The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 44 local governments in Potter County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (6 municipal, 24 township)
30
30
School districts (school boards)
5
0
Special districts (elected boards)
8
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Potter County
16,188people
48.4median ageU.S.: 38.9
$59,020 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
13%below the U.S.: 12.5%
18.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$153,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700
3.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
1.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
9.4%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
6.6%U.S.: 8.4%
41%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
25.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 1.7% · White 94.5% · Black 0.4% · Asian 0.4% · Other or more than one race 2.9% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Potter County
3.7%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.1%. Pennsylvania: 3.2%.
231people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
6,011people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
6,242in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.7%
231
6,011
6,242
August 2026
4.7%
301
6,102
6,403
July 2026
4.5%
290
6,175
6,465
June 2026
4.7%
305
6,131
6,436
May 2026
4.9%
315
6,092
6,407
April 2026
5.1%
326
6,017
6,343
March 2026
6.2%
390
5,891
6,281
February 2026
7.4%
469
5,851
6,320
January 2026
7.1%
451
5,872
6,323
December 2025
5.8%
369
5,942
6,311
November 2025
5.1%
324
6,025
6,349
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
5.1%
318
5,928
6,246
August 2025
6.1%
390
5,968
6,358
July 2025
5.3%
339
6,039
6,378
June 2025
5.0%
312
5,952
6,264
May 2025
4.6%
286
5,975
6,261
April 2025
4.6%
287
5,969
6,256
March 2025
5.7%
352
5,875
6,227
February 2025
6.7%
419
5,824
6,243
January 2025
6.7%
425
5,915
6,340
December 2024
5.5%
343
5,921
6,264
November 2024
4.4%
275
5,917
6,192
October 2024
4.3%
275
6,076
6,351
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
5.5%
347
5,947
6,294
2024
5.0%
321
6,095
6,416
2023
5.2%
344
6,332
6,676
2022
5.6%
380
6,348
6,728
2021
6.5%
453
6,495
6,948
2020
9.1%
655
6,504
7,159
2019
5.8%
419
6,768
7,187
2018
5.5%
395
6,737
7,132
2017
6.7%
481
6,726
7,207
2016
7.9%
576
6,741
7,317
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Pennsylvania's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.6% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Potter County
121.0 per 100,0002025. Pennsylvania: 226.8.
259.2 per 100,0002025. Pennsylvania: 1,323.8.
0murders2025, 21 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
21
121.0
45
259.2
2024
19
108.3
71
404.6
2022
17
95.7
77
433.6
2018
45
244.9
96
522.4
2017
30
162.3
137
741.2
By police agency (3)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Coudersport Police Department
2025
4
1
2,293
Shinglehouse Police Department
2025
0
1
1,059
Galeton Police Department
2024
0
8
950
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Pennsylvania · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.40 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 4,300 people.
6sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
0civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (3), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Coudersport Police Department
4
0
2,293
Galeton Police Department
1
0
948
Shinglehouse Police Department
1
0
1,059
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
6
1.40
0
3
2024
6
1.39
0
3
2022
6
1.14
0
4
2020
6
1.13
0
4
2019
7
1.31
0
4
2018
7
1.29
0
4
2017
7
1.28
0
4
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Potter County County Auditor?
Sherri Lamer (Republican) is the County Auditor of Potter County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Potter County County Auditor?
Kathy Barrett (Democratic) is the County Auditor of Potter County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Potter County County Auditor?
Kathy Wagner (Republican) is the County Auditor of Potter County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Potter County Coroner?
Kevin J. Dusenbury (Republican) is the Coroner of Potter County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Potter County District Attorney?
Andy J. Watson (Republican) is the District Attorney of Potter County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Potter County Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts?
Ashley Gledhill (Republican) is the Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts of Potter County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Potter County Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds?
Nicole Larsen (Republican) is the Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds of Potter County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Potter County Sheriff?
Kevin Siska (Republican) is the Sheriff of Potter County, Pennsylvania.
Who is the Potter County County Treasurer?
Krista M. Miller (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Potter County, Pennsylvania.
Who are the Potter County commissioners?
Nancy J. Grupp (County Commissioner); Paul W. Heimel (County Commissioner); Robert W. Rossman (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Potter County?
About 16,188 people, with a median age of 48.4; the median household income is $59,020 and 13% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Potter County?
3.7% in September 2026 (preliminary): 231 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,242, against 5.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Potter County?
44 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 24 township, 5 school district and 8 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Potter County?
90: Abbott Township, Abbott Township, Abbott Township, Allegany Township, Allegany Township, Allegany Township, Austin Borough, Austin Borough, Austin Borough, Bingham Township, Bingham Township, Bingham Township, Clara Township, Clara Township, Clara Township, Coudersport Borough, Coudersport Borough, Coudersport Borough, Eulalia Township, Eulalia Township, Eulalia Township, Galeton Borough, Galeton Borough, Galeton Borough, Genesee Township, Genesee Township, Genesee Township, Harrison Township, Harrison Township, Harrison Township, Hebron Township, Hebron Township, Hebron Township, Hector Township, Hector Township, Hector Township, Homer Township, Homer Township, Homer Township, Keating Township, Keating Township, Keating Township, Oswayo Borough, Oswayo Borough, Oswayo Borough, Oswayo Borough, Oswayo Township, Oswayo Township, Oswayo Township, Pike Township, Pike Township, Pike Township, Pleasant Valley Township, Pleasant Valley Township, Pleasant Valley Township, Portage Township, Portage Township, Roulette Township, Roulette Township, Roulette Township, Sharon Township, Sharon Township, Sharon Township, Shinglehouse Borough, Shinglehouse Borough, Shinglehouse Borough, Shinglehouse Borough, Stewardson Township, Stewardson Township, Stewardson Township, Summit Township, Summit Township, Summit Township, Sweden Township, Sweden Township, Sweden Township, Sylvania Township, Ulysses Borough, Ulysses Borough, Ulysses Borough, Ulysses Borough, Ulysses Township, Ulysses Township, Ulysses Township, West Branch Township, West Branch Township, West Branch Township, Wharton Township, Wharton Township, Wharton Township. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development's Municipal Statistics officials list (self-reported by each county and municipality); each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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