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Potter County, TX

114,649 Population
908.4 square miles 126.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.6 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$25,705 ±$1,644 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$51,322 ±$4,901 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

24% ±3.4% (25,808  ±3,636) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21 minutes ±0.8 (975,735  ±46,466) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

42,351 ±1,644 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (106,972  ±235) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.9% ±1.7% (776  ±448) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

49,934 ±104 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$154,300 ±$17,266 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

18.2% ±4.1% (20,708  ±4,674) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

80.3% ±5.2% (59,136  ±3,986.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
19.1% ±2.9% (14,065  ±2,149) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

14.2% (16,270  ±2,242) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.8% ±1.1% (4,058  ±895) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,058 Total veterans ±895 3,965 Male ±906 93 Female ±115

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