Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Columbia
Municipality: Catawissa township
Total Population 1,037
SEX
Male 517
Female 520
AGE
Under 5 years 78
5 to 17 years 173
18 to 20 years 39
21 to 24 years 48
25 to 44 years 349
45 to 54 years 122
55 to 59 years 44
60 to 64 years 58
65 to 74 years 92
75 to 84 years 31
85 years and over 3
Median age 36.3
Under 18 years 251
Percent of total population 24.2
65 years and over 126
Percent of total population 12.2
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 377
Family households (families) 311
Married-couple families 284
Percent of total households 75.3
Other family, male householder 7
Other family, female householder 20
Nonfamily households 66
Percent of total households 17.5
Householder living alone 61
Householder 65 years and over 24
Persons living in households 1,037
Persons per household 2.75
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,037
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 2
Percent of total population 0.2
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 393
Occupied housing units 377
Owner occupied 355
Percent owner occupied 94.2
Renter occupied 22
Vacant housing units 16
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.3
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5
Units with over 1 person per room 4
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 353
1-unit, attached 0
2 to 4 units 1
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 39
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 234
Less than $50,000 59
$50,000 to $99,999 150
$100,000 to $149,999 17
$150,000 to $199,999 7
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 65,000
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 12
Less than $250 8
$250 to $499 4
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 225
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 234
White 234
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
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) 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
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