About Us and Our Readers
The Catholic Review has been in circulation for over 175 years and is still one of Maryland’s largest paid bi-weekly newspapers with over 120,000 adult readers monthly. The Catholic Review is home delivered every other Thursday to 47,000 households via the U.S. Postal Service.
Our readers are loyal and have come to trust and respect the Catholic Review for its insightful coverage of news and issues important to family and community and also because it provides information they cannot find elsewhere. Our readers continue to indicate that they place the Catholic Review first among daily or weekly newspapers for advertising that they can trust.
Additionally, CatholicReview.org attracts over 25,000 unique visitors monthly, and generates nearly 88,000 page views.
In addition to our regular content covering local, national, and world news; health and well-being; entertainment; education; and age-specific information, throughout the year the Catholic Review treats its readers to supplements and special sections on dining, wedding and event planning, retirement living, getaways, home improvement, and more!
Catholic Review readers are active, well educated, high income consumers with strong buying power. Every issue of the Catholic Review is a unique opportunity for advertisers to successfully reach these active consumers.
Gender & Age
Female: 51%
Male: 49%
Median Age: 57
Level of Education
Master Degree: 14%
Some Graduate Studies: 22%
College Degree: 37%
Some College: 47%
Household Income
> $60,000: 32.7%
$60,000 - $74,999: 11.6%
$75,000+: 55.7%
Avg. Household Income: $101,273
Community Involvement
Voted in last election: 92.4%
Wrote to elected public official: 35.7%
Attended a church retreat: 45.1%
Helped in religious education: 35.5%
Active on parish council: 26.6%
Active on school council:10.9%
Reader Loyalty
Subscriber for more than 15 yrs.: 20.1%
Subscriber for Over 5 Yrs: 54.5%
Average subscription length: 9.4 years
Read every issue: 78.2%
Read at least 3 of 4 Issues: 89.3%
Share subscription with others:45.1%
Sources: Simmons Market Research 2009; Catholic Press.Org/Survey Commissioned by The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, Conducted by: Georgetown University; Winter 2010/Catholic Review Market Research Conducted by: Beacon & Fey Marketing 2010