Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Catawba is worth considering.
One downside of living in Catawba, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.62 minutes every day commuting to work.
As is often the case in a small town, Catawba doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Catawba is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.06% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Catawba in 2022 was $31,543, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,172 for a family of four. However, Catawba contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Catawba is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Catawba home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Catawba residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Catawba include German, English, African, Welsh, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Catawba is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
