Portsmouth City, New Hampshire

Portsmouth City, Rockingham County, New Hampshire is a city located in the Northeastern Region (New England) of United States. In 2000, city's population was 20784 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the city is 20443, It is the eighth most populous in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.79 sq mi (43.49 square kilometre), of which, 15.61 square miles (40.43 square kilometre) of it is land and 1.18 square miles (3.06 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 12th largest by area in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It is ranks sixth in the size of its inland waterways in New Hampshire.

As of the census of 2000, there were 20784 people in the city, organized into 9875 households, and 4862 families living in the city. The population density was 1331.3 people per square mile (514.02/kmē), making it the 15th most densely populated city in New Hampshire. There were 10186 housing units at an average density of 652.5 per square mile (251.93/kmē). The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.75. The population's age distribution was 17.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 36.2% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92 males. The median age is 38.5 years, the median age of male residents at 36.6 and the median age of female residents at 40.4. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 19443 White, 442 Black or African American, 44 American Indian, 508 Asian, 5 Native Hawaiian, 283 from two or more races and 59 Ohter races.

Portsmouth city New Hampshire Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Portsmouth city New Hampshire School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Portsmouth City New Hampshire GDP
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The median income for a household in the city was $45195, it is the 15th wealthiest city in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $59630, it is the seventh highest city by median family income in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The per capita income for the city was $27540, it is the second highest city by per capita income in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The median income was $26972, Males had a median income of $31954 versus $21693 for females.

In 2000, 3963 pupils and students, of which 2033 are male and 1930 are female, 19.07% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 316 nursery or pri school, 209 kindergarten, 1553 elementary school, 882 high school and 1003 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census20784
April 2000 Estimate20784
July 2000 Estimate20822
July 2001 Estimate20901
July 2002 Estimate20928
July 2003 Estimate20833
July 2004 Estimate20664
July 2005 Estimate20543
July 2006 Estimate20557
July 2007 Estimate20482
July 2008 Estimate20443
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school158158316
Kindergarten96113209
Elementary school7418121553
High school511371882
College or graduate school5274761003
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Portsmouth city, New Hampshire$45195$59630$27540
Rockingham County, New Hampshire$58150$66345$26656
New Hampshire, United States$49467$57575$23844
United States$41994$50046$21587