Kittanning is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,923 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.

A relatively large number of people in Kittanning telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.54% 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: 13.82% of adults in Kittanning have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Kittanning in 2018 was $35,365, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,460 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 Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Kittanning is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.