Potter County, Texas

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 116,634
Median household income: $50,448
Median home value: $134,900

Potter County is a county in Texas with a population of 116,634. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. At $50,448, its median household income sits below Texas's $76,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Potter County's population declined 2.5% from 119,674 to 116,634, while its median household income rose 18.6% from $42,528 to $50,448.

78.2% of workers drive to work alone. 67.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 116,634
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $50,448
Median home value: $134,900
Median gross rent: $989
Housing units: 49,133
Homeownership rate: 56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

119,674116,634

Median household income

$42,528$50,448

Median home value

$92,500$134,900

Median gross rent

$803$989

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	119,674	$42,528	$92,500	$803
2020	118,323	$43,652	$97,000	$825
2021	119,043	$45,096	$102,000	$876
2022	117,905	$47,974	$119,900	$943
2023	116,634	$50,448	$134,900	$989

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,042	6.9%
5 to 17	23,292	20.0%
18 to 24	10,650	9.1%
25 to 34	16,174	13.9%
35 to 44	15,940	13.7%
45 to 54	13,511	11.6%
55 to 64	12,795	11.0%
65 to 74	9,610	8.2%
75 and over	6,620	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	50,076	42.9%
Black or African American	11,919	10.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	311	0.3%
Asian	5,827	5.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	53	0.0%
Some other race	230	0.2%
Two or more races	3,000	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	45,218	38.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.6%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16,868	22.6%
High school graduate	22,906	30.7%
Some college or associate's	21,935	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	8,945	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3,996	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	37,958	78.2%
Carpooled	6,215	12.8%
Public transit	220	0.5%
Walked	753	1.6%
Bicycle	122	0.3%
Worked from home	2,556	5.3%
Other means	701	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15,449	33.6%
15 to 29 min	22,541	49.0%
30 to 44 min	4,488	9.8%
45 to 59 min	1,023	2.2%
60+ min	2,468	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 20.9% (23,024 of 110,270)

	Count	Share
Family households	26,244	62.0%
Nonfamily households	16,119	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	42,363	86.2%
Vacant	6,770	13.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	23,949	56.5%
Renter-occupied	18,414	43.5%

1-unit, detached67.8%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other8.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	33,304	67.8%
1-unit, attached	1,482	3.0%
2 to 4 units	2,975	6.1%
5 to 19 units	3,690	7.5%
20 or more units	3,604	7.3%
Mobile home & other	4,078	8.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 48375
State: Texas
Land area: 908 sq mi
Water area: 14 sq mi
Center point: 35.3987, -101.8938

Cities & places

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