Hamburg vs Kutztown University

A side-by-side comparison of Hamburg and Kutztown University: population, income, housing, and more.

Hamburg and Kutztown University are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hamburg has the higher population (4,377 vs 4,225 in Kutztown University). Since 2019, Kutztown University's population has grown faster (+17.2% vs +0.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Hamburg	Kutztown University
Population	4,377	4,225
Median age	42.5 yrs	19.8 yrs
Median household income	$57,212	—
Median home value	$182,900	—
Median gross rent	$1,126	—
Housing units	2,237	82
Homeownership rate	67.0%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamburg	Kutztown University
Population	4,356 → 4,377 (+0.5%)	3,604 → 4,225 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$56,893 → $57,212 (+0.6%)	—
Median home value	$150,100 → $182,900 (+21.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$906 → $1,126 (+24.3%)	—

Hamburg

Population

4,3564,377

Median household income

$56,893$57,212

Median home value

$150,100$182,900

Median gross rent

$906$1,126

Kutztown University

Population

3,6044,225

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamburg	Kutztown University
Under 5	3.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.5%	1.7%
18 to 24	5.2%	95.1%
25 to 34	11.8%	1.1%
35 to 44	13.9%	0.0%
45 to 54	10.5%	2.1%
55 to 64	17.9%	0.0%
65 to 74	10.4%	0.0%
75 and over	7.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamburg	Kutztown University
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	69.9%
Black or African American	1.2%	14.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.8%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamburg	Kutztown University
No high school diploma	11.8%	64.2%
High school graduate	38.1%	8.2%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamburg	Kutztown University
Drove alone	74.8%	31.7%
Carpooled	13.6%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	2.1%
Walked	0.3%	50.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	12.2%
Other means	1.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamburg	Kutztown University
1-unit, detached	38.8%	47.6%
1-unit, attached	33.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.5%	52.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hamburg	Kutztown University
Poverty rate	3.6%	92.8%
Average household size	2.07	4.17
Mean commute (minutes)	26	13
Median year structure built	1964	2010