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Portsmouth School District

Portsmouth School District is a unified school district in Rhode Island with a community population of 17,644. The median household income is $117,467 and the median age is 48.0.

17,644

Population

766

People / sq mi

$117,467

Median Income

48.0

Median Age

Portsmouth School District covers 23 sq mi of land at 766.3 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White88.2%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian66.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$117,467

Median Household Income

$63,379

Per Capita Income

2.4%

Poverty Rate

1.9%

Unemployment

Housing

$597,000

Median Home Value

$1,719

Median Rent

80.7%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

96.9%

High School+

62.2%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Portsmouth School District serves a community with a population of 17,644 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Rhode Island.

The median household income in Portsmouth School District is $117,467, with a per capita income of $63,379. The poverty rate is 2.4%.

Portsmouth School District is 88.2% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 66.5% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Portsmouth School District, 96.9% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 62.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Portsmouth School District is $597,000, with a median rent of $1,719. The homeownership rate is 80.7%.

Data for Portsmouth School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 4400870).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.