Montgomery is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 2,445 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Montgomery is the 653rd largest community in Texas. Montgomery has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Montgomery, where the median household income is $80,265.00. Montgomery real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Montgomery house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.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 city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Montgomery who work in sales jobs (10.90%), healthcare (9.69%), and personal care services (8.75%). Of important note, Montgomery is also a city of artists. Montgomery has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Montgomery’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.38% 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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Montgomery, the average commute to work is 32.75 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small city, Montgomery does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Montgomery are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 34.14% of adults in Montgomery have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Montgomery in 2022 was $36,282, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $145,128 for a family of four. However, Montgomery contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Montgomery is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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. Important ancestries of people in Montgomery include English, German, Irish, French, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Montgomery is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
