Catawissa township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 12.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 944 (10% urban, 90% rural)
| Males: 474 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 470 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 944 (901 owner occupied, 43 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 5% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Catawissa township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Black: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 43.4
Median age of females: 44.0
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Average household size: 2.50
| Catawissa township: | 2.5 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.83
| Catawissa township: | $46,530 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $601 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $129,700 (it was $85,800 in 2000)
| : | $129,700 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 76 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
80% of Catawissa township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 822
- Northeast: 37
- Midwest: 15
- South: 31
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $102,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 365
- One, attached: 6
- Mobile homes: 16
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,300
Housing units in Catawissa township with a mortgage: 160 (5 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 98
- Educational services (11%)
- Health care (7%)
- Textile mills and textile products (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Textile mills and textile products (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Catawissa township:
- German (33.8%)
- Polish (11.4%)
- English (9.2%)
- United States or American (8.8%)
- Dutch (8.4%)
- Irish (7.3%)
- Pennsylvania German (6.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 441 (87%)
- Carpooled: 37 (7%)
- Railroad: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 20 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (54%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Coal or coke (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood (3%)
98.3% of residents of Catawissa township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 911- In family households: 821 (249 male householders, 31 female householders)
256 spouses, 244 children (229 natural, 6 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 6 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 90 (40 male householders (33 living alone)), 35 female householders (32 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 140 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 56 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 65 1-person, 7 2-persons, 3 4-persons,
157 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (12 men, 11 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
| Here: | 10.4% |
| 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: 2
| Here: | 10.5% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |