Montesano is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 7,323 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Montesano is the 109th largest community in Washington.

Montesano is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Montesano is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Montesano who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.55%), sales jobs (8.30%), and teaching (6.58%).

One of the nice things about Montesano is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Montesano is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Montesano, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.49% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Montesano is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Montesano Information and Demographics

The education level of Montesano citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 18.08% of adults in Montesano have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Montesano in 2000 was $19,853, which is upper middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $79,412 for a family of four.

The people who call Montesano home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Montesano is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Montesano include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Scotch-Irish, Polish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Montesano is English.