Girard is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,941 people and two associated neighborhoods, Girard is the 497th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Girard was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Girard is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Girard is a borough of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Girard who work in management occupations (10.62%), office and administrative support (10.36%), and computer science and math (8.85%). Also of interest is that Girard has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Residents of the borough have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.00 minutes getting to work every day. Being a small borough, Girard does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Girard are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.07% of adults in Girard have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Girard in 2022 was $42,067, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $168,268 for a family of four. However, Girard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Girard home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Girard residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Girard include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Girard is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
