Potter township, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 3,587 ( 70 from 2010 )
Land area: 58.9 square miles
Population density: 60.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,523	98.22%	2.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	35	0.98%	118.8%
Hispanic:	29	0.81%	9.4%

Total non-White:	64	1.78%	17.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	84	2.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	-14	-0.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,517
3,439	97.78%
11	0.31%
4	0.11%
10	0.28%
16	0.45%
32	0.91%
78	2.22%

2000
3,339
3,300	98.83%
7	0.21%
19	0.57%
0	0.00%
13	0.39%
0	0.00%
39	1.17%

1990
3,020
3,007	99.57%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	0.23%
13	0.43%

1980
2,643
2,632	99.58%
7	0.26%
0	0.00%
4	0.15%
n/a
0	0.00%
11	0.42%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

139	4.2
39	1.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

293	9.7
26	0.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

375	14.2
2	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Potter township, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
52.8
511	14.2%
3,076	85.8%
1,102	30.7%

1,527
2.35

1,099	72.0%
934	85.0%
2	0.2%
428	28.0%

2010
Number	Percent
46.1
727	20.7%
2,790	79.3%
656	18.7%

1,463
2.40

1,069	73.1%
919	86.0%
48	4.5%
394	26.9%

2000
Number	Percent
38.3
869	26.0%
2,470	74.0%
390	11.7%

1,262
2.55

932	73.9%
805	86.4%
36	3.9%
330	26.1%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
699	23.1%
2,321	76.9%
294	9.7%

1,166
2.53

919	78.8%
824	89.7%
46	5.0%
247	21.2%

1980
Number	Percent
29.0
768	29.1%
1,875	70.9%
175	6.6%

938
2.82

761	81.1%
674	88.6%
43	5.7%
177	18.9%

2022 Housing Data for Potter township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	69	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	59	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	10	0.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	102	6.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	8	0.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	12	0.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	96	6.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	107	7.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	145	9.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	217	14.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	120	7.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	160	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	73	4.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	155	10.2%
$200,000 or more	194	12.7%

Median Household Income	67,614
Per Capita Income	47,658

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	32	2.1%
Public Assistance	40	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	151	9.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,682	84.7%
Unemployed	25	1.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,707	86.0%
Not in Labor Force	279	14.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		15.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	543	501	52.0%
Non-Profit	70	198	26.1%
Self-Employed	135	9	93.8%

Local Government	57	129	30.6%
State Government	106	64	62.4%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	678	510	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	233	391	37.3%
Total	911	901	50.3%

Pct. Govt.	19.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	374	20.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	430	23.4%
Professional, Technical	500	27.2%
Service Occupations	300	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	10	0.5%
All others	232	12.6%

White Collar		71.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	405	22.1%
Health care and social assistance	319	17.4%
Construction	165	9.0%
Retail trade	133	7.2%
Manufacturing	130	7.1%
Other services	93	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	90	4.9%
Public administration	80	4.4%
Accommodation and food services	79	4.3%
Wholesale trade	78	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	57	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	44	2.4%
Utilities	43	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	30	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	27	1.5%
Finance and insurance	24	1.3%
Information	22	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	17	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9	0.25%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	11	0.31%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	11	0.31%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	9	0.25%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,485	98.8%
German, other Germanic	26	0.7%
Spanish	16	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,197	33.4%
Irish	416	11.6%
American	310	8.6%
English	235	6.6%
Polish	203	5.7%
Italian	88	2.5%
European	75	2.1%
Dutch	65	1.8%
Eastern European	64	1.8%
Scandinavian	48	1.3%
Russian	39	1.1%
Welsh	37	1.0%
Scottish	30	0.8%
Northern European	28	0.8%
French	27	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,587	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	3,576	99.7%
Foreign-born	11	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
97	3.3%	37	1.2%	1,044	35.3%	915	30.9%	430	14.5%	438	14.8%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	97	3.3%
9-12 Years	37	1.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,044	35.3%
Some College	915	30.9%
Bach. Degree	430	14.5%
Grad Degree	438	14.8%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +242	R +67	D + 3.0%
D +175
2020 vs. 2012	R +303	R +113	D + 1.8%
D +190
2020 vs. 2008	R +407	R +300	R + 8.3%
D +107

2016 vs. 2008	R +165	R +233	R + 11.3%
D -68
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,485	63.9%	Joe Biden (D)	809	34.8%	31	1.3%	2,325	15	17	0.03%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	1,243	62.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	634	31.7%	125	6.2%	2,002	14	16	0.03%
2012	64%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,182	64.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	619	34.0%	22	1.2%	1,823	18	18	0.03%
2008	66%	John McCain (R)	1,078	59.8%	Barack Obama (D)	702	39.0%	22	1.2%	1,802	16	14	0.03%
2004	67%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,151	66.1%	John Kerry (D)	575	33.0%	15	0.9%	1,741	18	15	0.03%
2000	56%	George W. Bush (R)	876	63.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	469	33.8%	44	3.2%	1,389	17	15	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Potter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

809

34.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,485

63.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,325

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 17

2016 President, Potter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

634

31.7%

Donald Trump (R)

1,243

62.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.2%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

2,002

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Potter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

619

34.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,182

64.8%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,823

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 18

2008 President, Potter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

702

39.0%

John McCain (R)

1,078

59.8%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,802

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Potter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,151

66.1%

John Kerry (D)

575

33.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,741

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 15

2000 President, Potter township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

876

63.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

469

33.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,389

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Potter township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	66%	Mehmet Oz (R)	1,223	61.6%	John Fetterman (D)	696	35.1%	65 [+]	3.3%	1,984	15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 34 (1.7%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 17 (0.9%); Richard Weiss (Green) 12 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2022	G	65%	Doug Mastriano (R)	1,101	55.5%	Josh Shapiro (D)	836	42.2%	46 [+]	2.3%	1,983	14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 24 (1.2%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 13 (0.7%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 7 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2018	S1	59%	Lou Barletta (R)	965	55.3%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	737	42.2%	44 [+]	2.5%	1,746	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 33 (1.9%); Neal Gale (Green) 11 (0.6%);
2018	G	59%	Scott Wagner (R)	982	56.0%	Tom Wolf* (D)	739	42.1%	34 [+]	1.9%	1,755	15	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 24 (1.4%); Paul Glover (Green) 10 (0.6%);
2016	S3	67%	Pat Toomey* (R)	1,217	61.6%	Katie McGinty (D)	628	31.8%	131 [+]	6.6%	1,976	13	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 131 (6.6%);
2014	G	43%	Tom Corbett* (R)	656	53.3%	Tom Wolf (D)	575	46.7%	0	0.0%	1,231	8	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,598
Median Value	$327,800

Occupied	1,527	95.6%
Vacant	71	4.4%

Owned	1,465	95.9%
Rented	62	4.1%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	1,267	79.3%
Detached	1,230	77.0%
Attached	37	2.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	18	1.1%
Mobile Homes	270	16.9%

Potter township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Potter township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Potter township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Potter township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Potter township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Potter township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Potter township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Potter township, PA