Montpelier is a very small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 2,823 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Montpelier is the 55th largest community in Idaho.

Montpelier is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Montpelier is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Montpelier who work in office and administrative support jobs (10.70%), food service (9.74%), and sales jobs (9.36%).

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.92 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small city, Montpelier does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Montpelier Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Montpelier with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 11.54% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Montpelier in 2000 was $12,364, which is low income relative to Idaho and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $49,456 for a family of four.

The people who call Montpelier home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Montpelier is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Montpelier include English, German, Swiss, Danish, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Montpelier is English. Some people also speak Spanish.