Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Westmoreland

Municipality: Ligonier township


Total Population 6,979 SEX Male 3,408 Female 3,571 AGE Under 5 years 372 5 to 17 years 1,136 18 to 20 years 225 21 to 24 years 241 25 to 44 years 2,055 45 to 54 years 862 55 to 59 years 405 60 to 64 years 455 65 to 74 years 727 75 to 84 years 368 85 years and over 133 Median age 39.9 Under 18 years 1,508 Percent of total population 21.6 65 years and over 1,228 Percent of total population 17.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,763 Family households (families) 2,071 Married-couple families 1,838 Percent of total households 66.5 Other family, male householder 56 Other family, female householder 177 Nonfamily households 692 Percent of total households 25.0 Householder living alone 635 Householder 65 years and over 340 Persons living in households 6,879 Persons per household 2.49 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 100 Institutionalized persons 100 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 6,952 Black 5 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 19 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 11 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 3,411 Occupied housing units 2,763 Owner occupied 2,303 Percent owner occupied 83.4 Renter occupied 460 Vacant housing units 648 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 437 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 17 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,972 1-unit, attached 34 2 to 4 units 64 5 to 9 units 21 10 or more units 2 Mobile home, trailer, other 318 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,729 Less than $50,000 549 $50,000 to $99,999 847 $100,000 to $149,999 201 $150,000 to $199,999 67 $200,000 to $299,999 54 $300,000 or more 11 Median (dollars) 64,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 310 Less than $250 158 $250 to $499 143 $500 to $749 6 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 248 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,729 White 1,727 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997