Occupations in Merrifields, Portsmouth, Virginia (Neighborhood)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Portsmouth and Merrifields
Merrifields
Portsmouth
0%5%10%15%CountAdministrativeProductionSales and RelatedManagementSocial ServiceTransportationEngineering1FacilitiesFood ServiceBusiness2Personal CareComputers & MathConstruction3Education4Health TechniciansMaterial MovingHealthcare5Repair6Healthcare SupportEntertainment7ScienceLaw EnforcementLegalFire FightingFarming816.223776%13.989438%16.223776%16.2%1948.363636%5.964954%8.363636%8.4%1007.776224%10.278445%7.776224%7.8%92937.552448%7.402784%7.552448%7.6%905.650350%2.282765%5.650350%5.7%67685.650350%4.553529%5.650350%5.7%67685.286713%2.275564%5.286713%5.3%634.783217%3.898224%4.783217%4.8%574.755245%6.394623%4.755245%4.8%56574.643357%3.727796%4.643357%4.6%55564.223776%3.641383%4.223776%4.2%50513.972028%1.949112%3.972028%4.0%47483.664336%7.225156%3.664336%3.7%43443.272727%5.213634%3.272727%3.3%393.160839%2.734037%3.160839%3.2%37382.573427%2.911666%2.573427%2.6%30312.321678%2.342775%2.321678%2.3%27281.846154%4.407105%1.846154%1.8%221.818182%3.835814%1.818182%1.8%21221.230769%1.231397%1.230769%1.2%14150.783217%0.477676%0.783217%0.8%90.447552%0.854537%0.447552%0.4%50.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.511282%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.817091%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.079213%0
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Engineering and architecture 2Business and finance 3Construction and extraction 4Education, training, and library 5Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 6Installation, maintenance, and repair 7Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 8Farming, fishing, and forestry

Relative Occupations#2

Percentage more or less common in Merrifields than in Portsmouth, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Portsmouth and Merrifields
Less Common
More Common
100%0%100%%ref.Social ServiceEngineering1Computers & MathScienceProductionBusiness2TransportationFacilitiesPersonal CareAdministrativeHealth TechniciansManagementEntertainment3Healthcare4Material MovingSales and RelatedFood ServiceEducation5Law EnforcementConstruction6Healthcare SupportRepair7LegalFire FightingFarming8147.522152%147.522152%147.5%5.650%5.65%2.283%2.28%132.325396%132.325396%132.3%5.287%5.29%2.276%2.28%103.786558%103.786558%103.8%3.972%3.97%1.949%1.95%63.963875%63.963875%64.0%0.783%0.78%0.478%0.48%40.212914%40.212914%40.2%8.364%8.36%5.965%5.96%24.560359%24.560359%24.6%4.643%4.64%3.728%3.73%24.087278%24.087278%24.1%5.650%5.65%4.554%4.55%22.702470%22.702470%22.7%4.783%4.78%3.898%3.90%15.993749%15.993749%16.0%4.224%4.22%3.641%3.64%15.971606%15.971606%16.0%16.224%16.2%13.989%14.0%15.610676%15.610676%15.6%3.161%3.16%2.734%2.73%2.021714%2.021714%2.0%7.552%7.55%7.403%7.40%-0.050982%-0.050982%0.1%1.231%1.23%1.231%1.23%-0.900493%-0.900493%0.9%2.322%2.32%2.343%2.34%-11.616693%-11.616693%11.6%2.573%2.57%2.912%2.91%-24.344353%-24.344353%24.3%7.776%7.78%10.278%10.3%-25.636826%-25.636826%25.6%4.755%4.76%6.395%6.39%-37.227524%-37.227524%37.2%3.273%3.27%5.214%5.21%-47.626306%-47.626306%47.6%0.448%0.45%0.855%0.85%-49.283647%-49.283647%49.3%3.664%3.66%7.225%7.23%-52.599841%-52.599841%52.6%1.818%1.82%3.836%3.84%-58.109603%-58.109603%58.1%1.846%1.85%4.407%4.41%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.511%0.51%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.817%1.82%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.079%0.08%
% percentage of occupation in Merrifields
ref. percentage of occupation in Portsmouth
1Engineering and architecture 2Business and finance 3Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 4Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 5Education, training, and library 6Construction and extraction 7Installation, maintenance, and repair 8Farming, fishing, and forestry

