Language Spoken At Home in Potter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 110,844 | 100% |
English only | 78,036 | 70.4% |
Language other than English | 32,808 | 29.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 13,406 | 12.1% |
Spanish | 27,516 | 24.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 10,424 | 9.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 888 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 198 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,754 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,404 | 2.2% |
Other languages | 650 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 380 | 0.3% |
Ancestry in Potter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 121,099 | 100% |
American | 6,255 | 5.2% |
Arab | 160 | 0.1% |
Czech | 388 | 0.3% |
Danish | 263 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 1,647 | 1.4% |
English | 7,093 | 5.9% |
French (except Basque) | 2,657 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 134 | 0.1% |
German | 13,017 | 10.7% |
Greek | 52 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 28 | 0.0% |
Irish | 10,211 | 8.4% |
Italian | 1,661 | 1.4% |
Lithuanian | 19 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 617 | 0.5% |
Polish | 640 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 37 | 0.0% |
Russian | 142 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,399 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 2,028 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 30 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 1,064 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 599 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 220 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 8 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 535 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 421 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Potter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 42,430 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 27,299 | 64.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 13,293 | 31.3% |
Married-couple family | 17,985 | 42.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,830 | 18.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,410 | 5.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,110 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,904 | 16.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,353 | 10.3% |
Nonfamily households | 15,131 | 35.7% |
Householder living alone | 12,966 | 30.6% |
65 years and over | 3,784 | 8.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 15,467 | 36.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 8,983 | 21.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Potter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 116,854 | 100% |
Householder | 42,430 | 36.3% |
Spouse | 17,902 | 15.3% |
Child | 39,140 | 33.5% |
Other relatives | 10,907 | 9.3% |
Nonrelatives | 6,475 | 5.5% |
Unmarried partner | 2,706 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Potter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 47,428 | 100% |
Never married | 16,826 | 35.5% |
Now married, except separated | 21,664 | 45.7% |
Separated | 1,245 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 1,560 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 6,133 | 12.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 45,099 | 100% |
Never married | 12,614 | 28.0% |
Now married, except separated | 18,842 | 41.8% |
Separated | 2,099 | 4.7% |
Widowed | 4,593 | 10.2% |
Divorced | 6,951 | 15.4% |
Fertility in Potter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,780 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 952 | 53.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 104 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 16 | 0% |
Grandparents in Potter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,593 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,897 | 52.8% |
Less than 1 year | 340 | 9.5% |
1 or 2 years | 397 | 11.0% |
3 or 4 years | 331 | 9.2% |
5 or more years | 829 | 23.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,897 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,119 | 59.0% |
Who are married | 1,430 | 75.4% |
School Enrollment in Potter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 32,489 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,227 | 6.9% |
Kindergarten | 2,073 | 6.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 14,844 | 45.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,827 | 21.0% |
College or graduate school | 6,518 | 20.1% |
Educational Attainment in Potter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 75,406 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 8,263 | 11.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 9,738 | 12.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 20,678 | 27.4% |
Some college, no degree | 20,402 | 27.1% |
Associate's degree | 4,832 | 6.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 7,967 | 10.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,526 | 4.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 76.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.2% |
Veteran Status in Potter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 87,401 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 7,435 | 8.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Potter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 117,058 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,959 | 11.9% |
Under 18 years | 33,588 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,161 | 3.5% |
18 to 64 years | 71,232 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,559 | 10.6% |
65 years and over | 12,238 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,239 | 42.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Potter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 119,301 | 100% |
Same house | 94,685 | 79.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 23,683 | 19.9% |
Same county | 12,602 | 10.6% |
Different county | 11,081 | 9.3% |
Same state | 8,743 | 7.3% |
Different state | 2,338 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 933 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Potter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 121,099 | 100% |
Native | 104,995 | 86.7% |
Born in United States | 104,020 | 85.9% |
State of residence | 78,521 | 64.8% |
Different state | 25,499 | 21.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 975 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 16,104 | 13.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Potter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 16,104 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,976 | 24.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 12,128 | 75.3% |
Year of Entry in Potter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 17,079 | 100% |
Native | 975 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 10 | 1.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 965 | 99.0% |
Foreign born | 16,104 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 738 | 4.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 15,366 | 95.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Potter County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 16,104 | 100% |
Europe | 277 | 1.7% |
Asia | 4,162 | 25.8% |
Africa | 532 | 3.3% |
Oceania | 2 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 11,100 | 68.9% |
Northern America | 31 | 0.2% |