It is the home of the Kane Area School District, and they are known as the Kane Wolves.
Famous residents in the past include American Basketball coach Chuck Daly and Amy Rudolph, an Olympic runner
In a recent census, Kane has a population of 3, 978 people. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,126 people, 1,766 households, and 1,091 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,643.8 people per square mile (1,021.2/km²). There were 1,993 housing units at an average density of 1,277.0/sq mi (493.3/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.91% White, 0.12% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.
There were 1,766 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the borough the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $30,460, and the median income for a family was $38,672. Males had a median income of $32,318 versus $20,907 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,167. About 11.1% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.