Montague is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 8,463 people and two associated neighborhoods, Montague is the 195th largest community in Massachusetts. Montague has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.37% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Montague has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Montague a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small town, Montague does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Montague is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.45% of adults in Montague have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Montague in 2022 was $35,941, which is low income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,764 for a family of four. However, Montague contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Montague home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Montague residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Montague include Irish, English, Polish, French, and German.
The most common language spoken in Montague is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.