Potter, New York
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Population change since 2000: +1.9%
Males: 930 | (49.9%) |
Females: 935 | (50.1%) |
Median resident age: | 34.4 years |
New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 14507.
Potter: | $77,239 |
NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $32,296 (it was $16,696 in 2000)
Potter town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $154,088 (it was $70,300 in 2000)
Potter: | $154,088 |
NY: | $400,400 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Potter, NY
- 1,80496.7%White alone
- 281.5%Hispanic
- 150.8%Two or more races
- 130.7%Black alone
- 20.1%Asian alone
- 20.1%Other race alone
- 10.05%American Indian alone
Races in Potter detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Latest news from Potter, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: German (19.6%), English (19.0%), Irish (14.4%), United States (13.3%), Swiss (5.7%), Italian (4.8%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 37.2 square miles.
Population density: 50 people per square mile (very low).
17 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.9% |
New York: | 20.4% |
Potter town: | 2.6% ($1,814) |
New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rochester, NY (37.7 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (213.6 miles , pop. 1,537,195).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 42.72 N, Longitude: 77.18 W
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 3 buildings, average cost: $200,000
- 2019: 2 buildings, average cost: $262,500
- 2017: 1 building, cost: $125,000
- 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $133,300
- 2012: 3 buildings, average cost: $216,700
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $200,000
- 2010: 1 building, cost: $150,000
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $200,000
- 2008: 4 buildings, average cost: $106,300
- 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,700
- 2006: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $130,000
- 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $104,000
- 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $70,000
- 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $70,000
- 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $62,500
- 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $114,000
- 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $122,000
- 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $47,400
- 1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $68,200
Here: | 3.9% |
New York: | 4.4% |
- Educational services (12.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (10.3%)
- Construction (8.9%)
- Health care (7.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.8%)
- Paper (3.9%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.2%)
- Construction (15.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (15.7%)
- Educational services (8.8%)
- Paper (5.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.7%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (3.3%)
- Food (3.1%)
- Educational services (17.2%)
- Health care (14.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.6%)
- Finance & insurance (5.0%)
- Social assistance (4.4%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.9%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.9%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.4%)
- Cashiers (6.3%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.0%)
- Customer service representatives (5.0%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4.4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4.2%)
Average climate in Potter, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Potter-area historical tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/30/1955, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 30.1 miles away from the Potter town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 5/2/1983, a category F3 tornado 42.2 miles away from the town center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Potter-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 166.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 185.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 214.1 miles away from Potter center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 212.3 miles away from the city center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 335.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 218.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Yates County (17) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 7, Hurricanes: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Potter:
- PENN YAN MANOR NURSING HOME IN (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; PENN YAN, NY)
- YATES COUNTY CHHA (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; PENN YAN, NY)
- SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL E C U (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; PENN YAN, NY)
- ONTARIO COUNTY HEALTH FACILITY (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; CANANDAIGUA, NY)
- ONTARIO COUNTY HHA CHHA (Home Health Center, about 12 miles away; CANANDAIGUA, NY)
- F F THOMPSON HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 13 miles away; CANANDAIGUA, NY)
- M M EWING CONTINUING CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; CANANDAIGUA, NY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Potter:
- Finger Lakes Community College (about 11 miles; Canandaigua, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,732)
- Hobart William Smith Colleges (about 14 miles; Geneva, NY; FT enrollment: 2,476)
- Nazareth College (about 32 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 2,632)
- Saint John Fisher College (about 33 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 3,373)
- SUNY College at Geneseo (about 33 miles; Geneseo, NY; FT enrollment: 5,520)
- Monroe Community College (about 35 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 14,295)
- Rochester Institute of Technology (about 36 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 14,177)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Potter: Pendleton Farms (A), Flint Creek Campgrounds (B), Cole Corners (C), Sugar Shack Blueberry Farm (D), Potter Volunteer Fire Department (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Potter: Saint John's Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: French Cemetery (1), Voak Cemetery (2), Yatesville Cemetery (3), Shuman Cemetery (4), Nettle Valley Cemetery (5), Thomas Cemetery (6), Sutherland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Swamps: Potter Swamp (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Nettle Valley Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 3.0 people |
New York: | 2.6 people |
This town: | 73.8% |
Whole state: | 63.5% |
This town: | 10.5% |
Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
This town: | 9.7% |
Whole state: | 14.6% |
This town: | 3.7% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
23 people in homes for the mentally retarded in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Potter:
- Never married: 25.7%
- Now married: 62.1%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 6.5%
For population 25 years and over in Potter:
- High school or higher: 81.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.4 minutes
Here: | 12.2 |
New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Potter, NY (based on Yates County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 4,229 | 30 |
Catholic | 2,870 | 4 |
Evangelical Protestant | 432 | 9 |
Other | 187 | 2 |
None | 17,630 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 4.87 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Yates County: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 10.15 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Yates County: | 8.6% |
New York: | 8.2% |
Yates County: | 24.1% |
New York: | 23.8% |
Yates County: | 15.6% |
New York: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Potter:
- WYLF (850 AM; 1 kW; PENN YAN, NY; Owner: M B COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFLR (1570 AM; 5 kW; DUNDEE, NY; Owner: LAKES COUNTY COMMUNICATION CORP.)
