Ligonier is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,488 people and three associated neighborhoods, Ligonier is the 721st largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Ligonier was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs, Ligonier isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Ligonier are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ligonier is a borough of managers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ligonier who work in management occupations (17.25%), teaching (10.01%), and business and financial occupations (8.44%). Also of interest is that Ligonier has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.02% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Ligonier is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Ligonier is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.23% of adults in Ligonier have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Ligonier in 2022 was $54,940, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $219,760 for a family of four. However, Ligonier contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Ligonier home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ligonier residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Ligonier include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Ligonier is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
