The overall crime rate in Montevideo 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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Montevideo spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.09 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The percentage of adults in Montevideo who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.81% of the adults in Montevideo have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Montevideo in 2022 was $28,170, which is low income relative to Minnesota, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,680 for a family of four. However, Montevideo contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Montevideo is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Montevideo home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Montevideo residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Montevideo also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.30% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Montevideo include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Montevideo is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
