Potter County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.9%), Educational,health and social services (18.4%), Information (10.7%).

Type of workers:

Potter County, Pennsylvania business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Potter County, Pennsylvania:

Median resident age:	39.1 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Males: 8,920	(49.3%)
Females: 9,160	(50.7%)

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Potter County:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

This county:	$39,064
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

This county:	$432
State:	$555

Potter County:	$109,871
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Detached houses: $154,819

Here:	$154,819
State:	$224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $225,921

Here:	$225,921
State:	$160,289

In 2-unit structures: $169,392

Here:	$169,392
State:	$153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $283,083

Here:	$283,083
State:	$204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $91,648

Here:	$91,648
State:	$211,072

Mobile homes: $33,739

Here:	$33,739
State:	$35,442

This county:	12.7%
Whole state:	11.0%

This county:	4.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Potter County is $443 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $491 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $651 a month.

Cities in this county include: Harrison Township, Coudersport, Galeton, Shinglehouse, Ulysses, Austin, Oswayo.

Neighboring counties: Allegany County, New York , Cameron County , Clinton County , Lycoming County , McKean County , Steuben County, New York , Tioga County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Potter County: Coudersport Country Club (A), Cherry Springs (B), Germania Station (C), Bailey Run (D), Seven Bridges (E), Williston (F), Pusher Siding (G), Whites Corners (H), Prouty Place Camp (I), Carter Camp (J), Lymans Run Station (K), Kibboville Corners (L), Lyman Run Camp (M), Lyman Run (N), Lamont (O), Denton Hill Ski Area (P), Northern Tier Childrens Home (Q), Pennsylvania Lumber Museum (R). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Potter County include: Fishing Creek Church (A), Riverside Church (B), Union Church (C), Sweden Hill Church (D), Sartwell Creek Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: North Bingham Cemetery (1), Saint Joseph Cemetery (2), Brooks Cemetery (3), Anson Cemetery (4), Ayers Hill Cemetery (5), Hill Cemetery (6), Costello Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Rose Lake (A), North Fork Reservoir (B), Lyman Run Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Prouty Run (A), Lieb Run (B), Middle Branch Genesee River (C), Reed Run (D), Germania Branch (E), Genesee Forks (F), Right Branch Lushbaugh Run (G), Road Branch (H), Rock Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Potter County include: Denton Hill State Park (1), Lyman Run State Park (2), State Game Lands Number 64 (3), Patterson State Park (4), State Game Lands Number 59 (5), Cherry Springs State Park (6), Prouty Place State Park (7), Little Cherry Springs Park (8), Ole Bull State Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	11.1%
Pennsylvania:	8.1%

Current college students: 301
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 201 (63% naturalized citizens)

Potter County:	1.1%
Whole state:	4.1%

Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,268
• One, attached: 69
• Two: 333
• 3 or 4: 195
• 5 to 9: 79
• 10 to 19: 84
• 20 or more: 77
• Mobile homes: 2,007
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 47

Housing units in Potter County with a mortgage: 1,850 (156 second mortgage, 236 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,365

Here:	57.5% with mortgage
State:	62.2% with mortgage

Potter County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 1.4 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/29/1974, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Potter County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/12/1994 at 10:43:15, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 69.0 miles away from Potter County center
On 2/3/2001 at 20:15:15, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG) earthquake occurred 47.0 miles away from the county center
On 8/15/1991 at 07:16:07, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 70.4 miles away from the county center
On 5/25/1995 at 14:22:32, a magnitude 3.0 (2.6 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.9 miles away from Potter County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,616 (73%) Carpooled: 1,097 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%) Walked: 493 (6%) Other means: 69 (1%) Worked at home: 365 (5%)

10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties between 2005 and 2006.1,000 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

6.23% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,543 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.23%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.32% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($18,136 average AGI)
2.91% relocated to other states ($17,406 average AGI)

Potter County:	2.91%
Pennsylvania average:	2.30%

to Tioga County, PA	0.77% ($27,784 average AGI)
to McKean County, PA	0.55% ($28,833)
to Allegany County, NY	0.41% ($28,926)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.20% ($51,538)
to Steuben County, NY	0.17% ($52,636)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,426 (2,952 aged, 474 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 15,498 (4,142 male householders, 877 female householders)

  4,206 spouses, 5,454 children (4,977 natural, 145 adopted, 332 stepchildren), 217 grandchildren, 32 brothers or sisters, 85 parents, 172 other relatives, 313 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,281 (894 male householders (739 living alone)), 1,075 female householders (977 living alone)), 312 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 301 (223 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,277 2-persons, 1,098 3-persons, 935 4-persons, 451 5-persons, 175 6-persons, 83 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,716 1-person, 225 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

96.4% of residents of Potter County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (30% speak English very well, 70% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $108,702,000 ($6056 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,450,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $50,655,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,628,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $770,000
Federal grants: $30,189,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,930,000 ($1,026,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,530,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,715,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,701,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,177,000

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	54 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-15 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.13 millions of gallons per day (38% from ground, 62% from surface)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Here:	4.9
State:	4.2

65% of Potter County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Pennsylvania.

Potter County:	65.3%
State average:	64.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 12592
• Northeast: 3697
• Midwest: 566
• South: 748
• West: 193

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $56,900

Here:	4.7%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Here:	5.6%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Here:	17.0%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

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