
Ohio · Census place 84140
West Portsmouth, OH population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of West Portsmouth, Ohio (West Portsmouth, OH — Census place “West Portsmouth CDP”) is 2,806 residents, ranking #413 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $48,925, the median home is worth $116,900 and median gross rent runs $691 a month. Looking for the West Portsmouth Ohio ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve West Portsmouth, OH: 45663.
- Population
- 2,806West Portsmouth CDP residents
- Median household income
- $48,925Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $116,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $691Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.6%Owner-occupied households
West Portsmouth ZIP codes (Ohio)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps West Portsmouth.
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What the numbers mean in West Portsmouth CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the West Portsmouth CDP median would spend about 16.9% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.2% of residents and 75.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
West Portsmouth CDP, OH in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
West Portsmouth CDP is a small town in Ohio, with 2,806 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #413 of 1,265 ranked by population — larger than 67% of them. The median age here is 39.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in West Portsmouth CDP earn a median of $48,925 a year, 37.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 26% below the $66,250 median for the 689 Ohio cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 14.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in West Portsmouth CDP is valued at $116,900, 61.5% below the national figure and 31% below the $168,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $691 a month, 50.9% below the national figure, or roughly $8,292 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 75.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of West Portsmouth CDP?
- West Portsmouth CDP has 2,806 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #413 of 1,265 in Ohio.
- What is the median household income in West Portsmouth CDP?
- Median household income in West Portsmouth CDP is $48,925 a year, 37.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in West Portsmouth CDP?
- Median gross rent is $691 a month and the median home value is $116,900, so rent absorbs about 16.9% of median household income.
- Is West Portsmouth CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so West Portsmouth CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this West Portsmouth CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.