North Catasauqua vs Palmer Heights

A side-by-side comparison of North Catasauqua and Palmer Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

North Catasauqua and Palmer Heights are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Palmer Heights has the higher population (3,963 vs 2,968 in North Catasauqua). Palmer Heights has the higher median household income ($115,292 vs $86,779 in North Catasauqua). Palmer Heights has the higher median home value ($289,400 vs $245,900 in North Catasauqua).

Population, income & housing

	North Catasauqua	Palmer Heights
Population	2,968	3,963
Median age	43.7 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$86,779	$115,292
Median home value	$245,900	$289,400
Median gross rent	$944	$1,411
Housing units	1,251	1,435
Homeownership rate	78.3%	96.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	39.0%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Catasauqua	Palmer Heights
Population	2,831 → 2,968 (+4.8%)	3,837 → 3,963 (+3.3%)
Median household income	$69,244 → $86,779 (+25.3%)	$81,908 → $115,292 (+40.8%)
Median home value	$177,500 → $245,900 (+38.5%)	$206,800 → $289,400 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$892 → $944 (+5.8%)	$1,176 → $1,411 (+20.0%)

North Catasauqua

Population

2,8312,968

Median household income

$69,244$86,779

Median home value

$177,500$245,900

Median gross rent

$892$944

Palmer Heights

Population

3,8373,963

Median household income

$81,908$115,292

Median home value

$206,800$289,400

Median gross rent

$1,176$1,411

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Catasauqua	Palmer Heights
Under 5	6.2%	3.1%
5 to 17	12.7%	17.8%
18 to 24	5.1%	2.8%
25 to 34	14.5%	8.3%
35 to 44	17.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	11.7%	18.7%
55 to 64	15.6%	11.6%
65 to 74	10.0%	16.1%
75 and over	7.2%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Catasauqua	Palmer Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	77.9%	83.3%
Black or African American	4.6%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Catasauqua	Palmer Heights
No high school diploma	7.0%	5.5%
High school graduate	41.2%	31.1%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Catasauqua	Palmer Heights
Drove alone	71.1%	86.9%
Carpooled	5.2%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	23.7%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Catasauqua	Palmer Heights
1-unit, detached	66.1%	92.5%
1-unit, attached	17.2%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Catasauqua	Palmer Heights
Poverty rate	4.2%	2.1%
Average household size	2.37	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1950	1965