Sex Ratio by Occupation#3

Sex ratio by occupation among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Portsmouth and Merrifields
Female Male
Portsmouth
Merrifields
2x1x0x1x2xFMManagementEngineering1FacilitiesAll OccupationsSales and RelatedFood ServiceSocial Service-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x2.033708x1.099387x2.033708x2.03x29306061-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.661972x2.563910x1.661972x1.66x232439-1.060241x-1.000000x-1.060241x1.06x1.000000x1.122876x1.000000x292728-1.064088x-1.000000x-1.064088x1.06x1.000000x1.013630x1.000000x616617579-1.926316x-2.045519x-1.926316x1.93x1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x613132-2.148148x-1.286695x-2.148148x2.15x1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x383918-2.311475x-2.408602x-2.311475x2.31x1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x4720
F number of females employed in given occupation
M number of males employed in given occupation
1Engineering and architecture

Part Timers by Occupation#4

Part time and seasonal workers as a percentage of total workforce within an occupation.
Scope: population of Portsmouth and Merrifields
Merrifields
Portsmouth
0%20%40%60%80%PartFullFacilitiesFood ServiceHealthcare SupportPersonal CareSales and RelatedEducation1Material MovingAdministrativeAll OccupationsHealthcare2TransportationBusiness3ManagementSocial ServiceConstruction4ProductionComputers & MathEngineering5ScienceEntertainment6Health TechniciansLaw EnforcementRepair794.736842%47.536946%94.736842%94.7%54381.764706%56.118619%81.764706%81.8%461069.230769%42.052566%69.230769%69.2%156756.291391%53.526697%56.291391%56.3%282256.115108%47.664643%56.115108%56.1%52404153.846154%30.524862%53.846154%53.8%211834.782609%32.893652%34.782609%34.8%10112032.241379%26.733013%32.241379%32.2%626313129.734266%28.958233%29.734266%29.7%35535684021.686747%17.622951%21.686747%21.7%6212221.287129%24.037955%21.287129%21.3%145320.481928%17.450097%20.481928%20.5%114420.370370%15.110246%20.370370%20.4%18717210.396040%13.354364%10.396040%10.4%760617.633588%13.521595%7.633588%7.6%3404.347826%20.241449%4.347826%4.3%495960.000000%0.000000%0.0%25.862069%047480.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.856540%0630.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.557789%090.000000%0.000000%0.0%35.087719%014150.000000%0.000000%0.0%23.529412%037380.000000%0.000000%0.0%14.044944%050.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.180828%022
Part number of part time workers employed in given occupation
Full number of full time workers employed in given occupation
1Education, training, and library 2Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 3Business and finance 4Construction and extraction 5Engineering and architecture 6Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 7Installation, maintenance, and repair 8Farming, fishing, and forestry

Median Income by Occupation#5

For the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Portsmouth and Merrifields
Merrifields
Portsmouth
$0k$20k$40k$60k%CountHealthcare1Computers & MathEngineering2Business3ManagementTransportationSocial ServiceRepair4All OccupationsProductionSales and RelatedEntertainment5AdministrativeConstruction6Education7$79,183.000000$70,909.000000$79,183.000000$79.2k2.322%2.32%2728$73,854.000000$74,375.000000$73,854.000000$73.9k3.972%3.97%4748$64,510.000000$64,258.000000$64,510.000000$64.5k5.287%5.29%63$60,400.000000$54,737.000000$60,400.000000$60.4k4.643%4.64%5556$53,750.000000$54,646.000000$53,750.000000$53.8k7.552%7.55%90$50,511.000000$38,137.000000$50,511.000000$50.5k5.650%5.65%6768$44,149.000000$43,024.000000$44,149.000000$44.1k5.650%5.65%6768$43,864.000000$46,694.000000$43,864.000000$43.9k1.846%1.85%22$43,417.000000$40,823.000000$43,417.000000$43.4k100.000%100%1,1951,196$41,647.000000$46,809.000000$41,647.000000$41.6k8.364%8.36%100$41,094.000000$33,882.000000$41,094.000000$41.1k7.776%7.78%9293$40,536.000000$40,750.000000$40,536.000000$40.5k1.231%1.23%1415$40,436.000000$33,076.000000$40,436.000000$40.4k16.224%16.2%194$34,141.000000$41,071.000000$34,141.000000$34.1k3.664%3.66%4344$32,333.000000$48,639.000000$32,333.000000$32.3k3.273%3.27%39
% percent of the workforce employed in given occupation
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 2Engineering and architecture 3Business and finance 4Installation, maintenance, and repair 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Construction and extraction 7Education, training, and library 8Farming, fishing, and forestry

