Kutztown University vs Laureldale

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

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

Laureldale has the higher population (4,259 vs 4,225 in Kutztown University). Since 2019, Kutztown University's population has grown faster (+17.2% vs +9.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Kutztown University	Laureldale
Population	4,225	4,259
Median age	19.8 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$64,792
Median home value	—	$169,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,249
Housing units	82	1,595
Homeownership rate	0.0%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kutztown University	Laureldale
Population	3,604 → 4,225 (+17.2%)	3,900 → 4,259 (+9.2%)
Median household income	—	$54,483 → $64,792 (+18.9%)
Median home value	—	$122,800 → $169,100 (+37.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$913 → $1,249 (+36.8%)

Kutztown University

Population

3,6044,225

Laureldale

Population

3,9004,259

Median household income

$54,483$64,792

Median home value

$122,800$169,100

Median gross rent

$913$1,249

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kutztown University	Laureldale
Under 5	0.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	1.7%	19.0%
18 to 24	95.1%	6.8%
25 to 34	1.1%	18.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	8.6%
45 to 54	2.1%	10.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	17.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	7.3%
75 and over	0.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kutztown University	Laureldale
White (non-Hispanic)	69.9%	51.0%
Black or African American	14.2%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	41.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kutztown University	Laureldale
No high school diploma	64.2%	8.6%
High school graduate	8.2%	45.5%
Some college or associate's	18.7%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kutztown University	Laureldale
Drove alone	31.7%	78.9%
Carpooled	2.2%	17.8%
Public transit	2.1%	0.0%
Walked	50.9%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	2.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kutztown University	Laureldale
1-unit, detached	47.6%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	32.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	52.4%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Kutztown University	Laureldale
Poverty rate	92.8%	12.1%
Average household size	4.17	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	13	26
Median year structure built	2010	1954