Liberty - Montville is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 6,220 people and just one neighborhood, Liberty - Montville is the 58th largest community in Maine.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Liberty - Montville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Liberty - Montville is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Liberty - Montville who work in management occupations (10.65%), teaching (9.44%), and healthcare (8.23%).
Also of interest is that Liberty - Montville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
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 overall crime rate in Liberty - Montville 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.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Liberty - Montville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Liberty - Montville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Liberty - Montville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Liberty - Montville may be for you.
In terms of college education, Liberty - Montville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 30.25% of adults in Liberty - Montville have a college degree.
The per capita income in Liberty - Montville in 2022 was $32,187, which is lower middle income relative to Maine, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,748 for a family of four. However, Liberty - Montville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Liberty - Montville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Liberty - Montville residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Liberty - Montville include English, Irish, French, German, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Liberty - Montville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
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Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 37 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 91.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 9.8% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry.
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 neighborhood in Liberty - Montville are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 43.4% of the neighborhoods in America. With 10.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 50.6% of U.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 neighborhood, 43.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 24.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.9%), and 11.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.0% of households. Some people also speak Italian (3.5%).
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 neighborhood in Liberty - Montville, ME, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (18.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (15.0%), and residents who report French roots (9.8%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (7.4%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (4.5%), among others.
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 neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (44.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (74.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (12.0%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.