Avilla vs Ligonier

A side-by-side comparison of Avilla and Ligonier: population, income, housing, and more.

Avilla and Ligonier are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ligonier has the higher population (4,263 vs 2,637 in Avilla). Avilla has the higher median household income ($73,250 vs $56,286 in Ligonier). Avilla has the higher median home value ($174,500 vs $101,100 in Ligonier).

Population, income & housing

	Avilla	Ligonier
Population	2,637	4,263
Median age	35.6 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$73,250	$56,286
Median home value	$174,500	$101,100
Median gross rent	$633	$854
Housing units	1,105	1,639
Homeownership rate	74.1%	53.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Avilla	Ligonier
Population	2,538 → 2,637 (+3.9%)	4,654 → 4,263 (-8.4%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $73,250 (+30.2%)	$47,730 → $56,286 (+17.9%)
Median home value	$122,000 → $174,500 (+43.0%)	$75,200 → $101,100 (+34.4%)
Median gross rent	$581 → $633 (+9.0%)	$697 → $854 (+22.5%)

Avilla

Population

2,5382,637

Median household income

$56,250$73,250

Median home value

$122,000$174,500

Median gross rent

$581$633

Ligonier

Population

4,6544,263

Median household income

$47,730$56,286

Median home value

$75,200$101,100

Median gross rent

$697$854

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Avilla	Ligonier
Under 5	7.7%	9.1%
5 to 17	17.0%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.0%	12.7%
25 to 34	16.3%	16.2%
35 to 44	12.1%	9.5%
45 to 54	16.8%	11.0%
55 to 64	7.5%	13.6%
65 to 74	8.4%	5.4%
75 and over	6.2%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Avilla	Ligonier
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	39.9%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	58.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Avilla	Ligonier
No high school diploma	13.4%	33.7%
High school graduate	37.6%	47.9%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	11.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Avilla	Ligonier
Drove alone	81.4%	68.7%
Carpooled	13.7%	25.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.6%
Worked from home	4.4%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Avilla	Ligonier
1-unit, detached	71.1%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	14.8%
20 or more units	5.6%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	Avilla	Ligonier
Poverty rate	8.2%	6.3%
Average household size	2.51	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1990	1974