Kittanning is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,887 people and four associated neighborhoods, Kittanning is the 399th largest community in Pennsylvania. Kittanning has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Unlike some boroughs, Kittanning isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Kittanning are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kittanning is a borough of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Kittanning who work in food service (11.75%), sales jobs (10.34%), and management occupations (8.76%). Also of interest is that Kittanning has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Kittanning telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.64% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The citizens of Kittanning are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.88% of adults in Kittanning have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Kittanning in 2022 was $41,101, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $164,404 for a family of four. However, Kittanning contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Kittanning home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kittanning residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kittanning include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Kittanning is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
