Portsmouth's Livability
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Amenities
About Portsmouth, NH
Portsmouth, NH is located in Rockingham County in the state of New Hampshire.
The total City Population for Portsmouth is about 21,897 with about 528 people per square mile, and the larger Metro Area Population is about 97,455.
The Average Home Value is $491,624, which is roughly 44% higher than the Average Home Value of $275,646 for the state of New Hampshire, and roughly 56% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $91,915, which is roughly 8% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $84,357 for the state of New Hampshire, and roughly 29% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 0.68Male Population Estimate: 47.5%
Female Population Estimate: 52.5%
Median Age: 42.2
Male Median Age: 13.0
Female Median Age: 14.1
Racial Demographic Estimates
Asian:5%
Hispanic:2.3%
Other:1.5%
Black:1.4%
Indian:0.9%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 48.22%
Libertarian: 1.45%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Portsmouth specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Rockingham County: About 0.845034 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Rockingham County: About 117.179 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Rockingham County is about 79% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 59% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Portsmouth is about 2.4%.
New Hampshire is ranked #26 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 45.44 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 24.03The average living wage for the state of New Hampshire is $30.96/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives New Hampshire a minimum wage score of 8.14 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $3.26/hr, which gives New Hampshire a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 29.06 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for New Hampshire is $165.88, resulting in a UI benefit score of 19.37 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X New Hampshire does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ New Hampshire does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ New Hampshire does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X New Hampshire does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X New Hampshire does provide some form of paid family leave.
X New Hampshire does provide some form of paid sick leave.
✓ New Hampshire does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ New Hampshire does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X New Hampshire does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X New Hampshire does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ New Hampshire does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ New Hampshire does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X New Hampshire does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ New Hampshire does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X New Hampshire does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ New Hampshire does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ New Hampshire does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ New Hampshire does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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- Newcastle, NH ( 3.05 mi. )
- New Castle, NH ( 3.20 mi. )
- Rye, NH ( 3.23 mi. )
- Greenland, NH ( 3.56 mi. )
- Newington, NH ( 3.62 mi. )
- Kittery, ME ( 4.56 mi. )
- Kittery Point, ME ( 4.72 mi. )
- Rye Beach, NH ( 5.67 mi. )
- N Hampton, NH ( 5.92 mi. )
- No Hampton, NH ( 5.92 mi. )
- North Hampton, NH ( 5.96 mi. )
- Eliot, ME ( 6.28 mi. )
- Stratham, NH ( 6.63 mi. )
- Durham, NH ( 8.03 mi. )
- Newmarket, NH ( 8.56 mi. )
- Hampton, NH ( 8.66 mi. )
- York Harbor, ME ( 8.96 mi. )
- Newfields, NH ( 9.36 mi. )
- Hampton Beach, NH ( 10.06 mi. )
- Exeter, NH ( 10.31 mi. )
- Dover, NH ( 10.38 mi. )
- Hampton Falls, NH ( 10.44 mi. )
- York, ME ( 10.61 mi. )
- Liberty Mutual Insurance, NH ( 10.71 mi. )
- Cape Neddick, ME ( 11.22 mi. )
- Madbury, NH ( 11.34 mi. )
- Rollinsford, NH ( 11.65 mi. )
- York Beach, ME ( 11.75 mi. )
- Lee, NH ( 12.09 mi. )
- Kensington, NH ( 12.30 mi. )
- Seabrook, NH ( 12.46 mi. )
- South Berwick, ME ( 12.61 mi. )
- S Berwick, ME ( 12.81 mi. )
- So Berwick, ME ( 12.81 mi. )
- E Kingston, NH ( 14.02 mi. )
- S Hampton, NH ( 14.02 mi. )
- So Hampton, NH ( 14.02 mi. )
- Brentwood, NH ( 14.07 mi. )
- Somersworth, NH ( 14.45 mi. )
- East Kingston, NH ( 14.47 mi. )
- Epping, NH ( 14.75 mi. )
- Salisbury Bch, MA ( 14.91 mi. )
- Salisbury Beach, MA ( 14.94 mi. )
- Salisbury, MA ( 15.14 mi. )
- South Hampton, NH ( 15.16 mi. )
- Ogunquit, ME ( 16.10 mi. )
- Amesbury, MA ( 16.35 mi. )
- Barrington, NH ( 16.95 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 03801, 03802, 03803, 03804 (4 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 43.058000
Longitude: -70.782600
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 24.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 603