Occupations by Neighborhood in Portsmouth

There are 35 neighborhoods in Portsmouth. This section compares Merrifields to all of the neighborhoods in Portsmouth and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merrifields.

Management Occupations by Neighborhood#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Merrifields, selected other neighborhoods in Portsmouth, and entities that contain Merrifields
0%5%10%Count#Hatton Point NeighborhoodHatton PointWise Beach NeighborhoodWise BeachHunters Point NeighborhoodHunters PointCavalier Forest NeighborhoodCavalier FrstWest Norfolk NeighborhoodWest NorfolkMayflower Park NeighborhoodMayflower PkSterling Point NeighborhoodSterling PtNottingham-Westmoreland NeighborhoodNottingham-West…Belvedere NeighborhoodBelvedereVirginiaPeachtree NeighborhoodPeachtreeWestern Branch North NeighborhoodW Branch NLynn Shores NeighborhoodLynn ShoresSouth AtlanticZIP Code 23703ZIP 23703United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthWestern Branch South NeighborhoodW Branch SVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachShea Terrace NeighborhoodShea TerracePort Norfolk NeighborhoodPort NorfolkCradock NeighborhoodCradock213103Tract 213103Merrifields NeighborhoodMerrifieldsEdgefield NeighborhoodEdgefieldNorth Siesta Gardens NeighborhoodN Siesta GdnsTwin Pines NeighborhoodTwin PinesDeep Creek North NeighborhoodDeep Crk NPortsmouth CityPortsmouthPortsmouthPortsmouth City Public SchoolsPortsmouthCavalier Manor NeighborhoodCavalier MnrOregon Acres NeighborhoodOregon AcresHattonsville NeighborhoodHattonsvilleEbony Heights NeighborhoodEbony HeightsChurchland Southwest NeighborhoodChurchland SWWaterview NeighborhoodWaterviewWesthaven NeighborhoodWesthavenPrentis Park NeighborhoodPrentis ParkHighlands NeighborhoodHighlandsPark Manor NeighborhoodPark ManorSimonsdale NeighborhoodSimonsdaleBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonMt. Herman NeighborhoodMt. HermanTruxton NeighborhoodTruxton14.698537%14.698537%14.7%70114.698537%14.698537%14.7%6214.698537%14.698537%14.7%51414.698537%14.698537%14.7%102314.698537%14.698537%14.7%910513.466135%13.466135%13.5%18613.131401%13.131401%13.1%9697712.859796%12.859796%12.9%5354812.859796%12.859796%12.9%119911.730860%11.730860%11.7%473,511474k11.352657%11.352657%11.4%701010.890041%10.890041%10.9%9699701110.418376%10.418376%10.4%551210.390478%10.390478%10.4%2,952,3322.95M10.109890%10.109890%10.1%1,33410.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.765331%9.765331%9.8%604605139.704790%9.704790%9.7%76,03876.0k9.242762%9.242762%9.2%5152148.646106%8.646106%8.6%108109158.204582%8.204582%8.2%157167.552448%7.552448%7.6%2707.552448%7.552448%7.6%90177.552448%7.552448%7.6%5556187.552448%7.552448%7.6%31197.552448%7.552448%7.6%12207.504665%7.504665%7.5%726217.402784%7.402784%7.4%3,0847.402784%7.402784%7.4%3,0847.402784%7.402784%7.4%3,0846.938548%6.938548%6.9%198226.100796%6.100796%6.1%2930235.962854%5.962854%6.0%3245.399152%5.399152%5.4%21265.399152%5.399152%5.4%69255.174644%5.174644%5.2%3233274.663365%4.663365%4.7%104284.559839%4.559839%4.6%6566293.660076%3.660076%3.7%84302.880970%2.880970%2.9%3738312.880970%2.880970%2.9%3839322.821068%2.821068%2.8%910331.965177%1.965177%2.0%1213341.679104%1.679104%1.7%91035

