Montgomery Village is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 34,893 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Montgomery Village is the 29th largest community in Maryland.
Also of interest is that Montgomery Village has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.11% 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.
One downside of living in Montgomery Village is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Montgomery Village, the average commute to work is 33.25 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Montgomery Village is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Montgomery Village area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
Montgomery Village is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.66% of adults in Montgomery Village have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Montgomery Village in 2022 was $42,361, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $169,444 for a family of four. However, Montgomery Village contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Montgomery Village is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Montgomery Village home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Montgomery Village, accounting for 34.76% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Montgomery Village residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Montgomery Village include English, German, Irish, Italian, and African.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Montgomery Village's cultural character, accounting for 33.80% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Montgomery Village is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.