North Catasauqua vs Wind Gap

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

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

Wind Gap has the higher population (3,202 vs 2,968 in North Catasauqua). North Catasauqua has the higher median household income ($86,779 vs $74,803 in Wind Gap). North Catasauqua has the higher median home value ($245,900 vs $201,800 in Wind Gap).

Population, income & housing

	North Catasauqua	Wind Gap
Population	2,968	3,202
Median age	43.7 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$86,779	$74,803
Median home value	$245,900	$201,800
Median gross rent	$944	$1,205
Housing units	1,251	1,428
Homeownership rate	78.3%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.8%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Catasauqua	Wind Gap
Population	2,831 → 2,968 (+4.8%)	2,720 → 3,202 (+17.7%)
Median household income	$69,244 → $86,779 (+25.3%)	$51,250 → $74,803 (+46.0%)
Median home value	$177,500 → $245,900 (+38.5%)	$186,100 → $201,800 (+8.4%)
Median gross rent	$892 → $944 (+5.8%)	$829 → $1,205 (+45.4%)

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

Wind Gap

Population

2,7203,202

Median household income

$51,250$74,803

Median home value

$186,100$201,800

Median gross rent

$829$1,205

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Catasauqua	Wind Gap
Under 5	6.2%	3.8%
5 to 17	12.7%	9.9%
18 to 24	5.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	14.5%	13.8%
35 to 44	17.0%	13.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	13.2%
55 to 64	15.6%	17.4%
65 to 74	10.0%	13.6%
75 and over	7.2%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Catasauqua	Wind Gap
White (non-Hispanic)	77.9%	90.2%
Black or African American	4.6%	1.9%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	13.4%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Catasauqua	Wind Gap
No high school diploma	7.0%	9.9%
High school graduate	41.2%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Catasauqua	Wind Gap
Drove alone	71.1%	71.2%
Carpooled	5.2%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.7%	21.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Catasauqua	Wind Gap
1-unit, detached	66.1%	51.6%
1-unit, attached	17.2%	18.3%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	16.0%
20 or more units	4.6%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	North Catasauqua	Wind Gap
Poverty rate	4.2%	4.7%
Average household size	2.37	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1950	1962