Management Income by Neighborhood#31

Median income for the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Merrifields, selected other neighborhoods in Portsmouth, and entities that contain Merrifields
$0k$50k%Count#Western Branch South NeighborhoodW Branch SVirginiaWaterview NeighborhoodWaterviewMayflower Park NeighborhoodMayflower PkHattonsville NeighborhoodHattonsvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSouthVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachWestern Branch North NeighborhoodW Branch NBelvedere NeighborhoodBelvedereNottingham-Westmoreland NeighborhoodNottingham-West…Lynn Shores NeighborhoodLynn ShoresSterling Point NeighborhoodSterling PtWest Norfolk NeighborhoodWest NorfolkCavalier Forest NeighborhoodCavalier FrstHatton Point NeighborhoodHatton PointHunters Point NeighborhoodHunters PointWise Beach NeighborhoodWise BeachDeep Creek North NeighborhoodDeep Crk NSimonsdale NeighborhoodSimonsdalePark Manor NeighborhoodPark ManorPortsmouth CityPortsmouthPortsmouthPortsmouth City Public SchoolsPortsmouthTwin Pines NeighborhoodTwin Pines213103Tract 213103Merrifields NeighborhoodMerrifieldsEdgefield NeighborhoodEdgefieldNorth Siesta Gardens NeighborhoodN Siesta GdnsZIP Code 23703ZIP 23703Shea Terrace NeighborhoodShea TerracePort Norfolk NeighborhoodPort NorfolkCavalier Manor NeighborhoodCavalier MnrHighlands NeighborhoodHighlandsPeachtree NeighborhoodPeachtreeCradock NeighborhoodCradockChurchland Southwest NeighborhoodChurchland SWEbony Heights NeighborhoodEbony HeightsOregon Acres NeighborhoodOregon AcresBrighton NeighborhoodBrightonPrentis Park NeighborhoodPrentis ParkWesthaven NeighborhoodWesthaven$91,199.954613$91,199.954613$91.2k9.765%9.77%6046051$84,762.000000$84,762.000000$84.8k11.731%11.7%473,511474k$76,875.000000$76,875.000000$76.9k5.175%5.17%32332$76,250.000000$76,250.000000$76.3k13.466%13.5%183$75,574.000000$75,574.000000$75.6k5.963%5.96%34$72,586.000000$72,586.000000$72.6k10.036%10.0%14,852,82814.9M$71,343.000000$71,343.000000$71.3k10.390%10.4%2,952,3322.95M$69,211.000000$69,211.000000$69.2k9.891%9.89%5,332,9125.33M$68,772.000000$68,772.000000$68.8k9.705%9.70%76,03876.0k$64,162.923286$64,162.923286$64.2k10.890%10.9%9699705$63,869.000000$63,869.000000$63.9k12.860%12.9%1196$63,869.000000$63,869.000000$63.9k12.860%12.9%53547$63,661.000000$63,661.000000$63.7k10.418%10.4%558$63,200.600624$63,200.600624$63.2k13.131%13.1%96979$58,182.000000$58,182.000000$58.2k14.699%14.7%91010$58,182.000000$58,182.000000$58.2k14.699%14.7%10211$58,182.000000$58,182.000000$58.2k14.699%14.7%7012$58,182.000000$58,182.000000$58.2k14.699%14.7%5113$58,182.000000$58,182.000000$58.2k14.699%14.7%614$56,426.875918$56,426.875918$56.4k7.505%7.50%72615$56,284.000000$56,284.000000$56.3k2.881%2.88%383916$56,284.000000$56,284.000000$56.3k2.881%2.88%373817$54,646.000000$54,646.000000$54.6k7.403%7.40%3,084$54,646.000000$54,646.000000$54.6k7.403%7.40%3,084$54,646.000000$54,646.000000$54.6k7.403%7.40%3,084$53,750.000000$53,750.000000$53.8k7.552%7.55%1218$53,750.000000$53,750.000000$53.8k7.552%7.55%270$53,750.000000$53,750.000000$53.8k7.552%7.55%9019$53,750.000000$53,750.000000$53.8k7.552%7.55%555620$53,750.000000$53,750.000000$53.8k7.552%7.55%3121$53,208.000000$53,208.000000$53.2k10.110%10.1%1,334$53,077.000000$53,077.000000$53.1k9.243%9.24%515222$49,407.533714$49,407.533714$49.4k8.646%8.65%10810923$47,508.963050$47,508.963050$47.5k6.939%6.94%19824$47,260.272477$47,260.272477$47.3k3.660%3.66%8425$46,205.000000$46,205.000000$46.2k11.353%11.4%7026$44,250.000000$44,250.000000$44.3k8.205%8.20%15727$41,993.000000$41,993.000000$42.0k5.399%5.40%6928$41,993.000000$41,993.000000$42.0k5.399%5.40%2129$37,475.000000$37,475.000000$37.5k6.101%6.10%293030$36,176.000000$36,176.000000$36.2k2.821%2.82%91031$31,126.812827$31,126.812827$31.1k4.560%4.56%656632$28,236.831587$28,236.831587$28.2k4.663%4.66%10433
% percent of the workforce employed in given occupation
Count number of people employed in given occupation
# rank of neighborhood out of 33 by income in given occupation

