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Catawissa, Pennsylvania, in Columbia county, is 51 miles NW of Reading, Pennsylvania (center to center) and 97 miles NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town is part of the Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 1,589 people people live in Catawissa.
In Catawissa, about 50% of adults are married. Single people feel welcome in Catawissa, and many people make their homes without family or roommates living with them. Singles, rather than married couples, seem the order of the day in the town.
Kinder? Gentler? Well at least we can say that women form a particularly large portion of the population in Catawissa.
In 2000, Catawissa had a median family income of $37,292.
The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in Catawissa.
Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Catawissa, about 59% are lived in by their owners, not renters. The average year in which most residences in the town were built is earlier than in most places. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in Catawissa. If you're looking for affordable rentals, the town is one place with an advantage over most places in Pennsylvania. Catawissa isn't one of those high-end towns with high property taxes.
In Catawissa, 91% of commuters drive to work.
Comparing Catawissa to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Pennsylvania (State):
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