City safety & data profile

PortsmouthNH

Portsmouth, NH is a 22K-resident city in Rockingham County with a median household income of $106,219.

Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Portsmouth, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Portsmouth has a population larger than 48% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $688,500, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

22K
Population (place)
Bottom 49%
By size
$106,219
Median income (place)
$688,500
Median home (place)
6.8%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Portsmouth

Portsmouth posts a median household income higher than 74% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Portsmouth area.

Top 26%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Portsmouth

Where Portsmouth income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$106,219 Top 26% higher than 74% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Portsmouth $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in NH

Population among 15 NH places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Manchester is the largest NH city on this list; Londonderry leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in NH

Median household income among the same 15-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Londonderry posts the highest place-level median income in NH; Manchester is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Portsmouth, NH beyond the headline numbers

Portsmouth sits inside Rockingham County, New Hampshire, at roughly 43.08°N, -70.76°W. Population 21,530, $106,219 median household income. Median home value $688,500, median rent $1,869. Poverty rate 6.8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Portsmouth, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

At 6.8%, poverty in Portsmouth, NH runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

The median home in Portsmouth costs around 6.5 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

21.9% of Portsmouth workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, diabetes departs furthest from its peer median: 8% in Portsmouth, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,711 cities reporting that measure.

At 42.9 years, Portsmouth's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Portsmouth from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
21,530
Portsmouth · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$106,219
+19% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$688,500
+66% vs avg
Median Age (place)
42.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Rockingham County): Portsmouth's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
319K+8%
Median Income
$118,331+53%
Median Home Value
$497,500+76%
Poverty Rate
4.8%-13%
Unemployment
3.5%-48%

Economics

Economics indicators for Portsmouth, NH
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,869/mo
Poverty Rate
6.8% -45% vs avg
Unemployment 2.5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 64%
Work From Home 21.9%
Public Transit 0.9%

Population

White 86.7%
African American 0.3%
Asian 4.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 5.1%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
31.9%
Short Sleep Duration
31.8%
Obesity
29.7%
Physical Inactivity
16.5%
Binge Drinking
16.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
13.7%
Frequent Physical Distress
9.9%
Current Asthma
9.8%
Current Smoking
8.2%
Diabetes
8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 73.8%
Annual Checkup 78.2%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
5.2%
Coronary Heart Disease
5%
Stroke
2.6%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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1
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Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
PORTSMOUTH REGIONAL HOSPITAL
PORTSMOUTH · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Portsmouth?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Portsmouth right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet NH-PORTSMOUTH-NH · Portsmouth

Portsmouth: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Portsmouth; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse New Hampshire state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Portsmouth, NH? ▼
Portsmouth, NH has a population of 21,530 people, located in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
What is the median household income in Portsmouth? ▼
The median household income in Portsmouth, NH is $106,219 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 6.8%.
What is the median home value in Portsmouth? ▼
The median home value in Portsmouth, NH is $688,500. Median rent is $1,869/month.
What are the top health concerns in Portsmouth? ▼
The top health indicators in Portsmouth include High Blood Pressure (31.9%), Short Sleep Duration (31.8%), Obesity (29.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Portsmouth? ▼
Portsmouth has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Portsmouth? ▼
The median age in Portsmouth, NH is 42.9 years. 64% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Portsmouth, both outside New Hampshire so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NH (6.8% here).

Plano, TX 6.8% Urbandale, IA 6.8% Crystal Lake, IL 6.8% Oregon City, OR 6.8%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NH ($106,219 here).

Perry Hall, MD $106,244 Five Corners, WA $106,192 Santa Barbara, CA $106,182 Boca Raton, FL $106,273

Compare Portsmouth with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

Dover, NH 31K York Beach, ME 13K Durham, NH 10K Somersworth, NH 12K Amesbury, MA 18K Newburyport, MA 18K Wells Beach Station, ME 10K Rochester, NH 30K
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Using Portsmouth's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Portsmouth area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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  • Compare Portsmouth against New Hampshire peers on any ranking lens. Explore New Hampshire

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Rockingham County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.