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Population (year 2000): 3,458
Males: 1,639 (47.4%), Females: 1,819 (52.6%)
Scioto County
Zip code:
45663
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $27,668 (year 2000)
Median house value: $40,700 (year 2000)
Races in West Portsmouth:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: United States (17.1%), Irish
(13.5%), German (12.6%), English (5.6%), Italian (4.0%), Dutch
(2.1%).
Elevation: 600 feet
Land area: 4.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in West Portsmouth
- High school or higher: 70.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
- Unemployed: 10.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in West Portsmouth CDP
- Never married: 20.1%
- Now married: 57.5%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 12.5%
0.1% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near West Portsmouth:
- SOUTHERN OHIO MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, OH)
- PIKE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; WAVERLY, OH)
- RIVER VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM-IRONTON CPS (about 30
miles; IRONTON, OH)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West
Portsmouth:
- TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 43 miles;
HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
- AIRBORNE AIRPARK (about 69 miles; WILMINGTON, OH;
ID: ILN)
- RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL (about 73 miles;
COLUMBUS, OH; ID: LCK)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Portsmouth:
- GREATER PORTSMOUTH REGIONAL (about 15 miles;
PORTSMOUTH, OH; ID: PMH)
- ASHLAND-BOYD COUNTY (about 26 miles; ASHLAND, KY;
ID: DWU)
- PIKE COUNTY (about 30 miles; WAVERLY, OH; ID: EOP)
Amtrak station near West Portsmouth:
- 6 miles: SOUTH PORTSMOUTH (SOUTH SHORE, RTE. 23 AT
MAIN ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
West Portsmouth:
- SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; PORTSMOUTH,
OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,849)
- MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV;
FT enrollment: 12,361)
- MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; MOREHEAD,
KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
- HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 74 miles;
NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
- OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 76 miles; ATHENS,
OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
- CAPITAL UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT
enrollment: 3,187)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 83 miles;
COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 2,999)
Public high school in West Portsmouth:
- PORTSMOUTH WEST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 504;
Location: 15332 US HIGHWAY 52; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in West Portsmouth:
- PORTSMOUTH WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
797; Location: 15332A US HIGHWAY 52; Grades: PK - 05)
- PORTSMOUTH WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 398;
Location: 1420 13TH ST; Grades: 06 - 10)
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