Montrose is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,862 people and two associated neighborhoods, Montrose is the 486th largest community in New York.
Also of interest is that Montrose 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: 15.15% 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.
Because there are quite a few people attending college in Montrose, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Montrose provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Because of many things, Montrose is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Montrose really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Montrose perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Montrose, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.61 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Even though Montrose is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Montrose. 52.23% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.
The per capita income in Montrose in 2018 was $44,552, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $178,208 for a family of four. However, Montrose contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Montrose is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Montrose home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Montrose residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Montrose also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.72% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Montrose include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Montrose is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.