Potter County, Pennsylvania Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Potter County is 3rd in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Potter County is 6th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Size in square miles

Potter County is 7th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - White

Potter County is 7th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Potter County is 12th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Potter County is 16th in Pennsylvania out of 67 other counties in Income below poverty line

Size Demographics
	Potter County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Current population (2012)	17,577	63rd	12,763,536	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,081.3	6th	44,742.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	16.1	65th	283.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Potter County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents younger than 5	5.3%	30th	5.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.2%	24th	21.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	20.6%	3rd	16.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Potter County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.0%	37th	87.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.8%	60th	26.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Potter County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Race - White	98.1%	7th	83.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.5%	64th	11.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	12th	0.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.3%	60th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	61st	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.8%	56th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	55th	6.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	97.1%	7th	78.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Potter County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Female residents	49.8%	54th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.9%	59th	5.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Potter County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Housing units	12,953	61st	5,579,275	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	6.1%	62nd	20.5%	25.9%
Households	7,196	63rd	4,952,566	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	75.2%	32nd	70.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$91,100	57th	$163,200	$186,200
People per household	2.4	43rd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	11	65th	18,796	829,658

Income Demographics
	Potter County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Income per capita	$21,491	51st	$27,824	$27,915
Income per household	$40,000	59th	$51,651	$52,762
Income below poverty line	14.6%	16th	12.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Potter County	Rank	Pennsylvania	US
Non-farm private establishments	384	63rd	295,720	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	4,526	64th	5,078,111	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,793	62nd	981,501	27,092,908
Retail sales	$138,427	63rd	$166,842,778	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$8,080	58th	$13,323	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$10,576	63rd	$19,625,449	$613,795,732