville, Highlands, Hunters Point, Lynn Shores, Mayflower Park, Merrifields, Mt. Herman, North Siesta Gardens, Nottingham-Westmoreland, Oregon Acres, Park Manor, Peachtree, Port Norfolk, Prentis Park, Shea Terrace, Simonsdale, Sterling Point, Truxton, Twin Pines, Waterview, West Norfolk, Western Branch North, Western Branch South, Westhaven, Wise Beach
Congressional District:
VA-3
State Senate Districts:
VA-2, VA-14, VA-18
State House Districts:
VA-79, VA-80
Neighboring Cities:
Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Suffolk
Nearby Cities:
Poquoson, Virginia Beach
Nearby Towns:
Smithfield, Windsor
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Benns Church, Bethel Manor, Carrollton, Moyock, Rushmere, Yorktown