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Great Falls, MT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Great Falls, MT: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 72,079. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet GREAT-FALLS-MT · Great Falls, MT 3 ZIPs · 72,079 pop · #14876/25278 · Cascade County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $66,205
  • RANK-MID #14876/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sand Coulee
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-SMALL 72,079
  • SPREAD-MOD 59401→59404
  • HOME-MID $256,333

Nearest income peer: Sand Coulee, MT (+ $1,831 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Great Falls

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Great Falls on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Great Falls, MT sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

41st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
72,079
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,205
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,205 and poverty 13.8% concentrate in 59405.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Great Falls as a pure owner town.

Within Montana, Froid is the closest lower-income city and West Yellowstone the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Great Falls.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Great Falls differ

Income is the clearest internal divide in Great Falls. ZIP 59401 reports $55,299 in median household income, while ZIP 59404 reports $83,867. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.5×

59401 to 59404

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.3×

59401 to 59404

Poverty-rate spread
9.3 points

59404 to 59401

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Great Falls residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Great Falls: the largest, 59405, is only about 44% of 72,079 residents across 3 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Great Falls

Citywide ZBP: 2,169 establishments, 28,013 employees , annual payroll $1,366,318k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 59405 (907 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (326) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Great Falls, MT

These ZIP codes sit in Cascade County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Great Falls. See the Cascade County roll-up →

Great Falls sits in the lower half of Cascade County on income: Cascade, Belt and Black Eagle report more, Vaughn and Simms report less. Sun River marks the far end of that range at $97,813, 48% above Great Falls.

Side-by-side: Compare 59405 vs 59404 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
59405 31,438 $59,449 907 30
59404 26,867 $83,867 641 29
59401 13,774 $55,299 621 1,712
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Great Falls roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Great Falls, .