Portsmouth, VA
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Our record for Portsmouth may be out of date. The most recent record we hold is from Tue May 26, 2026. (86 days ago) Newer meetings may not have been published to the official portal yet, or may not have been collected by us yet — this is a statement about our record, not about whether the city council has met. Check the official portal before concluding nothing is scheduled.
PortsmouthVA averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $269,555 +1.3% yr/yr · +26.7% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
Municipal budget
Total revenue$523.3M (FY2023)
Total spending$525.7M (FY2023)
Taxes$208.2M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$615.4M (FY2023)
Spending per resident$5,373 (FY2023)
Development activity
Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
2025179 housing units ($24.0M)
Recent meetings
Tue May 12, 2026
City of Portsmouth Broadband Meeting 4 PM Public Work Session 5 PM & Council Meeting 7 PM
Tue May 12, 2026
City of Portsmouth Broadband Meeting 4 PM Public Work Session 5 PM & Council Meeting 7 PM
Tue Mar 24, 2026
Portsmouth City Council Public Work Session 5 PM & council Meeting 7 PM
Tue Mar 10, 2026
Portsmouth City Council Public Work Session 5 PM and Council Meeting 7 PM
Tue Feb 10, 2026
Broadband meeting 4 PM Portsmouth City Council Public Work Session 5 PM & Council Meeting 7 PM
Tue Jan 13, 2026
Broad Band Meeting 4 PM Portsmouth City Council Public Work Session 5 PM & Council Meeting 7 PM
💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $191.7M | W. F. MAGANN CORP Department of Defense · BASE BID- DESIGN PACKAGE 1 |
| $37.6M | W. F. MAGANN CORP Department of Defense · BASE PRICE |
| $27.5M | SIMIS, INC. Department of Defense · IGF::OT::IGF JT&E JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE R&D RE |
| $24.9M | W. F. MAGANN CORP Department of Defense · X006 RM19-0182 DBB NNSY CAISSON 8 INSTALL FLOOD THROUGH VALVES (W |
| $14.5M | CROFTON CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INCORPORATED Department of Defense · CRANEY ISLAND PIER CHARLIE REPAIRS, NORFOLK VA |
| $12.6M | PORTCO INC Department of the Interior · NCR-NAMA: CUSTODIAL CONTRACT |
| $11.8M | EPSILON SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS INC Department of Defense · C420B_USS O'KANE (DDG-77) FY23 CMAV S001 DELIVERY ORDER |
| $11.0M | MYMIC LLC Department of Defense · INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING SUPPORT (IT/KE) TASK |
| $11.0M | EPSILON SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS INC Department of Defense · IGF::OT::IGF |
| $9.1M | W. F. MAGANN CORP Department of Defense · REPLACE DEPERMING STATION SUBSTATION DS-20, NAVAL STATION NORFOLK |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Portsmouth City)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration-405 people (-$15.7M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)5 ({"Hurricane": 10, "Snowstorm": 2, "Biological": 2, "Flood": · last Fri Jan 23, 2026)
Traffic fatalities6 (1 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments1,597 (25,089 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,696/mo (3,004 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy27.7% (low numeracy 43% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$523.3M
Annual budget
$615.4M
Debt outstanding
179
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$523.3M
Spending$525.7M
Operating spending ran ahead of revenue this year.
Debt load HIGH
Outstanding debt$615.4M
Debt-to-revenue1.18×
Debt-load index81 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.