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Catasauqua, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Catasauqua is a Census borough of 6,541 people across 1.29 square miles of land, in Lehigh County. Median household income is $85,049, 73.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Catasauqua
What Catasauqua is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.29 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,063
- County holding the largest share of its areaLehigh 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.
Catasauqua
How many people live in Catasauqua
- Population6,541
- Median age39.5
- Population under 181,509 plus or minus 323
- Share under 1823.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over946 plus or minus 232
- Share 65 and over14.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Households2,778
- Family households1,779
- Share of households that are families64.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Catasauqua
Income and work in Catasauqua
- Median household income$85,049 plus or minus $34,570
- Per capita income$40,360
- Civilian labor force3,865
- Employed3,547
- Unemployed318 plus or minus 266
- Unemployment rate8.2 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over4,307
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.8 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Catasauqua
Housing in Catasauqua
- Housing units2,853
- Occupied units2,778
- Vacant units75 plus or minus 76
- Vacancy rate2.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Owner occupied2,042
- Renter occupied736 plus or minus 167
- Ownership rate73.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$209,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,031 plus or minus $384
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.5 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Single family units2,162
- Share single family75.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more691 plus or minus 224
- Share in buildings of two or more24.2 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Catasauqua
How Catasauqua gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,068
- Commuting under 15 minutes843 plus or minus 239
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.5 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more646 plus or minus 211
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Drove alone77.4 percent
- Carpooled6.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home12.2 percent plus or minus 7.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Catasauqua
SBA loans in Catasauqua (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$1,190,000
- Average approval$198,333
- Median approval$185,000
- Largest approval$495,000
- Jobs supported34
- Jobs per approval5.7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- 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 NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Catasauqua, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have 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.
Catasauqua
Flood risk in Catasauqua
- NFIP communityBorough of Catasauqua
- NFIP community number420586
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/16/04
The Borough of Catasauqua participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420586 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.
Lehigh County, not Catasauqua
Lehigh County context, not Catasauqua figures
- Establishments in Lehigh County8,681
- Covered employment, Lehigh County200,548
- Average annual pay, Lehigh County$70,311
- Housing units permitted, Lehigh County1,062
Every figure in this section is published for Lehigh County as a whole and is not a measurement of Catasauqua.
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.
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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
Catasauqua questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania?
6,541, in 2,778 households. Catasauqua borough covers 1.29 square miles of land, which is 5,063 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Catasauqua in?
Lehigh 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 Catasauqua?
$85,049. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $209,900. Median gross rent is $1,031 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Catasauqua businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $1.2 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $185,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Catasauqua, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Catasauqua borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Catasauqua. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Catasauqua in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Catasauqua appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Catasauqua, borough of, community 420586, 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 Catasauqua figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lehigh 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 Catasauqua.
Is zoning published for Catasauqua?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.