Potter County vs Wyoming County

A side-by-side comparison of Potter County and Wyoming County: population, income, housing, and more.

Potter County and Wyoming County are counties in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wyoming County has the higher population (26,075 vs 16,276 in Potter County). Wyoming County has the higher median household income ($70,268 vs $59,840 in Potter County). Wyoming County has the higher median home value ($205,600 vs $146,200 in Potter County).

Population, income & housing

	Potter County	Wyoming County
Population	16,276	26,075
Median age	48.2 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,840	$70,268
Median home value	$146,200	$205,600
Median gross rent	$767	$897
Housing units	12,375	12,858
Homeownership rate	80.2%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Potter County	Wyoming County
Population	16,806 → 16,276 (-3.2%)	27,327 → 26,075 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$45,419 → $59,840 (+31.8%)	$59,415 → $70,268 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$109,600 → $146,200 (+33.4%)	$167,900 → $205,600 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $767 (+15.7%)	$799 → $897 (+12.3%)

Potter County

Population

16,80616,276

Median household income

$45,419$59,840

Median home value

$109,600$146,200

Median gross rent

$663$767

Wyoming County

Population

27,32726,075

Median household income

$59,415$70,268

Median home value

$167,900$205,600

Median gross rent

$799$897

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Potter County	Wyoming County
Under 5	4.9%	4.6%
5 to 17	15.4%	14.7%
18 to 24	6.5%	8.5%
25 to 34	10.0%	10.8%
35 to 44	10.3%	11.1%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	16.1%	15.1%
65 to 74	14.8%	13.4%
75 and over	10.5%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Potter County	Wyoming County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	93.7%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Potter County	Wyoming County
No high school diploma	9.2%	7.6%
High school graduate	46.8%	45.6%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Potter County	Wyoming County
Drove alone	75.4%	80.5%
Carpooled	7.5%	8.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	6.7%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.6%	7.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Potter County	Wyoming County
1-unit, detached	80.8%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	13.3%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Potter County	Wyoming County
Poverty rate	11.7%	11.4%
Average household size	2.37	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1969	1973