ZIP 23701 · Portsmouth
Who lives in ZIP code 23701 (Portsmouth, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Portsmouth, VA · Portsmouth County
uszips 2026
People24,298
Median age38.9
Household income$62,349
Home value$235,969
Median rent$1,305/mo
Poverty12.3%
College degree+21.5%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
- Wider region
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,215 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,793
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.3% are 65 or older; 78.7% are adults.
Household income
25.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,658.
Education (adults 25+)
42.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.2%
- Never married
- 37.2%
- Divorced
- 16.9%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 2.95
- Dual-income families
- 41.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.0%
- Rent burden
- 35.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.6%
- Unemployment
- 7.4%
- Self-employed
- 7.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 25.9%
- Veterans
- 12.1%
- With a disability
- 18.5%
- No health insurance
- 5.9%
- Limited English
- 0.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.