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Population (year 2000): 6,588. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,565 (-0.3% change)
 

Males: 3,193  (48.5%)
Females: 3,395  (51.5%)

Lehigh County

Median resident age:  36.4 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 18032.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,800 (it was $42,432 in 2000)
Catasauqua  $47,800
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $123,100 (it was $86,400 in 2000)
Catasauqua  $123,100
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Catasauqua:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
  • Hispanic (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (35.6%), Irish (13.3%), Italian (7.1%), Dutch (5.4%), Slovak (5.2%), United States (4.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 02/01/1853

Elevation: 358 feet

Land area: 1.27 square miles.

Population density: 5172 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Catasauqua

  • High school or higher: 84.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Catasauqua borough

  • Never married: 25.9%
  • Now married: 50.8%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 13.7%

198 residents are foreign born (1.4% Asia, 1.0% Europe, 0.6% Latin America).

This city:  3.0%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Catasauqua:  1.6% ($1,415)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Allentown, PA (3.6 miles , pop. 106,632).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (50.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: North Catasauqua borough, PA (0.8 miles ), Hokendauqua, PA (1.7 miles ), Fullerton, PA (1.7 miles ), Coplay borough, PA (2.3 miles ), Northampton borough, PA (2.7 miles ), Allentown, PA (3.6 miles ), Fountain Hill borough, PA (6.0 miles ), Bethlehem, PA (6.6 miles ).

Latitude: 40.65 N, Longitude: 75.47 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,025 (-30.7%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 277 (8.3%)


People in group quarters in Catasauqua
  • 33 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area codes: 610, 484

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Population change in the 1990s: -84 (-1.3%).


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (24%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)


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Catasauqua-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 16% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/26/1981, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.8 miles away from the Catasauqua city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 21.6 miles away from the city center injured 7 people and caused $1 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Catasauqua:
  • ALLENTOWN STATE HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA)
  • GOOD SHEPHERD SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Catasauqua:
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 3 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 39 miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 50 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Catasauqua:
  • ALLENTOWN QUEEN CITY MUNI (about 7 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: 1N9)
  • SLATINGTON (about 12 miles; SLATINGTON, PA; ID: 69N)
  • QUAKERTOWN (about 17 miles; QUAKERTOWN, PA; ID: UKT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Catasauqua:
  • MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 6 miles; Allentown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,334)
  • LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 5,725)
  • NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
  • LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
  • LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 18 miles; EASTON, PA; FT enrollment: 2,218)
  • KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 25 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
  • EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 35 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
Public high school in Catasauqua:
  • CATASAUQUA SHS (Students: 543; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Catasauqua:
  • FRANCIS H SHECKLER EL SCH (Students: 599; Grades: KG - 04)
  • LINCOLN MS (Students: 575; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Catasauqua:
  • PUBLIC LIBRARY OF CATASAUQUA (Operating income: $91,062; Location: THIRD & BRIDGE STS; 17,763 books; 430 audio materials; 410 video materials; 49 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Catasauqua's Municipal Park is a large public use facility including a pool, lighted tennis and basketball courts, sand volley ball courts, picnic pavilion, playground, two bandshells, and a creek running through. Location is St. John Street between Walnut and Church Streets. added by C. & R. Silvoy

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Churches in Catasauqua include: Saint Stevens Church (A), Saint Pauls Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Catasauqua Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Catasauqua: South Catty Field (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Catasauqua and their reported violations in the past:

CATASAUQUA MUN WATER WORKS (Population served: 6598, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2004 and JAN-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-28-2005), St Consent Decree/Judgement (JAN-28-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-28-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-12-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2002)

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.9%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.7%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  8.0%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.7%
Whole state:  5.1%

Catasauqua compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Catasauqua (2007 data):
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Catasauqua Branch at Second And Bridge Streets, branch established on 1960-11-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Solid Waste Management 1$2,907$34,8840$0
Streets and Highways 3$12,516$50,0640$0
Police - Other 1$2,075$24,9003$2,190
Water Supply 2$6,841$41,0460$0
Parks and Recreation 1$3,073$36,8760$0
Sewerage 4$12,407$37,2211$1,944
Financial Administration 3$7,470$29,8801$2,435
Other Government Administration 1$4,767$57,2040$0
Police Protection - Officers 6$22,773$45,54613$17,154
Totals for Government 22$74,829$40,81618$23,723


