Housing density: 126 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $191,319.
Median contract rent in 2022: $780 (lower quartile is $424, upper quartile is $1,067)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $710
Median gross rent in Montague, MA in 2022: $905
Housing units in Montague with a mortgage: 1,118 (34 second mortgage, 162 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 571
In family households: 54,236 (12,210 male householders, 6,107 female householders)
13,655 spouses, 17,750 children (16,448 natural, 543 adopted, 759 stepchildren), 917 grandchildren, 418 brothers or sisters, 464 parents, foster children, 409 other relatives, 1,987 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 15,655 (5,446 male householders (3,978 living alone)), 6,699 female householders (5,318 living alone)), 3,510 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,481 (665 institutionalized population)
11,122 married couples with children.
4,422 single-parent households (1,025 men, 3,397 women).
90.6% of residents of Montague speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
6.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 545 (6.5%)
(42.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Montague, Massachusetts
1051995 to March 2000
531990 to 1994
161985 to 1989
01980 to 1984
281975 to 1979
121970 to 1974
421965 to 1969
93Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Polish: 1,789 (18.2%)
French: 1,422 (14.5%)
English: 1,239 (12.6%)
Irish: 1,210 (12.3%)
Other: 877 (8.9%)
German: 780 (7.9%)
French Canadian: 564 (5.7%)
Italian: 387 (3.9%)
Scottish: 297 (3.0%)
United States: 249 (2.5%)
Swedish: 182 (1.9%)
Scotch-Irish: 146 (1.5%)
Russian: 121 (1.2%)
Lithuanian: 109 (1.1%)
Welsh: 81 (0.8%)
Czech: 66 (0.7%)
Dutch: 66 (0.7%)
Norwegian: 42 (0.4%)
Greek: 35 (0.4%)
Ukrainian: 34 (0.3%)
Portuguese: 33 (0.3%)
Swiss: 22 (0.2%)
West Indian: 21 (0.2%)
Hungarian: 19 (0.2%)
Danish: 15 (0.2%)
Slovak: 11 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Germany
Montague:
19.2% (67)
Massachusetts:
1.9% (14,883)
Canada
Montague:
12.0% (42)
Massachusetts:
5.2% (40,247)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Montague:
9.2% (32)
Massachusetts:
5.1% (39,255)
Other South Central Asia
Montague:
9.2% (32)
Massachusetts:
0.4% (2,765)
United Kingdom
Montague:
7.4% (26)
Massachusetts:
3.3% (25,403)
Russia
Montague:
7.4% (26)
Massachusetts:
2.3% (17,449)
Italy
Montague:
4.6% (16)
Massachusetts:
3.7% (28,319)
Dominican Republic
Montague:
4.3% (15)
Massachusetts:
6.0% (46,744)
Haiti
Montague:
3.7% (13)
Massachusetts:
4.4% (33,862)
Bangladesh
Montague:
3.4% (12)
Massachusetts:
0.2% (1,243)
Philippines
Montague:
3.4% (12)
Massachusetts:
1.0% (7,414)
Mexico
Montague:
3.2% (11)
Massachusetts:
1.0% (7,867)
Ireland
Montague:
2.9% (10)
Massachusetts:
2.3% (17,987)
Pakistan
Montague:
2.9% (10)
Massachusetts:
0.5% (3,660)
France
Montague:
2.0% (7)
Massachusetts:
0.8% (5,895)
Greece
Montague:
2.0% (7)
Massachusetts:
1.7% (12,975)
El Salvador
Montague:
2.0% (7)
Massachusetts:
2.4% (18,606)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,356
Other state: 1,704
Northeast: 1,147
Midwest: 193
South: 225
West: 139
58% of Montague residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Massachusetts.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 13
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 35
7th and 8th grade: 69
9th grade: 85
10th grade: 115
11th grade: 61
12th grade, no diploma: 54
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,005
Less than 1 year of college: 115
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 386
Associate degree: 212
Bachelor's degree: 326
Master's degree: 142
Professional school degree: 51
Doctorate degree: 49
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 36
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 29
7th and 8th grade: 70
9th grade: 126
10th grade: 96
11th grade: 75
12th grade, no diploma: 48
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,178
Less than 1 year of college: 311
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 307
Associate degree: 290
Bachelor's degree: 341
Master's degree: 158
Professional school degree: 11
Doctorate degree: 33
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,035
One, attached: 85
Two: 636
3 or 4: 376
5 to 9: 351
10 to 19: 135
20 to 49: 104
50 or more: 39
Mobile homes: 83
Median worth of mobile homes: $52,388
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.9%