Catasauqua, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,558 (All urban)

Catasauqua, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,747 (2,616 occupied: 1,769 owner occupied, 847 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	29%

Housing density: 2171 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $621 (lower quartile is $502, upper quartile is $734)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $648

Median gross rent in Catasauqua, PA in 2007: $698

Housing units in Catasauqua with a mortgage: 1,224 (75 second mortgage, 257 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 451

Catasauqua,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $157,209 (it was $86,600 in 2000)

Catasauqua:	$157,209
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $121,843 - $218,898

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $193,397
Here: $193,397
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $143,347
Here: $143,347
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $187,509
Here: $187,509
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $459,500
Here: $459,500
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $229,565
Here: $229,565
State: $211,072

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,532

In family households: 5,415 (1,267 male householders, 440 female householders)
1,274 spouses, 1,933 children (1,771 natural, 87 adopted, 75 stepchildren), 114 grandchildren, 58 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 55 other relatives, 217 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,117 (381 male householders (295 living alone)), 520 female householders (430 living alone)), 216 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 56 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 684 2-persons, 423 3-persons, 390 4-persons, 144 5-persons, 51 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 725 1-person, 138 2-persons, 38 3-persons.

1,055 married couples with children.
454 single-parent households (113 men, 341 women).

92.7% of residents of Catasauqua speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 198 (3.0%)
(67.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 26 4 rooms: 68 5 rooms: 193 6 rooms: 545 7 rooms: 490 8 rooms: 197 9 or more rooms: 250

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 36 2 rooms: 82 3 rooms: 206 4 rooms: 186 5 rooms: 174 6 rooms: 115 7 rooms: 7 8 rooms: 18 9 or more rooms: 23

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 24
1995 to 1998: 29
1990 to 1994: 16
1980 to 1989: 169
1970 to 1979: 565
1960 to 1969: 281
1950 to 1959: 232
1940 to 1949: 110
1939 or earlier: 1,321

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Catasauqua:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 32 2 bedrooms: 284 3 bedrooms: 1,066 4 bedrooms: 296 5 or more bedrooms: 91

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Catasauqua:
	no bedroom: 36 1 bedroom: 384 2 bedrooms: 187 3 bedrooms: 196 4 bedrooms: 44 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Catasauqua in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 50 1 vehicle: 466 2 vehicles: 835 3 vehicles: 321 4 vehicles: 97 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Catasauqua in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 202 1 vehicle: 402 2 vehicles: 193 3 vehicles: 15 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 27

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Catasauqua, PA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 13
$80,000 to $89,999: 18
$90,000 to $99,999: 32
$100,000 to $124,999: 238
$125,000 to $149,999: 470
$150,000 to $174,999: 336
$175,000 to $199,999: 172
$200,000 to $249,999: 240
$250,000 to $299,999: 164
$300,000 to $399,999: 56
$400,000 to $499,999: 19
$500,000 to $749,999: 4
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Catasauqua rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Catasauqua:

Less than $100: 7 people
$100 to $149: 6
$150 to $199: 10
$200 to $249: 20
$250 to $299: 21
$300 to $349: 36
$350 to $399: 38
$400 to $449: 14
$450 to $499: 63
$500 to $549: 58
$550 to $599: 82
$600 to $649: 115
$650 to $699: 101
$700 to $749: 46
$750 to $799: 45
$800 to $899: 51
$900 to $999: 85
$1,000 to $1,249: 10
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 36

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 44 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 12 1975 to 1979: 41 1970 to 1974: 17 1970 to 1974: 10 1965 to 1969: 74

Catasauqua, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.2%
Number of people working at home: 97 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 98
5 to 9 minutes: 374
10 to 14 minutes: 619
15 to 19 minutes: 725
20 to 24 minutes: 564
25 to 29 minutes: 203
30 to 34 minutes: 273
35 to 39 minutes: 63
40 to 44 minutes: 70
45 to 59 minutes: 30
60 to 89 minutes: 108
90 or more minutes: 96

Catasauqua mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,731 (82%)
Carpooled: 333 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 49 (1%)
Bicycle: 19 (1%)
Walked: 81 (2%)
Other means: 10 (0%)
Worked at home: 97 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 185
$10,000 to $14,999: 133
$15,000 to $19,999: 144
$20,000 to $24,999: 176
$25,000 to $29,999: 178
$30,000 to $34,999: 156
$35,000 to $39,999: 225
$40,000 to $44,999: 224
$45,000 to $49,999: 124
$50,000 to $59,999: 338
$60,000 to $74,999: 330
$75,000 to $99,999: 252
$100,000 to $124,999: 87
$125,000 to $149,999: 18
$150,000 to $199,999: 29
$200,000 or more: 9

First ancestries reported:

German: 1778

Irish: 603

Italian: 422

Other groups: 337

Pennsylvania German: 326

United States or American: 309

Slovak: 254

Hungarian: 189

English: 180

Arab:: 151

Dutch: 142

Austrian: 128

Ukrainian: 115

Polish: 114

Lebanese: 71

Syrian: 70

Scotch-Irish: 55

Russian: 47

Welsh: 43

Scottish: 35

French (except Basque): 32

Swedish: 29

Lithuanian: 23

Czech: 21

Czechoslovakian: 16

Greek: 15

Croatian: 14

European: 12

Other Arab: 10

Northern European: 9

Slovene: 8

French Canadian: 8

Finnish: 8

Swiss: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Syria (26%)
Germany (11%)
Peru (11%)
Italy (10%)
Spain (7%)
Lebanon (7%)
Korea (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 5378
Northeast: 541
Midwest: 58
South: 224
West: 117

65% of Catasauqua residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 15
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 14
9th grade: 63
10th grade: 86
11th grade: 49
12th grade, no diploma: 57
High school graduate (or equivalency): 953
Less than 1 year of college: 155
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 283
Associate degree: 93
Bachelor's degree: 226
Master's degree: 56
Professional school degree: 21
Doctorate degree: 9

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 30
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 13
7th and 8th grade: 72
9th grade: 61
10th grade: 119
11th grade: 96
12th grade, no diploma: 14
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,049
Less than 1 year of college: 203
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 288
Associate degree: 153
Bachelor's degree: 155
Master's degree: 60
Professional school degree: 29
Doctorate degree: 9

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 21.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 36.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $51,569
Black householders: $36,112
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $84,920
Asian householders: $139,342
Some other race householders: $29,107
Two or more races householders: $45,305
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $46,614

Catasauqua household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Catasauqua household income for Some other race householders

Catasauqua household income for Two or more races householders

Catasauqua household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Catasauqua marital status for males

Catasauqua marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $157,027
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $154,304
Some other race householders: $204,226
Hispanic or Latino householders: $155,756

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,016
One, attached: 1,025
Two: 146
3 or 4: 129
5 to 9: 124
10 to 19: 108
20 to 49: 100
50 or more: 99

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Catasauqua:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%) Electricity (32%) Utility gas (30%) Coal or coke (3%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (44%) Utility gas (31%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 41

Here:	5.3%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 21

Here:	5.1%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 44

Here:	13.8%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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