Population & age
- Total population
- 359
- Median age
- 22.8
Portsmouth, VA (23708)
Portsmouth city · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · Population 359
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Portsmouth, VA (ZIP 23708) sits in Portsmouth city within the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in below the national average at 11.7%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $26,947, below the ~$45K national average per return. Average annual pay across local establishments runs $100,774 per worker (Census ZBP) — a high-wage local economy. CDC's Social Vulnerability Index places this ZIP in the 81th percentile nationally — a highly vulnerable community profile. Hurricane accounts for 56% of the 18 FEMA disaster declarations on record for this ZIP. County Health Rankings reports 15,223 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 6-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. Virginia levies a graduated state income tax (top rate 5.75%); a household at the local median AGI of $26,947 would pay roughly $930/year before deductions. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Chesapeake city, VA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: fair market rent of $1,680 for a two-bedroom and a low 0.0% poverty rate. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 70.5%
- Black
- 16.2%
- Asian
- 0.0%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.9%
- Other / multi-racial
- 6.7%
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 50.0%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 0(0.0%)
- Renter-occupied
- 6(100.0%)
- Vacant units
- 0
Commute
- Public transit
- 12(3.3%)
- Work from home
- 0(0.0%)
- Avg commute
- 11.6 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 0(0.0%)
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 6(100.0%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 12(3.3%)
- Non-English at home
- 37(10.3%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$1,470
/month
1 Bed
$1,490
/month
2 Bed
$1,680
/month
3 Bed
$2,330
/month
4 Bed
$2,750
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
300
Across 189 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $32.1M.
Single-family
188
63% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
112
37% of total units
Single-family value
$28.2M
construction value
Multifamily value
$3.9M
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Income & tax statistics
Tax returns filed
150
Average AGI
$26,947
Avg property tax
—
EITC participation
—
Income distribution
- $1 – $25,00040.0% · 60
- $25,000 – $50,00060.0% · 90
- $50,000 – $75,0000.0% · 0
- $75,000 – $100,0000.0% · 0
- $100,000 – $200,0000.0% · 0
- $200,000 or more0.0% · 0
Avg mortgage interest
—
Avg charitable contribution
—
Avg capital gains
—
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $4.0M across all reported brackets.
Business & employment
Business establishments
22
Total employment
2,088
Annual payroll
$210.4M
Average annual pay
$100,774
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$67,867
Average weekly wage
$1,305
Total employment
43,620
Total establishments
1,876
That is roughly 4% above the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
3.8%
That is 0.2 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
44,426
Employed
42,747
Unemployed
1,679
Based on Portsmouth city, VA data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Hospitals & healthcare facilities
Facilities located inside ZIP 23708 from CMS Provider Data. Star ratings reflect Overall Hospital Quality where applicable; “Not rated” means the facility didn't report enough measures to qualify.
Hospitals (1)
NMC Portsmouth
Not rated
Acute Care - Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Emergency services
620 John Paul Jones Cir, Portsmouth, VA, 23708
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Provider Data (data.cms.gov). Public domain.
Public transit
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Virginia Beach--Norfolk, VA
Reporting agencies
3
Largest: City of Suffolk
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
18
Date Range
1972–2026
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE WINTER STORM
Winter Storm — declared January 23, 2026 (DR-3631)
Incident period: January 22, 2026 – January 27, 2026
Top Incident Types
- Hurricane10 (56%)
- Biological2 (11%)
- Snowstorm2 (11%)
- Winter Storm1 (6%)
- Severe Storm1 (6%)
- Other2 (11%)
Individual Assistance
5
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
3
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
17
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
7
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
61.4°F
53.1° – 69.7°
Annual precipitation
45.7"
Annual snowfall
3"
Heating · cooling days
3,106.4 · 1,822.5
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: NORFOLK NAS, VA US, 7.2 miles from the centroid of Portsmouth, VA (ZIP 23708)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
15,223
That is roughly 7,023 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
21%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.6
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
6.0
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
7.0%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
60
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,202
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
8.2
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
93%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
44%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 12.0% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Portsmouth City data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Moderate food access challenges
23.1% of Portsmouth County, VA residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.16
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
1.02
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.93
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 5.9% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Portsmouth County, VA for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−495 people
+12 households • −$19.6M net AGI flow
Moved in
5,796households
10,011 people • $253.6M AGI
Moved out
5,784households
10,506 people • $273.2M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Chesapeake city, VA — 837 households
- Norfolk city, VA — 581 households
- Virginia Beach city, VA — 459 households
- Suffolk city, VA — 398 households
- Newport News city, VA — 162 households
Where departing residents went
- Chesapeake city, VA — 798 households
- Suffolk city, VA — 512 households
- Norfolk city, VA — 505 households
- Virginia Beach city, VA — 424 households
- Newport News city, VA — 141 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $43,756 versus departing households' $47,235.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Virginia
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 23708. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
5.75%
graduated · 4 brackets
Sales tax (combined)
5.77%
State 5.30% · avg local 0.47%
Property tax (effective)
0.77%
Median $2,505/year
Tax burden rank
35 of 50
10.90% of personal income
For ZIP 23708: At this ZIP's median AGI of $26,947, the estimated state income tax (before deductions) runs about $930 per year.
