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Population (year 2000): 6,588. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,553 (-0.5% change)
Males: 3,193 (48.5%), Females: 3,395 (51.5%)
Lehigh County
Zip code:
18032
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $42,432 (year 2000)
Median house value: $86,400 (year 2000)
Races in Catasauqua:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.7%)
- Hispanic (3.5%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Black (1.2%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (35.6%), Irish (13.3%),
Italian (7.1%), Dutch (5.4%), Slovak (5.2%), United States
(4.7%).
Elevation: 358 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Catasauqua
- High school or higher: 84.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Catasauqua borough
- Never married: 25.9%
- Now married: 50.8%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 13.7%
3.0% Foreign born (1.4% Asia, 1.0% Europe, 0.6%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -84 (-1.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Catasauqua:
- ALLENTOWN STATE HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; ALLENTOWN,
PA)
- GOOD SHEPHERD SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 3 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA)
- LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; ALLENTOWN,
PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Catasauqua:
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 3 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 39
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 50 miles;
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Catasauqua:
- ALLENTOWN QUEEN CITY MUNI (about 7 miles; ALLENTOWN,
PA; ID: 1N9)
- SLATINGTON (about 12 miles; SLATINGTON, PA; ID: 69N)
- QUAKERTOWN (about 17 miles; QUAKERTOWN, PA; ID: UKT)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Catasauqua:
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 6 miles; Allentown, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,334)
- LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT
enrollment: 5,725)
- NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10
miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
- LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 18 miles; EASTON, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,218)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 23 miles;
KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
- EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about
35 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
Public high school in Catasauqua:
- CATASAUQUA SHS (Students: 543; Grades: 09 -
12)
Public primary/middle schools in Catasauqua:
- FRANCIS H SHECKLER EL SCH (Students: 599;
Grades: KG - 04)
- LINCOLN MS (Students: 575; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Catasauqua:
- PUBLIC LIBRARY OF CATASAUQUA (Operating
income: $91,062; Location: THIRD & BRIDGE STS; 17,763
books; 430 audio materials; 410 video materials; 49
serial subscriptions)
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