About Kutztown

Kutztown is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,067 people and just one neighborhood, Kutztown is the 343rd largest community in Pennsylvania. Kutztown has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kutztown is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kutztown is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kutztown who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.25%), sales jobs (11.06%), and food service (9.61%).

Kutztown is a small town with a large college student population. Because of this, there is a real youthful, hip vibe to the place, and much of the life in the town is centered on the college. This has helped Kutztown to buck the trend of other small towns that have suffered declining populations over the past 20 to 30 years. Spending by students, and faculty and staff jobs, are a big part of the local economy.

In addition, Kutztown is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

As is often the case in a small borough, Kutztown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Kutztown Information and Demographics

The education level of Kutztown citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 25.24% of adults in Kutztown have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Kutztown in 2000 was $18,803, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $75,212 for a family of four.

The people who call Kutztown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Kutztown is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kutztown include German, Italian, Irish, Pennsylvania German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Kutztown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other West Germanic languages.