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. Ligonier has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, 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, Ligonier is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.02% 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. Being a small borough, Ligonier does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.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.
