Poteet is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,948 people and three associated neighborhoods, Poteet is the 541st largest community in Texas.

A relatively large number of people in Poteet telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.94% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Poteet does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Poteet has a very low overall level of education: only 7.70% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Poteet in 2022 was $21,719, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,876 for a family of four. However, Poteet contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Poteet is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Poteet home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Poteet, accounting for 89.61% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Poteet residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Poteet include German, Irish, Dutch, English, and European.

The most common language spoken in Poteet is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.