It is a fairly quiet borough because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Tionesta has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Tionesta has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Tionesta than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Tionesta may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Tionesta spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.50 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the borough are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small borough, Tionesta doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Tionesta with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.36% of adults in Tionesta have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Tionesta in 2022 was $35,479, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $141,916 for a family of four. However, Tionesta contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Tionesta home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tionesta residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Tionesta include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Tionesta is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
