Ohio · Census place 64304
Portsmouth city, OH
Quick answer
Portsmouth city has 17,919 residents, ranking #105 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $35,319, the median home is worth $95,000 and median gross rent runs $758 a month.
- Population
- 17,919Portsmouth city residents
- Median household income
- $35,319Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $95,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $758Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 46.8%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 25.8% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 37.5% of residents and 46.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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