Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Portsmouth spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.99 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Portsmouth is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Portsmouth with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.65% of adults in Portsmouth have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Portsmouth in 2018 was $22,022, which is low income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $88,088 for a family of four. However, Portsmouth contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Portsmouth also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.44% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Portsmouth is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Portsmouth home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Portsmouth residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Portsmouth include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Portsmouth is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
