Catawba Christian Fellowship Church, 2015
Catawba’s story
188 years in pictures
Census counts: 318 in 1870, 245 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2004.
- 1838Catawba is settled
CatawbaOH
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
244
2025 Census estimate · +0% since 2020
Median home value
$137K
Census ACS
Household income
$69K
median
Median age
56.2
years
Jobs based here
29
A commuter town
Is Catawba a good place to live?
Catawba’s age of the median resident is 56.2 years, above both the Ohio town median (41.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Catawba has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Catawba stand out
Where Catawba beats most towns.
Small town
244 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Catawba: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Catawba, and how to reach them.
PowerOhio Edison16.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCatawba Village PWSNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Catawba’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Clark County Board of ElectionsClark County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP code4301043010 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Catawba.
Natural hazards
The biggest natural risk in Catawba is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
Compared with just over four fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Catawba is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 61% come from inland flooding and 12% from tornadoes. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2012.
18risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
With only 0.3 jobs per working resident, most people in Catawba work out of town
The top destinations are Springfield (22%), London (8%) and Dayton (5%). In Catawba, 1% of working residents work locally. Half the trips to work are shorter than 15 miles.
1%work in town
| Catawba | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Catawba1%
Springfield22%
London8%
Dayton5%
Urbana4%
15 mi
median commute distance
29
jobs based in Catawba
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
The climate in Catawba brings four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 20° on a January night to 83° on a July afternoon, with about 24 inches of snow a winter.
24″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–37°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–64°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Catawba is
29% of adults get no exercise outside work in Catawba. This Ohio town beats the Ohio average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. Among adults in the town, 39% have obesity and 26% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Catawba | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
4 better26 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Catawba | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.7% |
Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital
9.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Housing
A home in Catawba sells for about $170K at the median
The share of households in Catawba who are owner-occupiers: 89%. The town’s midpoint rent is $1,650 a month.
$170Kmedian sale price
| Catawba | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,650 a month | $944 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 89% | 77% | 73% |
0
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Nearby attractions
All 64 attractions →Ohio Stadium and 48 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Catawba. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
30 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
26 mi MountainCampbell Hill
32 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
33 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
29 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and AquariumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Ohio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Catawba
17pages on Catawba
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Catawba
Rosedale Bible CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Irwin10.3 mi$10,088 tuitionWittenberg UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Springfield11.2 mi$45,940 tuitionClark State CollegeCommunity college · Public · Springfield11.8 mi$4,393 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Catawba residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Catawba for work
Where Catawba’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
29jobs based in Catawba
1%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Catawba
Village in Ohio, United States
Catawba is a village in Clark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 245 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1838
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,237 ft
- ZIP code
- 43010
Questions about Catawba
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Catawba, OH a good place to live?
Catawba has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.