Potosi

Population: 2,542
Median household income: $37,055
Median home value: $101,100

Potosi is a community in Washington County, Missouri, home to 2,542 residents. The median household income of $37,055 is below the Washington County median ($51,886).

From 2019 to 2023, Potosi's population declined 2.5% from 2,608 to 2,542, while its median home value rose 4.9% from $96,400 to $101,100.

14.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 52.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,542
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $37,055
Median home value: $101,100
Median gross rent: $719
Housing units: 1,249
Homeownership rate: 52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6082,542

Median household income

$36,719$37,055

Median home value

$96,400$101,100

Median gross rent

$498$719

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,608	$36,719	$96,400	$498
2020	2,572	$32,835	$97,100	$535
2021	2,563	$33,865	$98,600	$560
2022	2,559	$39,676	$109,700	$665
2023	2,542	$37,055	$101,100	$719

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

Age distribution

Under 510.1%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 546.5%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	257	10.1%
5 to 17	383	15.1%
18 to 24	227	8.9%
25 to 34	371	14.6%
35 to 44	299	11.8%
45 to 54	165	6.5%
55 to 64	328	12.9%
65 to 74	217	8.5%
75 and over	295	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,212	87.0%
Black or African American	17	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.6%
Two or more races	255	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.8%

High school graduate44.7%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	248	14.8%
High school graduate	749	44.7%
Some college or associate's	444	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	195	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	39	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled16.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	710	80.0%
Carpooled	144	16.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	0.9%
Other means	6	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	355	40.3%
15 to 29 min	212	24.1%
30 to 44 min	166	18.9%
45 to 59 min	39	4.4%
60+ min	108	12.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 24.6% (587 of 2,382)

	Count	Share
Family households	705	68.4%
Nonfamily households	326	31.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,031	82.5%
Vacant	218	17.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	541	52.5%
Renter-occupied	490	47.5%

1-unit, detached70.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units25.2%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	881	70.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	315	25.2%
5 to 19 units	33	2.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2959330
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.9337, -90.7750