ZIP 23702 · Portsmouth
Who lives in ZIP code 23702 (Portsmouth, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Portsmouth, VA · Portsmouth County
uszips 2026
People12,485
Median age30.9
Household income$48,835
Home value$208,031
Median rent$1,242/mo
Poverty23.1%
College degree+10.9%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
- Wider region
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2,010 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,133
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.0% are 65 or older; 74.0% are adults.
Household income
18.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,104.
Education (adults 25+)
34.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 30.8%
- Never married
- 49.1%
- Divorced
- 15.7%
- Widowed
- 4.4%
- Family size
- 2.99
- Dual-income families
- 30.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 46.2%
- Rent burden
- 42.6%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.3%
- Unemployment
- 7.5%
- Self-employed
- 7.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.0%
- Veterans
- 10.0%
- With a disability
- 19.3%
- No health insurance
- 10.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.