Potter township, Centre County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 58.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 3,339 (all rural)
| Males: 1,657 |  (49.6%) |
| Females: 1,682 |  (50.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,222 (2,892 owner occupied, 330 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Potter township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 37.9
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Average household size: 2.54
| Potter township: | 2.5 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Potter township: | $53,207 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $800 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $198,700 (it was $109,400 in 2000)
| : | $198,700 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $235,633
Here: $235,633 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $197,654
Here: $197,654 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $202,957
Here: $202,957 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $148,438
Here: $148,438 State: $186,490
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $176,356
Here: $176,356 State: $212,799
Mobile homes: $46,310
Here: $46,310 State: $45,445
| Population density: 57 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 13.8% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 7.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Centre Hall.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Potter township: Pennsylvania State University Agronomy Research Farm (A), Penn Nursery (B), Nittany Mountain Overlook (C), Penns Cave (D), Seven Mountain Camp (E), Nittany Hall (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Potter township include: Independent Church (A), Emanuels Church (B), Egg Hill Church (C), Sprucetown Church (D), Bethany Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Penn Spring Reservoir (A), Colyer Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Black Hawk Gap Run (A), Lingle Stream (B), Britton Run (C), Boal Gap Run (D), Potter Run (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
78% of Potter township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 542
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 13
- South: 9
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
117 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 216
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $85,000
Housing units in Potter township with a mortgage: 41 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21
- Construction (15%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Postsecondary teachers (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Potter township:
- Polish (52.2%)
- German (33.7%)
- United States or American (5.0%)
- Irish (4.2%)
- English (2.5%)
- Italian (0.8%)
- Czechoslovakian (0.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 162 (69%)
- Carpooled: 26 (11%)
- Walked: 8 (3%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 36 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (5%)
117 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
97.1% of residents of Potter township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 567- In family households: 503 (127 male householders, 15 female householders)
134 spouses, 221 children (210 natural, 0 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 64 (34 male householders (31 living alone)), 26 female householders (26 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 53 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 57 1-person, 3 2-persons,
613 married couples with children.
112 single-parent households (48 men, 64 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24
| Here: | 26.7% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |