Montrose, NY (Montrose South)

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the Montrose South neighborhood in Montrose are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 95.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 0.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 100.0% of America's neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the Montrose South neighborhood, 100.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the Montrose South neighborhood is English, spoken by 79.5% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Italian and French.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the Montrose South neighborhood in Montrose, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Italian (24.4%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.3%), and residents who report Puerto Rican roots (7.3%), and some of the residents are also of Greek ancestry (5.1%), along with some German ancestry residents (4.3%), among others. In addition, 14.8% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in Montrose South neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (61.5% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (61.5%) carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work. In addition, quite a number also take the train to get to work (38.5%) . Despite relying on the automobile to get to work, residents of this neighborhood share the ride more than most neighborhoods, reducing traffic, pollution, and saving money.