Monson is a somewhat small town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 8,164 people and two associated neighborhoods, Monson is the 204th largest community in Massachusetts.Monson is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Monson is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Monson who work in office and administrative support (11.51%), sales jobs (10.08%), and healthcare (9.39%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.72% 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. 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, Monson has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Monson a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Monson, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.83 minutes every day commuting to work. The overall education level of Monson citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.18% of adults in Monson have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Monson in 2022 was $46,580, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $186,320 for a family of four. However, Monson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Monson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Monson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Monson include Irish, Polish, Italian, English, and French. The most common language spoken in Monson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
