What is the population of Portsmouth, New Hampshire?

The population of Portsmouth, New Hampshire is 21,511.

What is the median household income in Portsmouth, New Hampshire?

The median household income in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is $108,061, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is $29,782, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Portsmouth, New Hampshire is 2.1%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A

Income A

Education A+

Metric	Portsmouth	New Hampshire Avg	U.S. Average
Population	21,511	1,388,685	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1278.6	148.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.67%	0.63%	0.57%
Median age	40.3	41.3	37.1
Households	10,159	550,765	128,459,983

Year	Portsmouth

Group	Share

Portsmouth has a the economy index of A, which means it is very prosperous.

Metric	Portsmouth	New Hampshire Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$108,061	$96,071	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.25%	4.91%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.4%	5.2%

Metric	Portsmouth	New Hampshire Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$29,782	$273,705	$242,182
Median rent	$1,785	$1,422	$1,342
Homeownership rate	51.8%	72.5%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Portsmouth	New Hampshire Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	16.3	22.5	22.5
Work from home	20.1%	15.1%	13.4%

Portsmouth has a education index of A+, which means it is exceptionally educated.

Metric	Portsmouth	New Hampshire Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.1%	36.2%	31.6%
Average household size	2.07	2.44	2.54

Portsmouth has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric	Portsmouth	New Hampshire Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	81.3	80.2	78.3
Self-rated poor health	9.5%	12.6%	16.3%
Smokers	12.7%	16.0%	19.0%