Pennsylvania · Census place 11736
Catawissa borough, PA
Quick answer
Catawissa borough has 1,498 residents, ranking #790 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $53,472, the median home is worth $139,700 and median gross rent runs $652 a month.
- Population
- 1,498Catawissa borough residents
- Median household income
- $53,472Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $139,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $652Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Catawissa borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Catawissa borough median would spend about 14.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.2% of residents and 54.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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