Polson, MT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Polson, MT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,913. 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 POLSON-MT · Polson, MT 1 ZIPs · 9,913 pop · #16832/25278 · Lake County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $62,047
  • RANK-LOWER #16832/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ronan
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,913
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $441,500

Nearest income peer: Ronan, MT ( $69 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 Polson

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Polson 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, Polson, MT sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

33rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,913
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,047
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 (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $62,047 and poverty 15.8% concentrate in 59860.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Polson as a pure owner town.

Within Montana, Ronan is the closest lower-income city and Wisdom the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Polson.

Population concentration

Polson reads through its lone ZIP, 59860

9,913 ACS residents, one ZIP: 59860 is not the leading code inside Polson, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Polson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 471 establishments, 3,293 employees , annual payroll $143,112k (~48 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 59860 (471 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (99) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Polson, MT

These ZIP codes sit in Lake County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Polson. See the Lake County roll-up →

Polson lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Lake County: Arlee, Big Arm and Rollins earn more and Saint Ignatius, Charlo and Pablo earn less. Rollins marks the far end of that range at $112,083, 81% above Polson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
59860 9,913 $62,047 471 16

Polson 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 Polson, .