Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Centre

Municipality: Potter township


Total Population 3,020 SEX Male 1,518 Female 1,502 AGE Under 5 years 191 5 to 17 years 557 18 to 20 years 112 21 to 24 years 132 25 to 44 years 1,079 45 to 54 years 359 55 to 59 years 143 60 to 64 years 151 65 to 74 years 210 75 to 84 years 66 85 years and over 20 Median age 34.5 Under 18 years 748 Percent of total population 24.8 65 years and over 296 Percent of total population 9.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,120 Family households (families) 891 Married-couple families 783 Percent of total households 69.9 Other family, male householder 30 Other family, female householder 78 Nonfamily households 229 Percent of total households 20.4 Householder living alone 198 Householder 65 years and over 65 Persons living in households 2,946 Persons per household 2.63 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 74 Institutionalized persons 74 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,007 Black 1 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 10 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 10 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,331 Occupied housing units 1,120 Owner occupied 928 Percent owner occupied 82.9 Renter occupied 192 Vacant housing units 211 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 168 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 16 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 922 1-unit, attached 12 2 to 4 units 43 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 354 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 445 Less than $50,000 70 $50,000 to $99,999 268 $100,000 to $149,999 79 $150,000 to $199,999 13 $200,000 to $299,999 12 $300,000 or more 3 Median (dollars) 78,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 129 Less than $250 41 $250 to $499 83 $500 to $749 5 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 279 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 445 White 445 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997