COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Potter County

Pennsylvania · 16,717 residents · 1,081 sq mi

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Potter County is a county of 16,717 people in Pennsylvania. The typical home is worth $41,000. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 26%. Median rent is $299 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,717

−8%vs 2000

vs 18,080 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.7

−9%vs 2000

vs 39.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,081 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(1,188)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(1,327)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(1,272)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(1,199)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(884)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(2,310)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(2,330)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(1,771)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(1,682)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(1,615)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(898)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(241)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,377

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,253 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,905

−38%vs 2000

vs $16,070 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.9%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,000

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$299

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $432 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.4%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.3% in 2000

24.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(17,660)

Black0.3%(52)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(103)

Asian0.5%(90)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(16,610)

Black0.2%(26)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(57)

Asian0.4%(68)

Other0.1%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American0.5%(75)

Colombian0.5%(75)

Mexican0.4%(61)

Puerto Rican0.3%(43)

Cuban0.2%(36)

Central American0.2%(34)

Salvadoran0.2%(30)

Dominican0%(4)

Guatemalan0%(4)

Asian origin

Bangladeshi0.1%(24)

Filipino0.1%(22)

Chinese0.1%(13)

Vietnamese0%(2)

Korean0%(1)

Asian Indian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(10)

Samoan0%(4)

Ancestry

German24.9%(4,030)

American15.5%(2,503)

English13.6%(2,197)

Irish12.4%(2,006)

Italian5%(809)

Polish3.4%(551)

Swedish2.1%(345)

Scottish1.6%(260)

Dutch1.4%(223)

French1.1%(172)

Welsh1%(169)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(131)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.5%(80)

Norwegian0.5%(73)

Ukrainian0.5%(73)

Russian0.3%(55)

French Canadian0.3%(48)

Swiss0.3%(45)

Czech0.3%(44)

Slovak0.2%(35)

British0.2%(33)

Finnish0.2%(30)

Portuguese0.1%(22)

Bulgarian0.1%(21)

Croatian0.1%(20)

Austrian0.1%(16)

Danish0.1%(15)

Canadian0.1%(14)

Slovene0.1%(11)

Lithuanian0%(8)

Romanian0%(8)

Armenian0%(5)

Arab0%(3)

Lebanese0%(3)

Greek0%(3)

Serbian0%(3)

West Indian0%(3)

Jamaican0%(3)

Belgian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.8%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.8%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 16.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.8%(1,896)

Married57.5%(3,918)

Widowed3.8%(258)

Divorced10.8%(737)

Women 15+

Never married19.8%(1,339)

Married56.6%(3,831)

Widowed12.9%(871)

Divorced10.8%(731)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.6%

−6.2 ptssince 2013

from 12.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.0%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 48.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.5%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.5%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.6%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 27.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.7%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 64.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.1%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 49.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)14.9%(182)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.7%(253)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.7%(498)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.5%(55)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(18)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,223 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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