Moving to Catawba, North Carolina

Population: 698. Estimated population in July 2024: 739 (+5.9% change)
Males: 318 (45.6%), Females: 380 (54.4%)

Catawba County

Zip code: 28609

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $42,031
Median house value: $78,600

Population by Race

Races in Catawba:

• White Non-Hispanic (62.0%)
• Black (30.4%)
• Hispanic (5.6%)
• Other race (2.1%)
• Other Asian (0.7%)
• Two or more races (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (15.2%), United States (14.9%), Irish (4.6%), English (4.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), Dutch (2.4%).

Elevation: 872 feet

Land area: 2.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Catawba

• High school or higher: 78.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
• Unemployed: 1.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Catawba town

• Never married: 18.7%
• Now married: 61.3%
• Separated: 3.8%
• Widowed: 8.5%
• Divorced: 7.7%

5.7% Foreign born (5.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +116 (+19.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Catawba:

• IREDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 13 miles; STATESVILLE, NC)
• DAVIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; STATESVILLE, NC)
• LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; MOORESVILLE, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Catawba:

• HICKORY REGIONAL (about 22 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
• CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 37 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
• SMITH REYNOLDS (about 67 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Catawba:

• STATESVILLE MUNI (about 10 miles; STATESVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: SVH)
• LANEYS (about 11 miles; MAIDEN, NC; Abbreviation: N92)
• LAKE NORMAN AIRPARK (about 15 miles; MOORESVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 14A)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Catawba:

• CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
• GASTON COLLEGE (about 27 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
• CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 37 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
• ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
• WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
• GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)

Schools

Public high school in Catawba:

• BANDYS HIGH (Students: 981; Location: 5040 E BANDYS ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Catawba:

• CATAWBA INTERMEDIATE (Students: 344; Location: 403 6TH AVENUE SW; Grades: 06 – 06)