Potter County Demographics
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POPULATION            
  ACTUAL
  1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Texas* 9,579,677 11,198,655 14,225,513 16,986,510 20,851,820 25,145,561
Panhandle Region 355,549 339,921 377,124 371,956 402,862 427,927
Potter 115,850 90,511 98,637 97,874 113,546 121,073
Amarillo 137,969 127,010 149,230 157,615 173,627 190,695
Amarillo (Part*) N/A N/A N/A 91,502 99,833 105,486
Unincorporated Areas N/A N/A N/A 6,372 13,713 15,587
SOURCE: 2010 Census, February 2011 Release
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ETHNICITY IN 2010
           
  White Black Hispanic Asian Other Total
Texas 10,933,313 2,886,825 9,460,921 948,426 916,076 25,145,561
Panhandle Region 277,551 19,360 132,755 8,168 7,870 427,927
Potter 59,322 11,823 42,692 4,675 2,561 121,073
Amarillo 113,929 11,977 54,881 5,883 4,025 190,695
Amarillo (Part*) 48,931 9,763 39,837 4,618 2,337 105,486
Unincorporated Areas 10,391 2,060 2,855 57 224 15,587
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SOURCE: 2010 Census, February 2011 Release
           
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AGE DISTRIBUTION IN 2009             
  0-4 5-19  20-34  35-54  55-64  65+ 
Texas 1,992,506 5,338,116 5,253,733 6,589,190 2,243,645 2,401,852
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Panhandle Region
33,026 91,357 82,888 109,017 40,871 51,673
Potter 11,069 25,794 27,898 31,150 10,414 14,472
Amarillo 15,905 39,328 41,332 49,854 17,950 18,374
Amarillo (Part*) 10,756 24,407 26,904 29,097 9,703 13,637
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Unincorporated Areas
313 1,387 994 2,053 711 835
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey
 
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GENDER DISTRIBUTION IN 2009
  Male % Male Female % Female Total
Texas 118,800,450 50% 11,938,592 50% 23,819,042
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Panhandle Region
205,061 50% 203,771 50% 427,927
Potter 61,176 51% 59,621 49% 120,797
Amarillo 92,333 50% 93,410 50% 185,743
Amarillo (Part*) 58,288 51% 56,216 49% 114,504
Unincorporated Areas 2,888 46% 3,405 54% 6,293
SOURCE:   2009 American Community Survey
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT IN 2009: Persons 25 Years and Over
  Less Than 9th Grade 9th-12th No Diploma HS Graduate or GED Some College No Degree Associate Degree Bachelor's Degree Graduate/Prof Degree
 
Texas 1,534,021 1,534,021 3,855,923 3,167,580 914,757 2,508,991 1,224,557
Panhandle Region 24,173 28,650 74,683 62,678 16,101 32,455 14,605
Potter 8,269 9,932 21,818 19,159 4,712 7,340 3,554
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Amarillo
9,215 12,289 30,086 30,790 7,710 16,261 7,802
Amarillo (Part*) 8,176 968 20,650 17,625 4,263 6,741 3,227
Unincorporated Areas 93 8,964 1,168 1,534 449 599 327
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey
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DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 2009
  < than $10,000 $15,000 $25,000 $35,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000
  $10,000 $14,999 $24,999 $34,999 $49,999 $74,999 $99,000 $149,000 $199,999 or more
Texas 671,142 484,624 965,762 9,379,922 1,205,223 1,483,303 951,399 929,569 323,021 317,011
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Panhandle Region
12,837 10,430 20,549 19,645 22,366 28,000 17,055 12,455 3,488 3,252
Potter 4,653 3,373 6,675 6,752 6,542 7,062 3,815 2,495 651 686
Amarillo 5,987 4,574 9,864 9,333 10,467 12,612 7,623 5,891 1,563 1,609
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Amarillo (Part*)
4,634 3,314 6,448 6,526 6,146 6,523 3,481 2,202 561 571
Unincorporated Areas 19 59 227 226 396 539 334 293 90 115
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey
 
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PER CAPITA INCOME IN 2009   MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 2009
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Texas
$24,318       Texas $48,199
Potter $18,470       Potter $34,827
Amarillo $22,620       Amarillo $41,708
Amarillo (Part*) $17,886       Amarillo (Part*) $33,741
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey
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EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY IN 2009
           
  Management & Professional Service Occupations Sales & Office Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Construction, Extraction, Maint. Production, Transportation, & Moving
Texas 3,602,568 1,824,234 2,799,863 61,447 1,240,921 1,331,931
Panhandle Region 53,514 34,090 46,607 4,060 22,945 29,800
Potter 12,483 11,264 13,774 266 7,227 9,393
Amarillo 25,736 16,651 24,737 353 10,129 13,548
Amarillo (Part*) 11,377 10,711 12,836 240 6,849 9,092
Unincorporated Areas 1,106 553 938 26 378 301
SOURCE:  2009 American Community Survey