Moving to Catawba, Wisconsin

Population: 283. Estimated population in July 2024: 305 (+7.8% change)
Males: 148 (52.3%), Females: 135 (47.7%)

Price County

Zip code: 54515

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $33,571
Median house value: $38,800

Population by Race

Races in Catawba:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (49.5%), Czech (12.7%), Polish (12.4%), Norwegian (10.6%), Dutch (7.4%), Swedish (4.6%).

Elevation: 1510 feet

Land area: 4.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Catawba

  • High school or higher: 79.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Catawba town

  • Never married: 14.1%
  • Now married: 67.6%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+2.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Catawba:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Catawba:

  • GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 74 miles; IRONWOOD, MI; Abbreviation: IWD)
  • RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 74 miles; RHINELANDER, WI; Abbreviation: RHI)
  • CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 80 miles; MOSINEE, WI; Abbreviation: CWA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Catawba:

  • PRICE COUNTY (about 15 miles; PHILLIPS, WI; Abbreviation: PBH)
  • PRENTICE (about 19 miles; PRENTICE, WI; Abbreviation: 5N2)
  • PARK FALLS MUNI (about 30 miles; PARK FALLS, WI; Abbreviation: PKF)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Catawba:

  • NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 84 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
  • CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 84 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 97 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 103 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 108 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 121 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)

Public primary/middle school in Catawba:

  • CATAWBA SCHOOL (Students: 116; Location: N4535 SCHOOL ST; Grades: KG – 08)