Potosi vs Tuscola

A side-by-side comparison of Potosi and Tuscola: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Potosi has the higher population (4,524 vs 989 in Tuscola). Potosi has the higher median household income ($113,340 vs $76,250 in Tuscola). Potosi has the higher median home value ($298,000 vs $143,300 in Tuscola).

Population, income & housing

	Potosi	Tuscola
Population	4,524	989
Median age	33.7 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$113,340	$76,250
Median home value	$298,000	$143,300
Median gross rent	$1,438	$1,283
Housing units	1,668	371
Homeownership rate	83.1%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Potosi	Tuscola
Population	3,677 → 4,524 (+23.0%)	731 → 989 (+35.3%)
Median household income	$76,976 → $113,340 (+47.2%)	$53,409 → $76,250 (+42.8%)
Median home value	$214,900 → $298,000 (+38.7%)	$105,800 → $143,300 (+35.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,184 → $1,438 (+21.5%)	$1,057 → $1,283 (+21.4%)

Potosi

Population

3,6774,524

Median household income

$76,976$113,340

Median home value

$214,900$298,000

Median gross rent

$1,184$1,438

Tuscola

Population

731989

Median household income

$53,409$76,250

Median home value

$105,800$143,300

Median gross rent

$1,057$1,283

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Potosi	Tuscola
Under 5	7.2%	6.8%
5 to 17	22.7%	21.7%
18 to 24	8.4%	8.5%
25 to 34	13.2%	17.5%
35 to 44	8.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	17.3%	11.3%
55 to 64	9.8%	11.0%
65 to 74	7.8%	3.9%
75 and over	5.3%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Potosi	Tuscola
White (non-Hispanic)	58.7%	80.3%
Black or African American	1.4%	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.6%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	34.0%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Potosi	Tuscola
No high school diploma	2.9%	15.1%
High school graduate	12.0%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	46.9%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.5%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Potosi	Tuscola
Drove alone	88.3%	88.9%
Carpooled	8.0%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Potosi	Tuscola
1-unit, detached	83.9%	94.6%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.7%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Potosi	Tuscola
Poverty rate	2.8%	8.0%
Average household size	3.37	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	2003	1976