New Hampshire · Census place 62900
Portsmouth city, NH
Quick answer
Portsmouth city has 22,332 residents, ranking #7 of 100 places in New Hampshire. Median household income is $105,756, the median home is worth $640,600 and median gross rent runs $1,778 a month.
- Population
- 22,332Portsmouth city residents
- Median household income
- $105,756Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $640,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,778Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Portsmouth city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Portsmouth city median would spend about 20.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 6.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.5% of residents and 52.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in New Hampshire.
- Dover city 33,070
- Rochester city 32,866
- Keene city 22,923
- Derry CDP 21,668
- Laconia city 16,982
- Lebanon city 14,759
- Claremont city 13,054
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