Kutztown vs Kutztown University

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

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

Kutztown University has the higher population (4,225 vs 4,188 in Kutztown). Since 2019, Kutztown University's population has grown faster (+17.2% vs -16.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Kutztown	Kutztown University
Population	4,188	4,225
Median age	40.2 yrs	19.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,722	—
Median home value	$227,500	—
Median gross rent	$1,139	—
Housing units	2,138	82
Homeownership rate	50.0%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.0%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	8.3%	11.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kutztown	Kutztown University
Population	5,040 → 4,188 (-16.9%)	3,604 → 4,225 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$53,125 → $52,722 (-0.8%)	—
Median home value	$166,700 → $227,500 (+36.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$931 → $1,139 (+22.3%)	—

Kutztown

Population

5,0404,188

Median household income

$53,125$52,722

Median home value

$166,700$227,500

Median gross rent

$931$1,139

Kutztown University

Population

3,6044,225

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kutztown	Kutztown University
Under 5	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.8%	1.7%
18 to 24	12.8%	95.1%
25 to 34	19.4%	1.1%
35 to 44	9.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.6%	2.1%
55 to 64	12.1%	0.0%
65 to 74	13.1%	0.0%
75 and over	9.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kutztown	Kutztown University
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	69.9%
Black or African American	2.2%	14.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kutztown	Kutztown University
No high school diploma	1.9%	64.2%
High school graduate	29.5%	8.2%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kutztown	Kutztown University
Drove alone	76.8%	31.7%
Carpooled	3.5%	2.2%
Public transit	0.5%	2.1%
Walked	6.9%	50.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.9%	12.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kutztown	Kutztown University
1-unit, detached	34.3%	47.6%
1-unit, attached	23.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	21.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	52.4%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kutztown	Kutztown University
Poverty rate	13.7%	92.8%
Average household size	2.09	4.17
Mean commute (minutes)	24	13
Median year structure built	1959	2010