What is the population of Ligonier borough?

Ligonier borough has 1,562 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #771 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.

What is the median household income in Ligonier borough?

Median household income in Ligonier borough is $74,420 a year, 5.2% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Ligonier borough?

Median gross rent is $777 a month and the median home value is $223,400, so rent absorbs about 12.5% of median household income.

Is Ligonier borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ligonier borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Ligonier, PA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Ligonier, Pennsylvania (Ligonier, PA — Census place “Ligonier borough”) is 1,562 residents, ranking #771 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $74,420, the median home is worth $223,400 and median gross rent runs $777 a month. Looking for the Ligonier Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Ligonier, PA: 15658.

Population: 1,562Ligonier borough residents
Median household income: $74,420Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $223,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $777Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 57 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 71.8%Owner-occupied households

Ligonier ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Ligonier.

The Ligonier PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

15658

What the numbers mean in Ligonier borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Ligonier borough median would spend about 12.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.4% of residents and 71.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Ligonier borough, PA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Ligonier borough is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 1,562 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #771 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 61% of them. The median age here is 57 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Ligonier borough earn a median of $74,420 a year, 5.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 5% above the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 5.4% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Ligonier borough is valued at $223,400, 26.4% below the national figure and 16% above the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $777 a month, 44.7% below the national figure, or roughly $9,324 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 71.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

A median age of 57 puts Ligonier borough well into retirement-weighted territory, which pulls median household income down even where household wealth is high, because retirement draws are counted differently from wages.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Ligonier borough?: Ligonier borough has 1,562 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #771 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in Ligonier borough?: Median household income in Ligonier borough is $74,420 a year, 5.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Ligonier borough?: Median gross rent is $777 a month and the median home value is $223,400, so rent absorbs about 12.5% of median household income.
Is Ligonier borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ligonier borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Ligonier borough data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.