Potter County, Texas

Potter County has a population of 115,975 and has shrunk 3.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $147,300, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $53,249.

Home price
$147,300
Income
$53,249
Population
115,975
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$147,300county
Median gross rent$1,022county
Median year homes here were built1963county
Share of homes built before 198069.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented42.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,050county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,106county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$903county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,503county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$53,249county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate20.8%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 home6.0%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.6%county
Share of workers employed by government12.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.1%county
Economic output per resident$98,110county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.46%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(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 time21.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service7.6 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport402315county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station186 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.7%county
Traffic deaths44.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(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 higher18.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher78.1%county
Public schools in the county49county
Public school enrollment21501county
Students per full-time teacher14.0county
Free lunch eligible73.7%county
Elementary schools30county
Middle schools12county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians88county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county5county
Hospitals here with an emergency department4county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter5.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance19.3%county
Frequent mental distress20.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.0%county

Place

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

Population115,975county
Land area in square miles908county
People per square mile of land128.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores15county
Convenience stores8county
Share living far from a food store6.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract7.3%county
Population change since 2020-3.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age35.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.3%county
Share of households that are one person32.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States14.5%county
Second languages30.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls77.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents160county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-7county
Households that moved in3,758county
Households that moved away4,064county
Average income of arriving households$52,759county
Average income of departing households$53,306county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes18county
Housing units authorised in the latest year865county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.8%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature59.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation23.1 incounty
Annual snowfall18.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.25 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F65 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing86 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days188 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 20county
Average first fall frostOct 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$168county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh10.8¢county
Household electricity use1,738 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity35.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas62.2%county
Homes heated by propane1.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.3%county
Households with broadband86.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk68.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk95.5county
Landslide risk26.5county
Hail risk99.6county
Earthquake risk79.1county
Tornado risk97.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk70.9county
Winter weather risk99.8county
Strong wind risk97.4county
Wildfire risk95.1county

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 teams1county
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 Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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