Potter County

Potter County has 16,188 residents across 11 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $59,020, 24% below the Pennsylvania figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $153,100, and 18% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

16,188residentsACS 2020–2024

$59,020median household incomePennsylvania: $78K

$153,100median home valueowner-occupied homes

86%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Potter County in PennsylvaniaZIP codes in Potter County highlighted; the rest of Pennsylvania in grey

Map of Pennsylvania with Potter County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 11 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
16720	1,261	$49K	$100K	83%	10%	79%	31 min
16746	1,046	$51K	$94K	83%	19%	88%	21 min
16748	2,908	$61K	$104K	73%	15%	88%	25 min
16915	5,600	$62K	$182K	77%	23%	89%	21 min
16922	1,575	$67K	$159K	78%	16%	86%	31 min
16923	1,457	$74K	$174K	88%	18%	87%	21 min
16927	614	$61K	$148K	89%	23%	87%	22 min
16937	167	$58K	$-666667K	100%	11%	77%	26 min
16943	417	$59K	$203K	91%	12%	81%	29 min
16948	1,570	$46K	$154K	77%	9%	74%	28 min
17729	156	$48K	$85K	95%	11%	49%	41 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

16,188 residents in 6,992 households, next to the Pennsylvania figure.

20%

under 18

17%

aged 18–34

26%

aged 65 and over

29%

of households are people living alone

53%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

12,397 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $153,100 (±$6,434).

80%

of households own their home

81%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

13%

are mobile homes

44%

of housing units are vacant

$809

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20194%

2000–20098%

1990–199910%

1980–198912%

1970–197916%

1960–196911%

1950–195910%

1940–19496%

1939 or earlier25%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$4,562.

$59,020

median household income

13.0%

of people live below the poverty line

3.8%

unemployment rate

18%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

25 min

average commute to work

15%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

82%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

11%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

86%

of households have a broadband subscription

12%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates