North Catasauqua vs Pen Argyl

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

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

Pen Argyl has the higher population (3,489 vs 2,968 in North Catasauqua). North Catasauqua has the higher median household income ($86,779 vs $79,948 in Pen Argyl). North Catasauqua has the higher median home value ($245,900 vs $172,100 in Pen Argyl).

Population, income & housing

	North Catasauqua	Pen Argyl
Population	2,968	3,489
Median age	43.7 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$86,779	$79,948
Median home value	$245,900	$172,100
Median gross rent	$944	$1,165
Housing units	1,251	1,430
Homeownership rate	78.3%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Catasauqua	Pen Argyl
Population	2,831 → 2,968 (+4.8%)	3,543 → 3,489 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$69,244 → $86,779 (+25.3%)	$61,250 → $79,948 (+30.5%)
Median home value	$177,500 → $245,900 (+38.5%)	$155,600 → $172,100 (+10.6%)
Median gross rent	$892 → $944 (+5.8%)	$984 → $1,165 (+18.4%)

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

Pen Argyl

Population

3,5433,489

Median household income

$61,250$79,948

Median home value

$155,600$172,100

Median gross rent

$984$1,165

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Catasauqua	Pen Argyl
Under 5	6.2%	6.9%
5 to 17	12.7%	13.5%
18 to 24	5.1%	9.6%
25 to 34	14.5%	17.2%
35 to 44	17.0%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	14.8%
55 to 64	15.6%	13.6%
65 to 74	10.0%	7.9%
75 and over	7.2%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Catasauqua	Pen Argyl
White (non-Hispanic)	77.9%	87.0%
Black or African American	4.6%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.1%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Catasauqua	Pen Argyl
No high school diploma	7.0%	13.4%
High school graduate	41.2%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Catasauqua	Pen Argyl
Drove alone	71.1%	86.3%
Carpooled	5.2%	8.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.7%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Catasauqua	Pen Argyl
1-unit, detached	66.1%	42.9%
1-unit, attached	17.2%	40.3%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	5.2%
20 or more units	4.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Catasauqua	Pen Argyl
Poverty rate	4.2%	15.5%
Average household size	2.37	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1950	1938