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Catawba is a Census town of 628 people across 4.64 square miles of land, in Catawba County. Median household income is $47,250, 71.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Catawba
What Catawba is
- Census place typetown
- Land area4.64 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land135 plus or minus 44
- County holding the largest share of its areaCatawba County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Catawba
- Population628 plus or minus 205
- Median age35.8 plus or minus 11.1
- Population under 18121 plus or minus 55
- Share under 1819.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over41 plus or minus 27
- Share 65 and over6.5 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Households328 plus or minus 138
- Family households139 plus or minus 54
- Share of households that are families42.4 percent plus or minus 24.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Catawba
- Median household income$47,250 plus or minus $39,733
- Per capita income$31,543 plus or minus $7,874
- Civilian labor force300 plus or minus 96
- Employed280 plus or minus 90
- Unemployed20 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate6.7 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over443 plus or minus 156
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.1 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Catawba
- Housing units393 plus or minus 145
- Occupied units328 plus or minus 138
- Vacant units65 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate16.5 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Owner occupied234 plus or minus 91
- Renter occupied94 plus or minus 115
- Ownership rate71.3 percent plus or minus 40.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$163,000 plus or minus $45,535
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,118
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.4 percent plus or minus 23.9
- Single family units352 plus or minus 135
- Share single family89.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more18 plus or minus 25
- Share in buildings of two or more4.6 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes23 plus or minus 23
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Catawba gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute262 plus or minus 89
- Commuting under 15 minutes23 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.8 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more116 plus or minus 65
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.3 percent plus or minus 19.6
- Drove alone88.4 percent
- Carpooled4.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.4 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Catawba
- NFIP communityTown of Catawba
- NFIP community number370052
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/07/09
The Town of Catawba participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370052 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Catawba County, not Catawba
Catawba County context, not Catawba figures
- Establishments in Catawba County4,349
- Covered employment, Catawba County89,388
- Average annual pay, Catawba County$55,761
- Housing units permitted, Catawba County2,016
Every figure in this section is published for Catawba County as a whole and is not a measurement of Catawba.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Catawba questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Catawba, North Carolina?
628, in 328 households. Catawba town covers 4.64 square miles of land, which is 135 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Catawba in?
Catawba County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Catawba?
$47,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $163,000. Median gross rent is $1,118 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Catawba in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Catawba appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Catawba, town of, community 370052, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Catawba figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Catawba County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Catawba.
Is zoning published for Catawba?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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