Potter County vs Tom Green County

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

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

Tom Green County has the higher population (119,398 vs 116,634 in Potter County). Tom Green County has the higher median household income ($66,254 vs $50,448 in Potter County). Tom Green County has the higher median home value ($186,700 vs $134,900 in Potter County).

Population, income & housing

	Potter County	Tom Green County
Population	116,634	119,398
Median age	35.1 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,448	$66,254
Median home value	$134,900	$186,700
Median gross rent	$989	$1,125
Housing units	49,133	51,949
Homeownership rate	56.5%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Potter County	Tom Green County
Population	119,674 → 116,634 (-2.5%)	117,986 → 119,398 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$42,528 → $50,448 (+18.6%)	$53,903 → $66,254 (+22.9%)
Median home value	$92,500 → $134,900 (+45.8%)	$141,500 → $186,700 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	$803 → $989 (+23.2%)	$880 → $1,125 (+27.8%)

Potter County

Population

119,674116,634

Median household income

$42,528$50,448

Median home value

$92,500$134,900

Median gross rent

$803$989

Tom Green County

Population

117,986119,398

Median household income

$53,903$66,254

Median home value

$141,500$186,700

Median gross rent

$880$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Potter County	Tom Green County
Under 5	6.9%	6.3%
5 to 17	20.0%	17.7%
18 to 24	9.1%	10.5%
25 to 34	13.9%	14.5%
35 to 44	13.7%	13.1%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.0%
55 to 64	11.0%	11.4%
65 to 74	8.2%	9.8%
75 and over	5.7%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Potter County	Tom Green County
White (non-Hispanic)	42.9%	51.9%
Black or African American	10.2%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	5.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	38.8%	40.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Potter County	Tom Green County
No high school diploma	22.6%	12.8%
High school graduate	30.7%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Potter County	Tom Green County
Drove alone	78.2%	75.0%
Carpooled	12.8%	12.2%
Public transit	0.5%	0.4%
Walked	1.6%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.3%	7.7%
Other means	1.4%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Potter County	Tom Green County
1-unit, detached	67.8%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	6.7%
20 or more units	7.3%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Potter County	Tom Green County
Poverty rate	20.9%	11.7%
Average household size	2.60	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1962	1979