Littlestown is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,917 people and three associated neighborhoods, Littlestown is the 319th largest community in Pennsylvania.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Littlestown is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.30% of the Littlestown workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Littlestown is a borough of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Littlestown who work in management occupations (13.79%), office and administrative support (10.50%), and food service (7.59%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.16% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. One downside of living in Littlestown is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Littlestown, the average commute to work is 33.56 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small borough, Littlestown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Littlestown with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.18% of adults in Littlestown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Littlestown in 2022 was $34,365, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $137,460 for a family of four. However, Littlestown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Littlestown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Littlestown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Littlestown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Littlestown include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Littlestown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Greek.
