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