Lake Norman of Catawba vs Maiden

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Norman of Catawba and Maiden: population, income, housing, and more.

Lake Norman of Catawba and Maiden are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake Norman of Catawba has the higher population (9,308 vs 3,777 in Maiden). Lake Norman of Catawba has the higher median household income ($106,836 vs $52,102 in Maiden). Lake Norman of Catawba has the higher median home value ($522,300 vs $219,300 in Maiden).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Norman of Catawba	Maiden
Population	9,308	3,777
Median age	50.5 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$106,836	$52,102
Median home value	$522,300	$219,300
Median gross rent	$1,246	$780
Housing units	4,725	1,470
Homeownership rate	88.7%	71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.6%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Norman of Catawba	Maiden
Population	8,701 → 9,308 (+7.0%)	3,410 → 3,777 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$82,424 → $106,836 (+29.6%)	$53,407 → $52,102 (-2.4%)
Median home value	$422,000 → $522,300 (+23.8%)	$124,200 → $219,300 (+76.6%)
Median gross rent	$876 → $1,246 (+42.2%)	$831 → $780 (-6.1%)

Lake Norman of Catawba

Population

8,7019,308

Median household income

$82,424$106,836

Median home value

$422,000$522,300

Median gross rent

$876$1,246

Maiden

Population

3,4103,777

Median household income

$53,407$52,102

Median home value

$124,200$219,300

Median gross rent

$831$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Norman of Catawba	Maiden
Under 5	6.0%	4.1%
5 to 17	11.8%	17.5%
18 to 24	5.0%	3.9%
25 to 34	9.4%	12.1%
35 to 44	8.9%	21.8%
45 to 54	17.1%	11.0%
55 to 64	19.1%	16.2%
65 to 74	13.6%	7.8%
75 and over	9.1%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Norman of Catawba	Maiden
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	71.9%
Black or African American	1.4%	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Norman of Catawba	Maiden
No high school diploma	5.0%	13.8%
High school graduate	17.8%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	31.6%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Norman of Catawba	Maiden
Drove alone	71.2%	87.3%
Carpooled	9.6%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.4%	4.0%
Other means	0.8%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Norman of Catawba	Maiden
1-unit, detached	82.2%	76.1%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	0.1%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Lake Norman of Catawba	Maiden
Poverty rate	5.2%	12.8%
Average household size	2.40	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	35	19
Median year structure built	1999	1985