Catawba, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

170

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

44.7

6.68% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

15.3%

4.44% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$67,955

3.98% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$58,500

Economy

The economy of Catawba, WI employs 52 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Catawba, WI were Transportation & Warehousing (14 people), Manufacturing (10 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (6 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($81,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,750), and Manufacturing ($58,750).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 62

−10.3%

1 Year decline

± 177%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Catawba, WI declined at a rate of −10.3%, from 58 employees to 52 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Catawba, WI, are Transportation Occupations (14 people), Sales & Related Occupations (7 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (6 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Catawba, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 62

−10.3%

1 Year decline

± 177%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Catawba, WI declined at a rate of −10.3%, from 58 employees to 52 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Catawba, WI, are Transportation & Warehousing (14 people), Manufacturing (10 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (6 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Catawba, WI, though some of these residents may live in Catawba, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,875

Median earning men ± $14,167

$50,625

Median earning women ± $62,544

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($81,250), Manufacturing ($58,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($46,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Catawba, WI was $58,500 in 2024, which is 0.176 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $55,500 to $58,500, a 5.41% increase. The homeownership rate in Catawba, WI is 92.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Catawba, WI have an average commute time of 20.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Catawba, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$58,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,465

$72

Median Property Taxes

±$36

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Catawba, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Catawba, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

92.3%

Homeownership

2024

65.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 92.3% of the housing units in Catawba, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 93.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Catawba, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$67,955

Median Household Income

± $18,161

Number of Households

± 39

In 2024, the median household income of the 78 households in Catawba, WI grew to $67,955 from the previous year's value of $65,357.

The following chart displays the households in Catawba, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Catawba, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (55.8%)
Walked (26.9%)
Worked At Home (17.3%)

In 2024, 55.8% of workers in Catawba, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (26.9%) and those who worked at home (17.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Catawba, WI have a shorter commute time (20.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.65% of the workforce in Catawba, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Catawba, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Catawba, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Catawba, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Catawba, WI (25 out of 163 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Catawba, WI is White, followed by Native American and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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