Montgomery is a relatively large city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 201,609 people and 50 constituent neighborhoods, Montgomery is the second largest community in Alabama.

Unlike some cities, Montgomery isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Montgomery are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Montgomery is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Montgomery who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.13%), sales jobs (12.16%), and management occupations (8.89%).

Also of interest is that Montgomery has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

"If you live in Montgomery, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Montgomery residents do (96.7%). Montgomery is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.

Montgomery Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Montgomery citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.42% of adults in Montgomery have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Montgomery in 2000 was $19,385, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $77,540 for a family of four.

Montgomery is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Montgomery home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Montgomery is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Montgomery include English, Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Montgomery is English.