Littlestown is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,866 people and three associated neighborhoods, Littlestown is the 319th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Littlestown was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Littlestown is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.29% of the Littlestown workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Littlestown is a borough of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Littlestown who work in office and administrative support (11.08%), management occupations (9.53%), and sales jobs (8.38%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.80% 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.34 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small borough, Littlestown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, the citizens of Littlestown rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.58% of adults 25 and older in Littlestown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Littlestown in 2022 was $32,458, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,832 for a family of four. However, Littlestown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 Russian. The most common language spoken in Littlestown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Greek.
