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 an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Ligonier is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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. As is often the case in a small borough, Ligonier doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Ligonier citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 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.
