Kittanning, PA

Census Place

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2022 Population

3,926

0.179% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bob Casey Jr.

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

42.4

2.17% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

20.7%

18% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$44,583

20.8% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$92,000

21.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Kittanning, PA had a population of 3.93k people with a median age of 42.4 and a median household income of $44,583. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Kittanning, PA grew from 3,919 to 3,926, a 0.179% increase and its median household income grew from $36,899 to $44,583, a 20.8% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kittanning, PA are White (Non-Hispanic) (93.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.39%), Other (Hispanic) (2.19%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.993%), and White (Hispanic) (0.178%).

None of the households in Kittanning, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.5% of the residents in Kittanning, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Kittanning, PA are Butler Beauty Academy-Kittanning Beauty Academy (15 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Kittanning, PA was $92,000, and the homeownership rate was 48.3%.

Most people in Kittanning, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Kittanning, PA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Kittanning, PA is home to a population of 3.93k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.45% of Kittanning, PA residents were born outside of the country (57 people).

In 2022, there were 27.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.66k people) in Kittanning, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 133 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 86 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.5%

2022 Citizenship

98.4%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.5% of Kittanning, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Kittanning, PA was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kittanning, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kittanning, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.66k ± 116
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
133 ± 91
Other (Hispanic)
86 ± 81

3.36%

Hispanic Population

132 people

3.36% of the people in Kittanning, PA are hispanic (132 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Kittanning, PA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

1.45%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

57 people

1.58%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

62 people

As of 2022, 1.45% of Kittanning, PA residents (57 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kittanning, PA was 1.58%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kittanning, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
131 ± 75
Gulf War (2001-)
46 ± 48
Korea
24 ± 29

Kittanning, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.85 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Kittanning, PA employs 1.78k people. The largest industries in Kittanning, PA are Retail Trade (310 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (301 people), and Manufacturing (254 people), and the highest paying industries are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($93,173), Educational Services ($90,174), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($88,981).

Employment

Occupations

1.78k

2022 Value

± 275

13.8%

1 Year growth

± 19.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Kittanning, PA grew at a rate of 13.8%, from 1.56k employees to 1.78k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kittanning, PA, are Sales & Related Occupations (248 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (193 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (173 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kittanning, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.78k

2022 Value

± 275

13.8%

1 Year growth

± 19.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Kittanning, PA grew at a rate of 13.8%, from 1.56k employees to 1.78k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kittanning, PA, are Retail Trade (310 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (301 people), and Manufacturing (254 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kittanning, PA, though some of these residents may live in Kittanning, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,552

Median earning men ± $12,638

$26,426

Median earning women ± $4,332

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($68,500), Manufacturing ($57,708), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,304).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($32,328), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,927), and Retail Trade ($26,875).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (48.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.15%).

Bob Casey Jr. and John Fetterman are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (50%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (48.8%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.15%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 50% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (48.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.15%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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Bob Casey Jr.

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Bob Casey Jr. and John Fetterman are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Pennsylvania have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Kittanning, PA awarded 15 degrees. The student population of Kittanning, PA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 0 male students and 31 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Kittanning, PA are White (14 and 93.3%), followed by Black or African American (1 and 6.67%), Asian (0 and 0%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Kittanning, PA by number of degrees awarded are Butler Beauty Academy-Kittanning Beauty Academy (15 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Kittanning, PA are Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (10 and 66.7%), Nail Specialist & Manicurist (3 and 20%), and General Cosmetology (2 and 13.3%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.733% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.743% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (3.5M), Bachelors Degree (1.98M), and Some college (1.83M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kittanning, PA was $92,000 in 2022, which is 0.326 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $76,000 to $92,000, a 21.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Kittanning, PA is 48.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Kittanning, PA have an average commute time of 25.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kittanning, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$92,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$24,968

$772

Median Property Taxes

±$176

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kittanning, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kittanning, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

48.3%

Homeownership

2022

71.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 48.3% of the housing units in Kittanning, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 50.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kittanning, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9511

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Kittanning, PA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$44,583

Median Household Income

± $10,960

1.6k

Number of Households

± 236

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.6k households in Kittanning, PA grew to $44,583 from the previous year's value of $36,899.

The following chart displays the households in Kittanning, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kittanning, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2022, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.123% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (68.4%)
Carpooled (14.2%)
Worked At Home (8.54%)

In 2022, 68.4% of workers in Kittanning, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.2%) and those who worked at home (8.54%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kittanning, PA have a shorter commute time (25.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.62% of the workforce in Kittanning, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kittanning, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kittanning, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kittanning, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kittanning, PA (783 out of 3.78k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kittanning, PA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

98% of the population of Kittanning, PA has health coverage, with 36.3% on employee plans, 34.9% on Medicaid, 11.5% on Medicare, 12.4% on non-group plans, and 2.87% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Armstrong County, PA see 2292 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.865% decrease from the previous year (2312 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3255 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 715 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,292 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Armstrong County, PA

Primary care physicians in Armstrong County, PA see an average of 2,292 patients per year. This represents a 0.865% decrease from the previous year (2,312 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Armstrong County, PA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.4% under 18 years, 22.5% between 18 and 34 years, 34.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 21% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

2.04%

Uninsured

36.3%

Employer Coverage

34.9%

Medicaid

11.5%

Medicare

12.4%

Non-Group

2.87%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kittanning, PA declined by 1.34% from 2.07% to 2.04%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Kittanning, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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