ZIP Code 59486

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Pondera County, Montana.

Population: 1,196
Median household income: $53,056
Median home value: $145,200

ZIP Code 59486 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Pondera County, Montana, home to about 1,196 residents. At $53,056, its median household income sits in line with Pondera County's $53,500.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 59486's population declined 5.6% from 1,267 to 1,196, while its median gross rent rose 32.5% from $590 to $782.

64.6% of workers drive to work alone. 80.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,196
Median age: 45.9 yrs
Median household income: $53,056
Median home value: $145,200
Median gross rent: $782
Housing units: 559
Homeownership rate: 82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2671,196

Median household income

$49,500$53,056

Median home value

$141,100$145,200

Median gross rent

$590$782

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,267	$49,500	$141,100	$590
2020	1,200	$55,536	$119,600	$671
2021	1,202	$51,905	$116,400	$685
2022	1,213	$51,944	$143,800	$729
2023	1,196	$53,056	$145,200	$782

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6419.6%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	3.2%
5 to 17	188	15.7%
18 to 24	65	5.4%
25 to 34	134	11.2%
35 to 44	156	13.0%
45 to 54	120	10.0%
55 to 64	234	19.6%
65 to 74	161	13.5%
75 and over	100	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	874	73.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	199	16.6%
Asian	15	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	53	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	55	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate26.5%

Some college or associate's40.9%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	151	16.7%
High school graduate	240	26.5%
Some college or associate's	370	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	119	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	25	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone64.6%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked17.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	329	64.6%
Carpooled	40	7.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	87	17.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	41	8.1%
Other means	12	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	272	58.1%
15 to 29 min	39	8.3%
30 to 44 min	111	23.7%
45 to 59 min	15	3.2%
60+ min	31	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 31.2% (368 of 1,179)

	Count	Share
Family households	282	59.0%
Nonfamily households	196	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	478	85.5%
Vacant	81	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	393	82.2%
Renter-occupied	85	17.8%

1-unit, detached80.3%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	449	80.3%
1-unit, attached	4	0.7%
2 to 4 units	7	1.3%
5 to 19 units	31	5.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	68	12.2%

ZIP Code 59486

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