Potter County vs Wichita County

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

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

Wichita County has the higher population (129,842 vs 116,634 in Potter County). Wichita County has the higher median household income ($62,168 vs $50,448 in Potter County). Wichita County has the higher median home value ($141,600 vs $134,900 in Potter County).

Population, income & housing

	Potter County	Wichita County
Population	116,634	129,842
Median age	35.1 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,448	$62,168
Median home value	$134,900	$141,600
Median gross rent	$989	$972
Housing units	49,133	55,664
Homeownership rate	56.5%	61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Potter County	Wichita County
Population	119,674 → 116,634 (-2.5%)	131,596 → 129,842 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$42,528 → $50,448 (+18.6%)	$48,650 → $62,168 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$92,500 → $134,900 (+45.8%)	$100,000 → $141,600 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$803 → $989 (+23.2%)	$797 → $972 (+22.0%)

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

Wichita County

Population

131,596129,842

Median household income

$48,650$62,168

Median home value

$100,000$141,600

Median gross rent

$797$972

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Potter County	Wichita County
Under 5	6.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	20.0%	16.8%
18 to 24	9.1%	12.4%
25 to 34	13.9%	14.7%
35 to 44	13.7%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.6%	10.5%
55 to 64	11.0%	11.9%
65 to 74	8.2%	8.9%
75 and over	5.7%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Potter County	Wichita County
White (non-Hispanic)	42.9%	63.3%
Black or African American	10.2%	10.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	5.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	38.8%	20.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Potter County	Wichita County
No high school diploma	22.6%	12.0%
High school graduate	30.7%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Potter County	Wichita County
Drove alone	78.2%	73.1%
Carpooled	12.8%	11.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	1.6%	7.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	5.3%	6.8%
Other means	1.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Potter County	Wichita County
1-unit, detached	67.8%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	10.0%
20 or more units	7.3%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Potter County	Wichita County
Poverty rate	20.9%	15.9%
Average household size	2.60	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	20	15
Median year structure built	1962	1972