Cathcart, WA

Census Place

Add Comparison
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
3.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
973
17.4% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cathcart, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.9% of the residents in Cathcart, WA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Cathcart, WA was $908,900, and the homeownership rate was 85.7%.

Most people in Cathcart, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 47.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Cathcart, WA was 4 cars per household.

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.

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.

View Data
Save Image

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cathcart, WA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.82k ± 445
  2. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    94 ± 154
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    59 ± 60
1.7%
Hispanic Population
35 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.

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.

View Data
Save Image

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Washington.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    248,556 ± 12,042 people
  2. India
    107,324 ± 7,987 people
  3. China
    89,838 ± 7,316 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 248,556 Washington residents, followed by India with 107,324 and China with 89,838.

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
53 ± 52

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

View Data
Save Image

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).

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.

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

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).

View Data
Save Image

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.
Y-Axis
3.62%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Washington.

View Data
Save Image

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Washington

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.
Patty Murray
Senator from Washington3
Assumed office on January 3, 1993
Maria Cantwell
Senator from Washington1
Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Washington over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

View Data
Save Image

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.

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.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cathcart, WA is from Washington.
0.468
2023 Wage GINI in Washington
0.47
2022 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2023, the income inequality in Washington was 0.468 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.276% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

View Data
Save Image

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (19%)
  3. 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.

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

Health

99.3% of the population of Cathcart, WA has health coverage, with 57.1% on employee plans, 9.4% on Medicaid, 18.6% on Medicare, 14.2% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Washington see 1,202 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,202 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 186 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.3% under 18 years, 13.5% between 18 and 34 years, 47.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

View Data
Save Image

Uninsured People

0.727%
Uninsured
57.1%
Employer Coverage
9.4%
Medicaid
18.6%
Medicare
14.2%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cathcart, WA declined by 84.3% from 4.63% to 0.727%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cathcart, WA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

View Data
Save Image