- WABH (1380 AM; 10 kW; BATH, NY)
- WACK (1420 AM; 5 kW; NEWARK, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES, INC.)
- WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)
- WGVA (1240 AM; 1 kW; GENEVA, NY; Owner: GENEVA BROADCASTING INC)
- WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WRSB (1310 AM; 1 kW; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: DAVID WOLFE)
- WHTK (1280 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY)
- WXXI (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
- WHIC (1460 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS)
- WYSL (1040 AM; 2 kW; AVON, NY; Owner: RADIO LIVINGSTON, LTD)
Strongest FM radio stations in Potter:
- WCIY (88.9 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WFXF (107.3 FM; SOUTH BRISTOL TOWNSH, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WNVE (95.1 FM; HONEOYE FALLS, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- W220CJ (91.9 FM; PENN YAN, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WISY (102.3 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WEOS (89.7 FM; GENEVA, NY; Owner: THE COLLEGES OF THE SENECA)
- WFLR-FM (95.9 FM; DUNDEE, NY; Owner: LAKES COUNTRY COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WNYR-FM (98.5 FM; WATERLOO, NY; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDNY-FM (93.9 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: MILLER MEDIA INC.)
- WPHR (106.9 FM; AUBURN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WFLK (101.7 FM; GENEVA, NY; Owner: MB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W201CY (88.1 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- W246AP (97.1 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF THE FINGER LAKES)
- W282AC (104.3 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WZXV (99.7 FM; PALMYRA, NY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF FINGER LAKES, INC.)
- WVOR-FM (100.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WBER (90.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: MONROE B.O.C.E.S. #1)
- WCIK (103.1 FM; BATH, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WLLW (99.3 FM; SENECA FALLS, NY; Owner: AUBURN BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Potter:
- WPXJ-TV (Channel 51; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: PAXSON BUFFALO LICENSE, INC.)
Medal of Honor Recipients
Medal of Honor Recipient born in Potter: Charles M. Holton.
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 6Number of bridges
- 26ft / 8.4mTotal length
- $4,537,000Total costs
- 3,925Total average daily traffic
- 357Total average daily truck traffic
- 4,074Total future (year 2036) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- 1255 Phelps Rd (Lat: 42.712556 Lon: -77.224694), Call Sign: KQU275, Licensee ID: L00004611,
Assigned Frequencies: 46.5000 MHz, Grant Date: 07/20/2000, Expiration Date: 10/03/2005, Cancellation Date: 01/07/2006, Registrant: County Of Yates, 939 Rt 14a, Penn Yan, NY 14527, Phone: (716) 554-3246
- 32.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 25.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 20.0%Utility gas
- 13.9%Wood
- 4.2%Electricity
- 3.8%Coal or coke
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 31.1%Utility gas
- 29.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 24.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 7.5%Electricity
- 7.5%Wood
Potter compared to New York state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.