Yates County > Potter (town)
Population trend for Potter
03,0001990: 1,6171,61719902000: 1,8301,83020002010: 1,8651,86520102020: 1,8581,85820202023: 1,8791,8792023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Potter is a town in Yates County, in the Finger Lakes region.

2023 Median income for Yates County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Yates County home price index (FHFA)
1986–2024: Home prices rose about 391%.

311 187 63 1986 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Potter
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Potter
Married-couple families: 313 (69.9%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 26 (5.8%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 109 (24.3%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 90 (57.7%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 66 (42.3%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Potter

Pct 5 and under 12% Pct 6 to 17 10% Pct 18 to 64 11% Pct 65 and over 5%

The overall poverty rate in Potter is 10 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Potter lived in the prior year

Same house: 1,812 (97.3%) Different NY county: 48 (2.6%) 1,863 current residents Same house: 1,812 (97.3%) Same house Different NY county: 48 (2.6%) Different NY county Abroad: 3 (0.2%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Potter residents
37.3 33.8 34.4 38 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau