Potterville

Population: 3,065
Median household income: $62,054
Median home value: $125,400

Potterville is a community in Eaton County, Michigan, home to 3,065 residents. Its median household income of $62,054 runs below the Eaton County figure of $78,025.

From 2019 to 2023, Potterville's population grew 13.0% from 2,713 to 3,065, while its median home value rose 28.7% from $97,400 to $125,400.

Owners occupy 62.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,065
Median age: 32.6 yrs
Median household income: $62,054
Median home value: $125,400
Median gross rent: $954
Housing units: 1,303
Homeownership rate: 62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7133,065

Median household income

$56,225$62,054

Median home value

$97,400$125,400

Median gross rent

$815$954

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,713	$56,225	$97,400	$815
2020	2,731	$54,792	$94,200	$776
2021	3,015	$57,568	$104,900	$825
2022	3,036	$59,250	$114,400	$893
2023	3,065	$62,054	$125,400	$954

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.9%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	304	9.9%
5 to 17	579	18.9%
18 to 24	249	8.1%
25 to 34	558	18.2%
35 to 44	310	10.1%
45 to 54	466	15.2%
55 to 64	303	9.9%
65 to 74	197	6.4%
75 and over	99	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,554	83.3%
Black or African American	20	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	68	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	135	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	285	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate33.4%

Some college or associate's42.6%

Bachelor's degree18.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	60	3.1%
High school graduate	646	33.4%
Some college or associate's	823	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	361	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	43	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,185	82.8%
Carpooled	139	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	87	6.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	346	25.7%
15 to 29 min	737	54.8%
30 to 44 min	149	11.1%
45 to 59 min	36	2.7%
60+ min	77	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 14.0% (427 of 3,049)

	Count	Share
Family households	778	64.8%
Nonfamily households	422	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,200	92.1%
Vacant	103	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	749	62.4%
Renter-occupied	451	37.6%

1-unit, detached45.5%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units11.9%

20 or more units7.8%

Mobile home & other29.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	593	45.5%
1-unit, attached	4	0.3%
2 to 4 units	67	5.1%
5 to 19 units	155	11.9%
20 or more units	102	7.8%
Mobile home & other	382	29.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2666100
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.75 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 42.6291, -84.7450