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Potter township, Centre County, PA

3,581 Population
58.6 square miles 61.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

57.2 ±5.9 Median age
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Centre County: 34.2 ±0.2
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$46,405 ±$7,150 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Centre County: $39,316 ±$1,069
  • a little higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$75,385 ±$7,254 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Centre County: $74,291 ±$2,520
  • a little less than the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.1% ±2.4% (183  ±84) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Centre County: 16.3% 22,319 (±1.1% / ±1,538)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.3 minutes ±3.9 (36,205  ±8,719) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Centre County: 20.2 1,225,645 (±0.5 / ±49,223)
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,586 ±111 Number of households
  • Centre County: 59,013 ±594
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.2 (3,581  ±32) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Centre County: 2.3 136,700 (±0 / ±264)
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.6% ±2.7% (11  ±19) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Centre County: 3.1% † 1,230 (±0.6% / ±233)
  • about one-third of the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,772 ±103 Number of housing units
  • Centre County: 66,475 ±145
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$283,200 ±$49,731 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Centre County: $323,500 ±$7,308
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.2% ±3.3% (185  ±117.2) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Centre County: 22.4% 35,264 (±1.1% / ±1,803.7)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.8% ±11.8% (2,743  ±368.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Centre County: 94.5% 92,418
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
31% ±7.1% (908  ±211.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Centre County: 46.2% 45,195
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.1% ±0.3% (5  ±10) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Centre County: 8% 12,608
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.9% ±2.4% (181  ±75) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Centre County: 5% 6,785 (±0.4% / ±533)
  • a little less than the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
181 Total veterans ±75 181 Male ±75 N/A Female ±12

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