Municipality Profile for Catawba

Population
Population 1990451
Population 2000698
Population 2006785
Percent White65.9%
Percent Black30.4%
Percent American Indian0.0%
Percent Asian1.0%
Percent Hispanic5.6%
Percent 0-1722.9%
Percent 18-4437.0%
Percent 45-6422.6%
Percent 65 and over17.5%
Median Age37.9
Income and Poverty
Median Household Income 2000$42,031
Per Capita Income 2000$20,933
Population in Poverty 200064
Poverty Rate 20009.2%
Children in Poverty20
Child Poverty Rate12.6%
Housing
Home-ownership Rate78.9%
Percent of Housing Built Before 193919.1%
Percent of Housing Built Between 1939-197962.1%
Percent of Housing Built Between 1980-200018.8%
Percent Mobile Homes7.6%
Education
Percent with Less Than High School Education21.1%
Percent with High School Diploma38.4%
Percent that have Attended College23.7%
Percent with Associates Degree4.8%
Percent with Bachelor's Degree or Higher12.0%
Other
Rural or Urban RegionUrban
Geographic RegionPiedmont
Ability to Pay6
CountyCatawba

Updated on January 22, 2008
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