Kutztown University vs Sinking Spring

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

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

Sinking Spring has the higher population (4,288 vs 4,225 in Kutztown University). Since 2019, Kutztown University's population has grown faster (+17.2% vs +4.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Kutztown University	Sinking Spring
Population	4,225	4,288
Median age	19.8 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$73,950
Median home value	—	$266,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,289
Housing units	82	1,786
Homeownership rate	0.0%	54.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	29.2%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kutztown University	Sinking Spring
Population	3,604 → 4,225 (+17.2%)	4,101 → 4,288 (+4.6%)
Median household income	—	$57,547 → $73,950 (+28.5%)
Median home value	—	$189,600 → $266,100 (+40.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,101 → $1,289 (+17.1%)

Kutztown University

Population

3,6044,225

Sinking Spring

Population

4,1014,288

Median household income

$57,547$73,950

Median home value

$189,600$266,100

Median gross rent

$1,101$1,289

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kutztown University	Sinking Spring
Under 5	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	1.7%	16.5%
18 to 24	95.1%	6.4%
25 to 34	1.1%	16.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.5%
45 to 54	2.1%	15.2%
55 to 64	0.0%	11.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	9.5%
75 and over	0.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kutztown University	Sinking Spring
White (non-Hispanic)	69.9%	69.4%
Black or African American	14.2%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	20.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kutztown University	Sinking Spring
No high school diploma	64.2%	14.2%
High school graduate	8.2%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	18.7%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kutztown University	Sinking Spring
Drove alone	31.7%	81.0%
Carpooled	2.2%	6.3%
Public transit	2.1%	0.0%
Walked	50.9%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	11.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kutztown University	Sinking Spring
1-unit, detached	47.6%	33.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	32.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.9%
20 or more units	52.4%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kutztown University	Sinking Spring
Poverty rate	92.8%	11.7%
Average household size	4.17	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	13	23
Median year structure built	2010	1970