What is the population of Catawissa borough?

Catawissa borough has 1,498 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #790 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.

What is the median household income in Catawissa borough?

Median household income in Catawissa borough is $53,472 a year, 31.9% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Catawissa borough?

Median gross rent is $652 a month and the median home value is $139,700, so rent absorbs about 14.6% of median household income.

Is Catawissa borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Catawissa borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Catawissa, PA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Catawissa, Pennsylvania (Catawissa, PA — Census place “Catawissa borough”) is 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. Looking for the Catawissa Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Catawissa, PA: 17820.

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

Catawissa ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Catawissa.

The Catawissa PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

17820

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

Catawissa borough, PA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Catawissa borough is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 1,498 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #790 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 60% of them. The median age here is 43.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Catawissa borough earn a median of $53,472 a year, 31.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 25% below the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 14.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Catawissa borough is valued at $139,700, 54% below the national figure and 28% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $652 a month, 53.6% below the national figure, or roughly $7,824 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 54.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Catawissa borough?: Catawissa borough has 1,498 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #790 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in Catawissa borough?: Median household income in Catawissa borough is $53,472 a year, 31.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Catawissa borough?: Median gross rent is $652 a month and the median home value is $139,700, so rent absorbs about 14.6% of median household income.
Is Catawissa borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Catawissa borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Catawissa borough data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.