Girard is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,959 people and two associated neighborhoods, Girard is the 497th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Girard was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Girard is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Girard is a borough of service providers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Girard who work in food service (12.82%), office and administrative support (11.52%), and management occupations (8.15%). Also of interest is that Girard has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One of the benefits of Girard is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.82 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. As is often the case in a small borough, Girard doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The overall education level of Girard is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.57% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Girard in 2022 was $39,521, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,084 for a family of four. However, Girard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Girard is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Girard home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Girard residents report their race to be White. Girard also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.10% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Girard include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Girard is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
