Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Kutztown borough


Total Population 4,704 SEX Male 2,114 Female 2,590 AGE Under 5 years 191 5 to 17 years 403 18 to 20 years 676 21 to 24 years 1,059 25 to 44 years 881 45 to 54 years 322 55 to 59 years 168 60 to 64 years 180 65 to 74 years 412 75 to 84 years 282 85 years and over 130 Median age 25.4 Under 18 years 594 Percent of total population 12.6 65 years and over 824 Percent of total population 17.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,754 Family households (families) 861 Married-couple families 727 Percent of total households 41.4 Other family, male householder 30 Other family, female householder 104 Nonfamily households 893 Percent of total households 50.9 Householder living alone 479 Householder 65 years and over 267 Persons living in households 4,575 Persons per household 2.61 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 129 Institutionalized persons 129 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 4,612 Black 37 Percent of total population 0.8 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 41 Percent of total population 0.9 Other race 9 Hispanic Origin (any race) 31 Percent of total population 0.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,805 Occupied housing units 1,754 Owner occupied 894 Percent owner occupied 51.0 Renter occupied 860 Vacant housing units 51 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8 Units with over 1 person per room 89 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 642 1-unit, attached 523 2 to 4 units 354 5 to 9 units 91 10 or more units 154 Mobile home, trailer, other 41 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 782 Less than $50,000 68 $50,000 to $99,999 468 $100,000 to $149,999 196 $150,000 to $199,999 40 $200,000 to $299,999 9 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 85,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 823 Less than $250 145 $250 to $499 404 $500 to $749 93 $750 to $999 56 $1,000 or more 125 Median (dollars) 430 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 782 White 777 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of occupied units 0.4 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997