Cathcart, WA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,064

US Senator

Patty Murray

Democratic Party

US Senator

Maria Cantwell

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

45.3

6.02% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

3.2%

15.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$130,400

23% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$908,900

Population & Diversity

Cathcart, WA is home to a population of 2.06k people, from which 96.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 7.7% of Cathcart, WA residents were born outside of the country (159 people).

In 2024, there were 19.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.82k people) in Cathcart, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 94 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 59 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.9%

2024 Citizenship

97.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.9% of Cathcart, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cathcart, WA was 97.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cathcart, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cathcart, WA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.82k ± 445
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
94 ± 154
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
59 ± 60

1.7%

Hispanic Population

35 people

1.7% of the people in Cathcart, WA are hispanic (35 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cathcart, WA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Washington.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
247,954 ± 12,030 people
India
116,227 ± 8,308 people
China
94,449 ± 7,500 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 247,954 Washington residents, followed by India with 116,227 and China with 94,449.

Foreign-Born Population

7.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

159 people

7.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

139 people

As of 2024, 7.7% of Cathcart, WA residents (159 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cathcart, WA was 7.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cathcart, WA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

53 ± 52

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cathcart, WA.

Economy

The economy of Cathcart, WA employs 973 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cathcart, WA were Construction (171 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (131 people), and Manufacturing (127 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($140,852), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,056), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($85,640).

Employment

Occupations

973

2024 Value

± 256

17.4%

1 Year growth

± 32.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cathcart, WA grew at a rate of 17.4%, from 829 employees to 973 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cathcart, WA, are Management Occupations (150 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (84 people), and Fire Fighting & Prevention, & Other Protective Service Workers Including Supervisors (73 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cathcart, WA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Washington (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

973

2024 Value

± 256

17.4%

1 Year growth

± 32.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cathcart, WA grew at a rate of 17.4%, from 829 employees to 973 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cathcart, WA, are Construction (171 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (131 people), and Manufacturing (127 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cathcart, WA, though some of these residents may live in Cathcart, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$86,450

Median earning men ± $28,639

$72,115

Median earning women ± $26,562

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($141,591), Construction ($76,727), and Manufacturing ($75,060).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($77,300), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($35,938), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($9,224).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cathcart, WA was $908,900 in 2024, which is 2.73 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $875,600 to $908,900, a 3.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Cathcart, WA is 85.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cathcart, WA have an average commute time of 47.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cathcart, WA is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$908,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$98,917

$698

Median Property Taxes

±$172

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 Cathcart, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

85.7%

Homeownership

2024

56.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 85.7% of the housing units in Cathcart, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cathcart, WA 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.

$130,400

Median Household Income

± $26,034

814

Number of Households

± 212

In 2024, the median household income of the 814 households in Cathcart, WA grew to $130,400 from the previous year's value of $106,000.

The following chart displays the households in Cathcart, WA 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cathcart, WA is from Washington.

0.469

2024 Wage GINI in Washington

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2024, the income inequality in Washington was 0.469 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0979% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.3%)
Worked At Home (19%)
Carpooled (0.719%)

In 2024, 80.3% of workers in Cathcart, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19%) and those who carpooled to work (0.719%).

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

47.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cathcart, WA have a longer commute time (47.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 9.26% of the workforce in Cathcart, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cathcart, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cathcart, WA have 4 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cathcart, WA (66 out of 2.06k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

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

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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