Montgomery is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,543 people and two associated neighborhoods, Montgomery is the 709th largest community in Pennsylvania. Montgomery has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Unlike some boroughs, 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 borough of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Montgomery who work in office and administrative support (10.83%), law enforcement and fire fighting (9.77%), and healthcare (9.77%). 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 8.08% 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. The citizens of Montgomery are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.95% of adults in Montgomery have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Montgomery in 2022 was $26,207, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,828 for a family of four. However, Montgomery contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Montgomery include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Welsh. The most common language spoken in Montgomery is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
