Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA

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US Senator

N/AMark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ATim Kaine

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

35.7

0.847% 1-year increase

2022 Employed Population

51,696

1.37% 1-year decline

About

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None of the households in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA borders Isle of Wight, Southampton Counties, Suffolk & Franklin Cities PUMA, VA, Hampton City PUMA, VA, Newport News City PUMA, VA, Chesapeake City (Northeast) PUMA, VA, Chesapeake City (South & West) PUMA, VA, Norfolk City (North) PUMA, VA, and Norfolk City (South) PUMA, VA.

United States Virginia

Economy

The economy of Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA employs 51.7k people. The largest industries in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA are Ship & boat building (3,558 people), U. S. Navy (3,259 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (2,835 people), and the highest paying industries are Other professional, scientific & technical services ($126,104), Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities ($119,612), and Computer Systems Design ($106,652).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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Men

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The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

51.7k

2022 Value

−1.37%

1 Year decline

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA, are Customer service representatives (1,392 people), Retail salespersons (1,062 people), and Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,052 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Virginia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

51.7k

2022 Value

−1.37%

1 Year decline

± −1.37%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA, are Ship & boat building (3,558 people), U. S. Navy (3,259 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (2,835 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA, though some of these residents may live in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($76,875), Public Administration ($71,667), and Manufacturing ($64,651).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($71,855), Public Administration ($61,939), and Construction ($55,441).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.1M people employed in Virginia. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Virginia.

Civics

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing the state of Virginia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Virginia

N/AMark Warner

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2009

N/ATim Kaine

Senator from Virginia

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are the senators currently representing Virginia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Virginia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Virginia

Virginia is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Virginia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In false, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Median household income in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA is N/A. In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA was Loudoun County (East Central)--Ashburn (Southwest/Belmont Ridge) & Dulles Airport PUMA, VA with a value of $201,612, followed by Fairfax County (Northeast)--McLean & Idylwood PUMA, VA and Loudoun County (West & South)--Leesburg Town PUMA, VA, with respective values of $185,556 and $182,479.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

In 2023, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA was Loudoun County (East Central)--Ashburn (Southwest/Belmont Ridge) & Dulles Airport PUMA, VA with a value of $201,612, followed by Fairfax County (Northeast)--McLean & Idylwood PUMA, VA and Loudoun County (West & South)--Leesburg Town PUMA, VA, with respective values of $185,556 and $182,479.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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This chart shows the number of workers in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

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The chart below shows how the median household income in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Portsmouth & Northern Chesapeake Cities PUMA, VA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.