Potter Valley

Population: 611
Median household income: $79,844
Median home value: $474,300

Potter Valley, a community in Mendocino County, California, has 611 residents. At $79,844, its median household income sits above Mendocino County's $64,688.

Between 2019 and 2023, Potter Valley's population grew 22.7% from 498 to 611, while its median home value rose 7.3% from $442,000 to $474,300.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 52.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 611
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $79,844
Median home value: $474,300
Median gross rent: $1,652
Housing units: 222
Homeownership rate: 60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

498611

Median household income

$74,236$79,844

Median home value

$442,000$474,300

Median gross rent

$1,494$1,652

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	498	$74,236	$442,000	$1,494
2020	374	$55,917	$491,700	$1,724
2021	460	$69,135	$468,600	$1,688
2022	537	$76,250	$477,300	$1,674
2023	611	$79,844	$474,300	$1,652

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1723.9%

18 to 243.3%

25 to 3417.7%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	28	4.6%
5 to 17	146	23.9%
18 to 24	20	3.3%
25 to 34	108	17.7%
35 to 44	82	13.4%
45 to 54	65	10.6%
55 to 64	55	9.0%
65 to 74	75	12.3%
75 and over	32	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	321	52.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	67	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	223	36.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.8%

High school graduate24.5%

Some college or associate's47.0%

Bachelor's degree21.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	4.8%
High school graduate	102	24.5%
Some college or associate's	196	47.0%
Bachelor's degree	88	21.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	204	80.3%
Carpooled	35	13.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	2.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	28	11.3%
15 to 29 min	115	46.4%
30 to 44 min	85	34.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	20	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.84
Poverty rate: 4.4% (27 of 611)

	Count	Share
Family households	116	55.8%
Nonfamily households	92	44.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	208	93.7%
Vacant	14	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	125	60.1%
Renter-occupied	83	39.9%

1-unit, detached67.1%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units10.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	149	67.1%
1-unit, attached	8	3.6%
2 to 4 units	23	10.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42	18.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0658506
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.03 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 39.3171, -123.1099