Portsmouth, VA Profile

Portsmouth, VA, population 99,321, is located in Virginia's Portsmouth (city) county, about 1.1 miles from Norfolk and 1.7 miles from Chesapeake.

Through the 90's Portsmouth's population has declined by about 3%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Portsmouth has stayed about the same. Since 2005 Portsmouth's population has declined by about 1%.

Portsmouth's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Virginia's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Portsmouth tend to be much higher than Virginia's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	46%
	African American	51%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	2%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	7.00%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	100,566	N/A
2001	99,737	-0.82%
2002	99,569	-0.17%
2003	99,459	-0.11%
2004	99,785	0.33%
2005	100,783	1.00%
2006	102,346	1.55%
2007	101,377	-0.95%
2008	99,542	-1.81%
2009	99,321	-0.22%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$33,742

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	1,076
2002	963
2003	892
2004	886
2005	895
2006	860
2007	794
2008	706
2009	700
2010	612

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	12	30	473	584
2002	11	38	425	524
2003	18	43	403	437
2004	8	30	345	508
2005	22	41	366	472
2006	18	37	336	479
2007	17	36	326	425
2008	15	59	348	297
2009	17	20	351	319
2010	14	17	265	313

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	5,436
2002	5,807
2003	4,950
2004	5,364
2005	5,127
2006	4,987
2007	4,985
2008	5,551
2009	5,589
2010	5,497

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	1,515	3,370	666
2002	1,316	4,058	643
2003	1,179	3,323	500
2004	1,244	3,574	579
2005	1,049	3,708	407
2006	1100	3591	354
2007	1101	3646	302
2008	1123	4182	345
2009	1184	4163	296
2010	1318	3885	271