What is the population of Kutztown borough?

Kutztown borough has 4,188 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #344 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.

What is the median household income in Kutztown borough?

Median household income in Kutztown borough is $52,722 a year, 32.9% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Kutztown borough?

Median gross rent is $1,139 a month and the median home value is $227,500, so rent absorbs about 25.9% of median household income.

Is Kutztown borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Kutztown borough is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Kutztown, PA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Kutztown, Pennsylvania (Kutztown, PA — Census place “Kutztown borough”) is 4,188 residents, ranking #344 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $52,722, the median home is worth $227,500 and median gross rent runs $1,139 a month. Looking for the Kutztown Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Kutztown, PA: 19530.

Population: 4,188Kutztown borough residents
Median household income: $52,722Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $227,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,139Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 50%Owner-occupied households

Kutztown ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Kutztown.

The Kutztown PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

19530

What the numbers mean in Kutztown borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Kutztown borough median would spend about 25.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.7% of residents and 50% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Kutztown borough, PA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Kutztown borough is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 4,188 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #344 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 82% of them. The median age here is 40.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Kutztown borough earn a median of $52,722 a year, 32.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 26% below the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 13.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Kutztown borough is valued at $227,500, 25% below the national figure and 18% above the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,139 a month, 19% below the national figure, or roughly $13,668 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 25.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 50% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Kutztown borough?: Kutztown borough has 4,188 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #344 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in Kutztown borough?: Median household income in Kutztown borough is $52,722 a year, 32.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Kutztown borough?: Median gross rent is $1,139 a month and the median home value is $227,500, so rent absorbs about 25.9% of median household income.
Is Kutztown borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Kutztown borough is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Kutztown borough data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.