Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Columbia
Municipality: Catawissa borough
Total Population 1,683
SEX
Male 778
Female 905
AGE
Under 5 years 128
5 to 17 years 260
18 to 20 years 64
21 to 24 years 94
25 to 44 years 482
45 to 54 years 141
55 to 59 years 63
60 to 64 years 95
65 to 74 years 210
75 to 84 years 112
85 years and over 34
Median age 36.7
Under 18 years 388
Percent of total population 23.1
65 years and over 356
Percent of total population 21.2
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 727
Family households (families) 481
Married-couple families 363
Percent of total households 49.9
Other family, male householder 22
Other family, female householder 96
Nonfamily households 246
Percent of total households 33.8
Householder living alone 222
Householder 65 years and over 132
Persons living in households 1,683
Persons per household 2.31
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,677
Black 4
Percent of total population 0.2
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1
Percent of total population 0.1
Other race 1
Hispanic Origin (any race) 13
Percent of total population 0.8
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 768
Occupied housing units 727
Owner occupied 460
Percent owner occupied 63.3
Renter occupied 267
Vacant housing units 41
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.6
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2
Units with over 1 person per room 4
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 435
1-unit, attached 73
2 to 4 units 99
5 to 9 units 29
10 or more units 77
Mobile home, trailer, other 55
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 385
Less than $50,000 260
$50,000 to $99,999 122
$100,000 to $149,999 3
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 41,000
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 250
Less than $250 186
$250 to $499 64
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 178
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 385
White 383
Black 2
Percent of occupied units 0.5
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 1
Percent of occupied units 0.3
Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg
Date Prepared: January, 1997