Catasauqua government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,375,000
    Solid Waste Management: $411,000
    Parks & Recreation: $99,000
    All Other: $52,000
    Parking Facilities: $3,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $19,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $1,465,000
    Sewerage: $1,456,000
    Police Protection: $501,000
    Water Utilities: $464,000
    Regular Highways: $412,000
    Solid Waste Management: $406,000
    Parks & Recreation: $326,000
    Central Staff Services: $59,000
    Fire Protection: $57,000
    Financial Administration: $54,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $30,000
    Housing & Community Development: $26,000
    General Public Buildings: $25,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $20,000
    Libraries: $7,000
    Health Services - Other: $3,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $3,177,000
    Benefit Payments: $60,000
    From Other Government: $43,000
    Interest Revenue: $-20,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $241,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $44,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $21,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,031,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $3,810,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $744,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $4,027,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,070,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $101,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $53,000
    Special Assessments: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $26,000
    Police Protection: $22,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,470,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $458,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $164,000
    Highways: $113,000
    Housing & Community Development: $46,000
    General Support: $5,000
  • Tax - Property: $696,000
    Individual Income: $525,000
    NEC: $135,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,229,000

6.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,118 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.55%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($432 average AGI)
Lehigh County:  0.09%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Northampton County, PA  1.76% ($36,401 average AGI)
from Bucks County, PA  0.30% ($51,494)
from Berks County, PA  0.28% ($39,105)


6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,354 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.05%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($517 average AGI)
Lehigh County:  0.09%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Northampton County, PA  1.64% ($41,431 average AGI)
to Berks County, PA  0.39% ($42,520)
to Carbon County, PA  0.24% ($31,763)


Strongest AM radio stations in Catasauqua:
  • WKAP (1470 AM; 5 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAEB (790 AM; 4 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTKZ (1320 AM; 5 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALLENTOWN LICENSEE, L.L.C.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WHOL (1600 AM; 1 kW; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY B/CING ASSOCIATES, INC)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WYNS (1160 AM; 4 kW; LEHIGHTON, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Catasauqua:
  • WLEV (100.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDIY (88.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY COMMUNITY BR/CST ASSOC)
  • WJCS (89.3 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: BEACON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCTO (96.1 FM; EASTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W278AI (103.5 FM; CENTER VALLEY, PA; Owner: BUX-MONT EDUCATIONAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • W224AU (92.7 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W246AA (97.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, ETC., PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH,ETC)
  • WLVR-FM (91.3 FM; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: LEHIGH UNIVERSITY)
  • W290AC (105.9 FM; PALMERTON, PA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WAEB-FM (104.1 FM; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W285DH (104.9 FM; N. WHITEHALL TOWNSHI, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, ET. AL.)
  • WZZO (95.1 FM; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWPJ (89.5 FM; PEN ARGYL, PA; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WXLV (90.3 FM; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Owner: LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WKRF (107.9 FM; TOBYHANNA, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WRTY (91.1 FM; JACKSON TOWNSHIP, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV COMMONWEALTH SYS HGR ED.)
  • WBYX (88.7 FM; STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: FOUR RIVERS COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CORP)
  • WODE-FM (99.9 FM; EASTON, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, LLC)
  • W245AC (96.9 FM; HARMONY TOWNSHIP, NJ; Owner: MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WSBG (93.5 FM; STROUDSBURG, PA; Owner: NASSAU BROADCASTING II, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Catasauqua:
  • WFMZ-TV (Channel 69; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLVT-TV (Channel 39; ALLENTOWN, PA; Owner: LEHIGH VALLEY PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • W07DC (Channel 7; ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WBPH-TV (Channel 60; BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: SONSHINE FAMILY TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • W46BL (Channel 46; ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM, PA; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)

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