Moving to Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Population: 5,067. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,926 (-2.8% change)
Males: 2,420 (47.8%), Females: 2,647 (52.2%)
Zip code: 19530
Demographics
Median resident age: 24.5 years
Median household income: $35,677
Median house value: $98,600
Population by Race
Races in Kutztown:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- Black (1.0%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (41.6%), Irish (11.8%), Italian (8.1%), English (6.0%), Polish (5.7%), United States (4.6%).
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Kutztown
- High school or higher: 75.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Kutztown borough
- Never married: 52.2%
- Now married: 32.9%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 4.3%
3.0% Foreign born (1.5% Europe, 0.8% Latin America, 0.4% North America, 0.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +271 (+5.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Kutztown:
- NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR KIDS IN CRISES (about 14 miles; OREFIELD, PA)
- READING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; READING, PA)
- ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; READING, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kutztown:
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 17 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 26 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)
- LANCASTER (about 45 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kutztown:
- KUTZTOWN (about 2 miles; KUTZTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: N31)
- FLYING M AERODROME (about 16 miles; GERMANSVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: P91)
- BUTTER VALLEY GOLF PORT (about 19 miles; BALLY, PA; Abbreviation: 7N8)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Kutztown:
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (Full-time enrollment: 7,101; Location: 15200 KUTZTOWN RD; Public; Website: www.kutztown.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Kutztown:
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,145)
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 19 miles; Allentown, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,334)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 19 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
- LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,725)
- NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,128)
- IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 37 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,042)
- LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 40 miles; EASTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,218)
Schools
Public high school in Kutztown:
- KUTZTOWN AREA SHS (Students: 630; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Kutztown:
- KUTZTOWN AREA MS (Students: 458; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WEISENBERG EL SCH (Students: 395; Grades: KG – 04)
- KUTZTOWN EL SCH (Students: 310; Grades: KG – 05)
- MAXATAWNY EL SCH (Students: 97; Grades: 01 – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Kutztown:
- LITTLE PEOPLE COUNTRY CLUB (Students: 41; Location: 15530 KUTZTOWN RD; Grades: PK – KG)
- SUNNY MEADOW PAROCHIAL SCHOOL (Students: 30; Location: KOHLER RD; Grades: 1 – 8)
- HIDDEN VALLEY MENNONITE SCHOOL (Students: 30; Location: HIGH ST RT 2 BOX 433; Grades: 1 – 8)
- PLEASANT HILL MENNONITE SCHOOL (Students: 21; Location: RR 2 DEYSHER RD; Grades: 2 – 8)
Libraries
Library in Kutztown:
- LOUISA GONSER COMM LIB INC (Operating income: $125,824; Location: 70 BIEBER ALLEY; 16,241 books; 793 audio materials; 1,227 video materials; 55 serial subscriptions)