Definitions

An occupation describes the kind of work a person does on the job. On this page, all employed persons are categorized into one of the following occupations (bolded terms are used in the charts and maps on this page):

  • Management, business, science, and arts occupations:
    • Management, business, and financial occupations:
      • Management: Management occupations
      • Business: Business and financial operations occupations
    • Computer, engineering, and science occupations:
      • Computers & Math: Computer and mathematical occupations
      • Engineering: Architecture and engineering occupations
      • Science: Life, physical, and social science occupations
    • Education, legal, community service, arts, and media occupations:
      • Social Service: Community and social service occupations
      • Legal: Legal occupations
      • Education: Education, training, and library occupations
      • Entertainment: Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
    • Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
      • Healthcare: Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
      • Health Technicians: Health technologists and technicians
  • Service occupations:
    • Healthcare Support: Healthcare support occupations
    • Protective service occupations:
      • Fire Fighting: Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
      • Law Enforcement: Law enforcement workers including supervisors
    • Food Service: Food preparation and serving related occupations
    • Facilities: Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
    • Personal Care: Personal care and service occupations
  • Sales and office occupations:
    • Sales and Related: Sales and related occupations
    • Administrative: Office and administrative support occupations
  • Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations:
    • Farming: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
    • Construction: Construction and extraction occupations
    • Repair: Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
  • Production, transportation, and material moving occupations:
    • Production: Production occupations
    • Transportation: Transportation occupations
    • Material Moving: Material moving occupations

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State:
Virginia
City:
Portsmouth
Metro Area:
Virginia Beach Area
City:
Portsmouth
ZIP Code:
23703
Unified School District:
Portsmouth
Congressional District:
VA-3
State Senate District:
VA-2
State House District:
VA-79
Neighboring Neighborhoods:
Edgefield, North Siesta Gardens, Twin Pines
Nearby Neighborhoods:
Belvedere, Cavalier Forest, Churchland Southwest, Ebony Heights, Hatton Point, Hunters Point, Nottingham-Westmoreland, Peachtree, Sterling Point, West Norfolk