Potter County, Pennsylvania

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,276
Median household income: $59,840
Median home value: $146,200

Potter County, Pennsylvania counts 16,276 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $59,840 runs below the Pennsylvania figure of $76,081.

Between 2019 and 2023, Potter County's population declined 3.2% from 16,806 to 16,276, while its median household income rose 31.8% from $45,419 to $59,840.

The median resident is 48.2 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,276
Median age: 48.2 yrs
Median household income: $59,840
Median home value: $146,200
Median gross rent: $767
Housing units: 12,375
Homeownership rate: 80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,80616,276

Median household income

$45,419$59,840

Median home value

$109,600$146,200

Median gross rent

$663$767

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,806	$45,419	$109,600	$663
2020	16,685	$47,696	$110,400	$670
2021	16,478	$50,944	$117,000	$688
2022	16,390	$56,491	$135,200	$725
2023	16,276	$59,840	$146,200	$767

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7414.8%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	794	4.9%
5 to 17	2,500	15.4%
18 to 24	1,059	6.5%
25 to 34	1,621	10.0%
35 to 44	1,672	10.3%
45 to 54	1,901	11.7%
55 to 64	2,616	16.1%
65 to 74	2,402	14.8%
75 and over	1,711	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,439	94.9%
Black or African American	69	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.1%
Asian	75	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	0.2%
Two or more races	380	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	272	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate46.8%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,094	9.2%
High school graduate	5,577	46.8%
Some college or associate's	3,216	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,267	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	769	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone75.4%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked6.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,133	75.4%
Carpooled	511	7.5%
Public transit	11	0.2%
Walked	456	6.7%
Bicycle	6	0.1%
Worked from home	657	9.6%
Other means	36	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,611	42.4%
15 to 29 min	1,626	26.4%
30 to 44 min	955	15.5%
45 to 59 min	463	7.5%
60+ min	498	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 11.7% (1,881 of 16,033)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,433	65.6%
Nonfamily households	2,324	34.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,757	54.6%
Vacant	5,618	45.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,421	80.2%
Renter-occupied	1,336	19.8%

1-unit, detached80.8%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other13.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,002	80.8%
1-unit, attached	47	0.4%
2 to 4 units	402	3.2%
5 to 19 units	173	1.4%
20 or more units	108	0.9%
Mobile home & other	1,643	13.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 42105
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 1,081 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 41.7486, -77.8944