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 a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Montgomery is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.08% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. In terms of college education, the citizens of Montgomery rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.95% of adults 25 and older in Montgomery have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. 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.
