Moving to Portsmouth, Iowa

Population: 225. Estimated population in July 2024: 212 (-5.8% change)
Males: 109 (48.4%), Females: 116 (51.6%)

Shelby County

Zip code: 51565

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $28,000
Median house value: $60,700

Population by Race

Races in Portsmouth:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)

Ancestries: German (59.1%), United States (7.6%), Irish (7.1%), Danish (6.7%), Russian (3.6%), Swedish (2.7%).

Elevation: 1237 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Map of Portsmouth, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Portsmouth

  • High school or higher: 86.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Portsmouth city

  • Never married: 35.3%
  • Now married: 48.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 6.8%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +16 (+7.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Portsmouth:

  • SHELBY COUNTY MYRTUE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; HARLAN, IA)
  • ALLEGENT HEALTH COMMUNITY MEMORIAL (about 28 miles; MISSOURI VALLEY, IA)
  • CRAWFORD COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; DENISON, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Portsmouth:

  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 35 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 79 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 102 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Portsmouth:

  • WOODBINE MUNI (about 13 miles; WOODBINE, IA; Abbreviation: 3Y4)
  • HARLAN MUNI (about 14 miles; HARLAN, IA; Abbreviation: HNR)
  • DENISON MUNI (about 26 miles; DENISON, IA; Abbreviation: DNS)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Portsmouth:

  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 40 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 52 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 52 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)