Kulpmont vs Watsontown

A side-by-side comparison of Kulpmont and Watsontown: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kulpmont has the higher population (2,735 vs 1,845 in Watsontown). Watsontown has the higher median household income ($53,355 vs $51,066 in Kulpmont). Watsontown has the higher median home value ($161,200 vs $76,800 in Kulpmont).

Population, income & housing

	Kulpmont	Watsontown
Population	2,735	1,845
Median age	41.4 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,066	$53,355
Median home value	$76,800	$161,200
Median gross rent	$807	$848
Housing units	1,385	897
Homeownership rate	78.0%	55.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kulpmont	Watsontown
Population	2,800 → 2,735 (-2.3%)	2,333 → 1,845 (-20.9%)
Median household income	$54,455 → $51,066 (-6.2%)	$43,947 → $53,355 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$66,200 → $76,800 (+16.0%)	$136,900 → $161,200 (+17.8%)
Median gross rent	$712 → $807 (+13.3%)	$728 → $848 (+16.5%)

Kulpmont

Population

2,8002,735

Median household income

$54,455$51,066

Median home value

$66,200$76,800

Median gross rent

$712$807

Watsontown

Population

2,3331,845

Median household income

$43,947$53,355

Median home value

$136,900$161,200

Median gross rent

$728$848

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kulpmont	Watsontown
Under 5	4.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	13.3%	15.2%
18 to 24	7.8%	5.9%
25 to 34	16.5%	15.3%
35 to 44	8.5%	9.4%
45 to 54	8.9%	9.4%
55 to 64	18.8%	15.8%
65 to 74	13.3%	11.0%
75 and over	8.4%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kulpmont	Watsontown
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.7%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kulpmont	Watsontown
No high school diploma	7.7%	8.7%
High school graduate	42.8%	51.4%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kulpmont	Watsontown
Drove alone	83.5%	85.3%
Carpooled	15.1%	3.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kulpmont	Watsontown
1-unit, detached	39.1%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	46.4%	11.4%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	20.8%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	5.2%
20 or more units	6.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Kulpmont	Watsontown
Poverty rate	7.7%	14.1%
Average household size	2.18	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	24	16
Median year structure built	1948	1952