Montgomery is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,761 people and three associated neighborhoods, Montgomery is the 396th largest community in New York.Montgomery is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Montgomery is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Montgomery who work in office and administrative support (12.74%), sales jobs (11.93%), and management occupations (7.86%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Montgomery telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.67% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Overall, Montgomery’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. One downside of living in Montgomery, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.60 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Even though Montgomery is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.The overall education level of Montgomery citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.81% of adults in Montgomery have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Montgomery in 2022 was $39,378, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $157,512 for a family of four. However, Montgomery contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Montgomery is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Montgomery home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Montgomery residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Montgomery also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.36% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Montgomery include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Montgomery is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
