Shelby, MT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shelby, MT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,820. 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 SHELBY-MT · Shelby, MT 1 ZIPs · 3,820 pop · #18810/25278 · Toole County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $57,846
  • RANK-LOWER #18810/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Oilmont
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,820
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $233,100

Nearest income peer: Oilmont, MT ( $16,127 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 Shelby

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

26th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,820
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,846
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 $57,846 and poverty 12.8% concentrate in 59474.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.1%) for this income tier, rent $892 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Shelby reads through its lone ZIP, 59474

3,820 ACS residents, one ZIP: 59474 is not the leading code inside Shelby, 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 Shelby's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 129 establishments, 1,162 employees , annual payroll $56,183k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 59474 (129 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (18) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Shelby, MT

These ZIP codes sit in Toole County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shelby. See the Toole County roll-up →

Shelby sits in the upper half of Toole County on income: Kevin and Oilmont report less, while Sunburst reports more. Sunburst marks the far end of that range at $92,500, 60% above Shelby.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
59474 3,820 $57,846 129 2

Shelby 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 Shelby, .