Catawissa, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,539 (All urban)

Catawissa, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 762 (710 occupied: 422 owner occupied, 288 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1421 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $357 (lower quartile is $188, upper quartile is $512)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $356

Median gross rent in Catawissa, PA in 2007: $472

Housing units in Catawissa with a mortgage: 171 (24 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 187

Catawissa,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $111,762 (it was $67,100 in 2000)

Catawissa:	$111,762
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $77,739 - $136,956

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $114,669
Here: $114,669
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $109,895
Here: $109,895
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $109,760
Here: $109,760
State: $153,822

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $132,961
Here: $132,961
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $13,226
Here: $13,226
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,586

In family households: 1,267 (306 male householders, 125 female householders)
301 spouses, 439 children (405 natural, 11 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 14 other relatives, 35 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 319 (88 male householders (73 living alone)), 192 female householders (172 living alone)), 39 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 211 2-persons, 86 3-persons, 91 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 245 1-person, 28 2-persons, 7 3-persons.

222 married couples with children.
132 single-parent households (21 men, 111 women).

97.1% of residents of Catawissa speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 10 (0.6%)
(60.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Catawissa, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 25 5 rooms: 74 6 rooms: 111 7 rooms: 85 8 rooms: 57 9 or more rooms: 64

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Catawissa, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 85 4 rooms: 43 5 rooms: 47 6 rooms: 67 7 rooms: 15 8 rooms: 16 9 or more rooms: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 21
1980 to 1989: 105
1970 to 1979: 39
1960 to 1969: 32
1950 to 1959: 50
1940 to 1949: 67
1939 or earlier: 448

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Catawissa:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 9 2 bedrooms: 64 3 bedrooms: 241 4 bedrooms: 85 5 or more bedrooms: 23

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Catawissa:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 106 2 bedrooms: 70 3 bedrooms: 82 4 bedrooms: 19 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Catawissa in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 32 1 vehicle: 164 2 vehicles: 140 3 vehicles: 64 4 vehicles: 22 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Catawissa in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 63 1 vehicle: 156 2 vehicles: 53 3 vehicles: 14 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Catawissa, PA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 9
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 14
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 30
$50,000 to $59,999: 54
$60,000 to $69,999: 71
$70,000 to $79,999: 79
$80,000 to $89,999: 48
$90,000 to $99,999: 19
$100,000 to $124,999: 14
$125,000 to $149,999: 4
$150,000 to $174,999: 2
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 1
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Catawissa rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Catawissa:

Less than $100: 21 people
$100 to $149: 20
$150 to $199: 29
$200 to $249: 24
$250 to $299: 18
$300 to $349: 16
$350 to $399: 20
$400 to $449: 26
$450 to $499: 18
$500 to $549: 30
$550 to $599: 19
$600 to $649: 9
$650 to $699: 5
$700 to $749: 2
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 1
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 20

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 4 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 4

Catawissa, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.9%
Number of people working at home: 24 (3.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 26
5 to 9 minutes: 60
10 to 14 minutes: 169
15 to 19 minutes: 145
20 to 24 minutes: 107
25 to 29 minutes: 42
30 to 34 minutes: 48
35 to 39 minutes: 6
40 to 44 minutes: 8
45 to 59 minutes: 28
60 to 89 minutes: 20
90 or more minutes: 23

Catawissa mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 549 (78%)
Carpooled: 90 (13%)
Walked: 41 (6%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 24 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 106
$10,000 to $14,999: 80
$15,000 to $19,999: 77
$20,000 to $24,999: 42
$25,000 to $29,999: 46
$30,000 to $34,999: 62
$35,000 to $39,999: 37
$40,000 to $44,999: 40
$45,000 to $49,999: 45
$50,000 to $59,999: 66
$60,000 to $74,999: 56
$75,000 to $99,999: 32
$100,000 to $124,999: 8
$125,000 to $149,999: 5
$150,000 to $199,999: 4
$200,000 or more: 5

First ancestries reported:

German: 397

United States or American: 140

Irish: 80

Pennsylvania German: 70

Polish: 69

English: 65

Italian: 45

Dutch: 42

Welsh: 38

Other groups: 24

European: 18

Scotch-Irish: 18

French (except Basque): 12

Scottish: 11

Slovak: 9

Swedish: 7

Norwegian: 4

Ukrainian: 4

Lithuanian: 3

Luxemburger: 3

Russian: 3

Swiss: 3

Czechoslovakian: 2

Australian: 2

Danish: 2

British: 2

Greek: 2

Slavic: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

United Kingdom (40%)
Germany (20%)
Australia (20%)
Chile (20%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1364
Northeast: 100
Midwest: 19
South: 69
West: 24

61% of Catawissa residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 26
9th grade: 9
10th grade: 20
11th grade: 21
12th grade, no diploma: 5
High school graduate (or equivalency): 241
Less than 1 year of college: 20
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 30
Associate degree: 12
Bachelor's degree: 35
Master's degree: 24
Professional school degree: 3
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 26
9th grade: 18
10th grade: 29
11th grade: 33
12th grade, no diploma: 14
High school graduate (or equivalency): 283
Less than 1 year of college: 53
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 37
Associate degree: 22
Bachelor's degree: 66
Master's degree: 13
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $37,157
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $46,151

Catawissa household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Catawissa marital status for males

Catawissa marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $111,671

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 457
One, attached: 69
Two: 58
3 or 4: 28
5 to 9: 28
10 to 19: 13
20 to 49: 12
50 or more: 60
Mobile homes: 37

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,580

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Catawissa:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (87%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Coal or coke (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (48%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (46%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (1%) Utility gas (1%) Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3

Here:	1.7%
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:	16.7%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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