COMPARING TWO PLACES
Catawba vs Waxhaw
PLACE A
Catawba, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Waxhaw, North Carolina
Catawba is 99% smaller than Waxhaw. Waxhaw earns more, with a median household income $63,939 higher. Waxhaw has grown faster since 2000 (108% vs 28%).
CATAWBAWAXHAWDIFFERENCE
Total population13623,140−99% vs Waxhaw
Population density311,905−1,875
Population growth28.2%108.3%−80.1 pts
Median age44.736.2+8.5
Male52.9%48.0%+4.9 pts
Female47.1%52.0%−4.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%15.6%−15.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.3%67.5%+17.8 pts
Black0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.2%11.8%−3.6 pts
Asian0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Other6.5%5.2%+1.3 pts
Median household income$67,955$131,894−$63,939
Per capita income$24,325$48,910−$24,585
Poverty rate15.3%4.5%+10.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2830.373−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%55.0%−46.0 pts
Graduate degree1.8%20.5%−18.7 pts
Unemployment rate31.6%4.9%+26.7 pts
Labor force participation59.4%69.4%−10.0 pts
Median home value$58,500$549,400−$490,900
Median gross rent$383$1,840−$1,457
Owner-occupied92.3%83.0%+9.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.2%3.8%+4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%30.0%−30.0 pts
Average commute20.532.0−11.5
Worked from home17.3%27.7%−10.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured2.4%4.8%−2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025