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Monson, MA
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Living in Monson



Monson is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 8,090 people and two associated neighborhoods, Monson is the 204th largest community in Massachusetts.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.98% 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, Monson has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Monson a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In Monson, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.13 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The overall education level of Monson is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.62% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Monson in 2018 was $45,529, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $182,116 for a family of four. However, Monson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Monson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Monson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Monson include Irish, Polish, French, French Canadian, and English.

The most common language spoken in Monson is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.