Portsmouth, OH Housing Market & City Data

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20,158
Population Estimate
$79,000
Median Home Value
88.8%
Employment Rate
16.0%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$114
Median Listing Price$189,250
Median Days on Market52
Active Listings56
New Listings20
Total Listings (Active + Pending)83
Avg Listing Price$211,974
Avg Listing Price Change MoM6%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY3%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.88
Family Dual Income32.8
Median Household Income$28,840
Median Individual Income$17,832
Home Ownership46.7%
Home Value$79,000
Median Rent$606
Rent Burden39.9%
Poverty36.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED17.3%
  • Highschool Education38.2%
  • Some College28.5%
  • Bachelors Degree9.4%
  • Graduate Degree6.6%
  • Total College or Above16.0%
  • Stem Degree41.0%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.0%
  • Female53.0%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married34.7%
  • Divorced18.6%
  • Never Married37.6%
  • Widowed9.1%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityPortsmouth
State IDOH
Population20,158

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1825.8%
19–2917.5%
30–3912.8%
40–4910.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.3%
60–6910.1%
70–796.4%
80+4.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation48.6%
Unemployment Rate11.2%
Disabled25.9%

ETHNICITY

White88.5%
Black6.3%
Asian1.1%
Native American0.6%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.7%
Multiple2.8%

OTHER

Hispanic1.9%
Limited English0.5%
Health Uninsured7.1%
Veteran7.5%

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