Paid family leave
Program
Virginia PFML
Mandatory (state-run insurance) · benefits begin 2028/2029
Max weeks/year
12
Parental
12wk
Max weekly benefit
$1,507
Replacement: 80% AWW · job protection
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
200% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 23708
Other ZIPs in Portsmouth
Nearby ZIPs by distance
23510 (Norfolk, 0.8 mi) · 23507 (Norfolk, 1.2 mi) · 23704 (Portsmouth, 1.5 mi) · 23517 (Norfolk, 1.6 mi) · 23707 (Portsmouth, 2 mi) · 23523 (Norfolk, 2.1 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
24.4%
8.6pp below the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
11.7%
20.3pp below the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
26.1%
4.1pp above the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
66.0%
10.0pp below the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
13.9%
Tracks close to the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
1.9%
9.1pp below the 11.0% national rate.
What these numbers say together
Portsmouth, VA (ZIP 23708) sits in Portsmouth city within the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in below the national average at 11.7%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $26,947, below the ~$45K national average per return. Average annual pay across local establishments runs $100,774 per worker (Census ZBP) — a high-wage local economy. CDC's Social Vulnerability Index places this ZIP in the 81th percentile nationally — a highly vulnerable community profile. Hurricane accounts for 56% of the 18 FEMA disaster declarations on record for this ZIP. County Health Rankings reports 15,223 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 6-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. Virginia levies a graduated state income tax (top rate 5.75%); a household at the local median AGI of $26,947 would pay roughly $930/year before deductions. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Chesapeake city, VA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: fair market rent of $1,680 for a two-bedroom and a low 0.0% poverty rate. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits higher the national rate at 26.1%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 23708
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 23708?
24.4%, which is 8.6 percentage points below the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 23708?
26.1%, which is 4.1 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 23708?
11.7%, which is 20.3 percentage points below the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 23708?
359 people live in ZIP 23708, with a median age of 22.8 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 23708 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 23708, 0.0% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 100.0% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 23708?
In ZIP 23708, 0.0% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 3.3% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 23708?
0.0% of the population in ZIP 23708 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 23708 have broadband internet?
100.0% of households in ZIP 23708 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the average household income in ZIP 23708?
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 23708 (Portsmouth, VA) is $26,947 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
How much do homeowners pay in property tax in ZIP 23708?
Tax returns from ZIP 23708 report an average of $0 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What percentage of residents in ZIP 23708 earn over $200,000?
0.0% of tax returns from ZIP 23708 (Portsmouth, VA) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 23708?
As of 2022, 22 business establishments operated in ZIP 23708 employing 2,088 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 23708?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 23708 is $100,774, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 23708 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 23708 ranks in the 81th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a very high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 23708?
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 23708, ranking in the 89th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 23708 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 18 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 23708 between 1972–2026 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 23708?
Hurricane is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 23708, accounting for 10 of 18 declarations (56%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 23708?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 23708 was "SEVERE WINTER STORM" — a winter storm declared in 2026 (DR-3631) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 23708?
ZIP 23708 has an average annual temperature of 61.4°F and 45.7" of annual precipitation based on the NORFOLK NAS, VA US weather station 7.2 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Does ZIP 23708 have public transit?
Yes — ZIP 23708 is part of the Virginia Beach--Norfolk, VA urbanized area, primarily served by City of Suffolk (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
What hospitals are in ZIP 23708?
1 hospital is located in ZIP 23708 (CMS Hospital Compare, 2024).
What taxes apply in ZIP 23708?
Virginia has a graduated income tax with a top rate of 5.75%. Households at the local median AGI of $26,947 would pay roughly $930 in state income tax annually (estimated, before deductions). Combined sales tax: 5.77% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Virginia have paid family leave?
Virginia has enacted a paid family leave program with benefits beginning 2028/2029 but it is not yet active (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 23708?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (37 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (18 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), hospitals from CMS Hospital Compare, and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (18 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 23708
Other ZIPs in Portsmouth
Nearby ZIPs by distance
23510 (Norfolk, 0.8 mi) · 23507 (Norfolk, 1.2 mi) · 23704 (Portsmouth, 1.5 mi) · 23517 (Norfolk, 1.6 mi) · 23707 (Portsmouth, 2 mi) · 23523 (Norfolk, 2.1 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
81st percentile
Very High Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 981
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
45
Limited English Speakers
2
Persons with Disability
95
Without HS Diploma
60
Without Health Insurance
82
Adults Age 65+
121
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.