Overview Lima is a tiny town located in the state of Montana. With a population of 217 people and just one neighborhood, Lima is the 140th largest community in Montana. Lima has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country. Occupations and Workforce When you are in Lima, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.71% of Lima鈥檚 employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Lima is a town of construction workers and builders, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lima who work in office and administrative support (16.13%), management occupations (12.90%), and business and financial occupations (12.90%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.60% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Setting & Lifestyle The overall crime rate in Lima is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Lima has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Lima a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 9.79 minutes getting to work every day. Lima 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. Lima Demographics The education level of Lima citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.57% of adults 25 and older in Lima have a college degree. The per capita income in Lima in 2022 was $27,064, which is lower middle income relative to Montana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,256 for a family of four. However, Lima contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Lima home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lima residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Lima include English, German, Irish, French, and European. The most common language spoken in Lima is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.