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Catawissa, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Catawissa is a Census borough of 1,536 people across 0.51 square miles of land, in Columbia County. Median household income is $51,992, 57.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $906,100 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Catawissa
What Catawissa is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.51 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,992
- County holding the largest share of its areaColumbia 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.
Catawissa
How many people live in Catawissa
- Population1,536
- Median age42.8
- Population under 18286 plus or minus 63
- Share under 1818.6 percent
- Population 65 and over387 plus or minus 87
- Share 65 and over25.2 percent
- Households723
- Family households378
- Share of households that are families52.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Catawissa
Income and work in Catawissa
- Median household income$51,992
- Per capita income$31,111
- Civilian labor force882
- Employed827
- Unemployed55 plus or minus 30
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over1,140
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Catawissa
- Housing units801
- Occupied units723
- Vacant units78 plus or minus 43
- Vacancy rate9.7 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied412
- Renter occupied311 plus or minus 78
- Ownership rate57.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$145,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$644 plus or minus $216
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Single family units510
- Share single family63.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more266 plus or minus 77
- Share in buildings of two or more33.2 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Mobile homes25 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1946
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Catawissa gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute773
- Commuting under 15 minutes229 plus or minus 62
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.6 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more201 plus or minus 58
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Drove alone79.6 percent
- Carpooled11.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home5.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Catawissa
SBA loans in Catawissa (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$906,100
- Average approval$151,017
- Median approval$157,500
- Largest approval$306,100
- Jobs supported27
- Jobs per approval4.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Catawissa, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Catawissa
- NFIP communityBorough of Catawissa
- NFIP community number420341
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/31/24
The Borough of Catawissa participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420341 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.
Columbia County, not Catawissa
Columbia County context, not Catawissa figures
- Establishments in Columbia County1,428
- Covered employment, Columbia County24,395
- Average annual pay, Columbia County$50,569
- Housing units permitted, Columbia County68
Every figure in this section is published for Columbia County as a whole and is not a measurement of Catawissa.
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
Catawissa questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Catawissa, Pennsylvania?
1,536, in 723 households. Catawissa borough covers 0.51 square miles of land, which is 2,992 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Catawissa in?
Columbia 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 Catawissa?
$51,992. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $145,900. Median gross rent is $644 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Catawissa businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $906,100 since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $157,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Catawissa, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Catawissa borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Catawissa. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Catawissa in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Catawissa appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Catawissa, borough of, community 420341, 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 Catawissa figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Columbia 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 Catawissa.
Is zoning published for Catawissa?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.