Potter County, Pennsylvania

Potter County has a population of 16,188 and has shrunk 3.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $153,100, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $59,020.

Home price
$153,100
Income
$59,020
Population
16,188
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$153,100county
Median gross rent$809county
Median year homes here were built1969county
Share of homes built before 198067.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant43.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use37.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,602(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$742county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,223county
Home insurance / yr$1,529(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.2(statewide)
Median household income$59,020county
Family health premium / yr$25,241(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,354(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.117(statewide)
Poverty rate13.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.7%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.7%county
Share of workers employed by government14.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.5%county
Economic output per resident$65,763county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.21%county
Top state income tax3.07%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.07%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.34%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service36 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3521county
Miles to nearest general aviation field20 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station81 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.1%county
Traffic deaths12.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher18.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.7%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment1705county
Students per full-time teacher9.7county
Free lunch eligible84.0%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools0county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution31 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians37county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter6.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.6%county
Frequent mental distress16.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population16,188county
Land area in square miles1,081county
People per square mile of land15.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store3.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age48.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.9%county
Share of households that are one person28.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.4%county
Second languages3.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls36.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents244county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in287county
Households that moved away348county
Average income of arriving households$50,258county
Average income of departing households$51,489county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year21county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.5%(statewide)
Violent crime rate246(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature46.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.4 incounty
Annual snowfall43.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.67 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F5 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing161 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days136 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 20county
Average first fall frostOct 3county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$132county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh18.7¢county
Household electricity use713 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$18.59(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity7.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas65.2%county
Homes heated by propane8.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.0%county
Homes heated by wood12.1%county
Households with broadband85.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk55.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk83.4county
Hail risk4.9county
Earthquake risk21.1county
Tornado risk15.0county
Tropical cyclone risk58.2county
Extreme heat risk6.6county
Winter weather risk52.3county
Strong wind risk53.3county
Wildfire risk3.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Potter County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Pennsylvania figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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