Pottsboro vs Whitesboro

A side-by-side comparison of Pottsboro and Whitesboro: population, income, housing, and more.

Pottsboro and Whitesboro are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Whitesboro has the higher population (4,154 vs 2,624 in Pottsboro). Pottsboro has the higher median household income ($75,909 vs $73,638 in Whitesboro). Pottsboro has the higher median home value ($246,300 vs $211,900 in Whitesboro).

Population, income & housing

	Pottsboro	Whitesboro
Population	2,624	4,154
Median age	40.7 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$75,909	$73,638
Median home value	$246,300	$211,900
Median gross rent	$1,233	$1,309
Housing units	1,052	1,632
Homeownership rate	71.7%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pottsboro	Whitesboro
Population	2,465 → 2,624 (+6.5%)	3,998 → 4,154 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$70,000 → $75,909 (+8.4%)	$54,333 → $73,638 (+35.5%)
Median home value	$178,100 → $246,300 (+38.3%)	$105,900 → $211,900 (+100.1%)
Median gross rent	$809 → $1,233 (+52.4%)	$919 → $1,309 (+42.4%)

Pottsboro

Population

2,4652,624

Median household income

$70,000$75,909

Median home value

$178,100$246,300

Median gross rent

$809$1,233

Whitesboro

Population

3,9984,154

Median household income

$54,333$73,638

Median home value

$105,900$211,900

Median gross rent

$919$1,309

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pottsboro	Whitesboro
Under 5	6.7%	8.9%
5 to 17	17.9%	12.7%
18 to 24	5.2%	9.8%
25 to 34	13.3%	20.4%
35 to 44	10.1%	10.8%
45 to 54	13.3%	6.5%
55 to 64	15.1%	14.8%
65 to 74	14.0%	7.7%
75 and over	4.3%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pottsboro	Whitesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	86.3%	86.3%
Black or African American	0.8%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.6%
Asian	0.3%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pottsboro	Whitesboro
No high school diploma	4.0%	8.1%
High school graduate	31.8%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	42.7%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pottsboro	Whitesboro
Drove alone	71.3%	78.4%
Carpooled	14.1%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	5.7%
Walked	1.5%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	4.1%
Other means	3.7%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pottsboro	Whitesboro
1-unit, detached	85.6%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	6.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Pottsboro	Whitesboro
Poverty rate	7.9%	11.0%
Average household size	2.64	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1991	1977