Overview Montague is a very small township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 3,850 people and just one neighborhood, Montague is the 357th largest community in New Jersey. Occupations and Workforce Montague is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Montague is a township of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Montague who work in sales jobs (14.46%), office and administrative support (8.80%), and teaching (8.69%). Setting & Lifestyle Because of many things, Montague 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, Montague really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Montague 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. Residents will find that the township is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Montague is worth considering. In Montague, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 39.07 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. Despite being a small township, Montague has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities. Montague Demographics The education level of Montague citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.05% of adults in Montague have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Montague in 2022 was $50,153, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $200,612 for a family of four. Montague is a somewhat ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Montague home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Montague residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Montague include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Montague is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.