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Shepherd, MT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shepherd, MT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,481. 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 SHEPHERD-MT · Shepherd, MT 1 ZIPs · 3,481 pop · #14057/25278 · Yellowstone County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $68,047
  • RANK-MID #14057/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Custer
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 96% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,481
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $376,300

Nearest income peer: Custer, MT (+ $10,078 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 Shepherd

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

44th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,481
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,047
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 $68,047 and poverty 6.9% concentrate in 59079.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (95.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Montana, Sand Coulee is the closest lower-income city and Wibaux the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Shepherd.

Population concentration

Shepherd's single ZIP 59079 carries the town

Shepherd is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 59079 is the entire residential footprint (3,481 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Shepherd's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 70 establishments, 231 employees , annual payroll $11,742k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 59079 (70 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (19) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Shepherd, MT

These ZIP codes sit in Yellowstone County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shepherd. See the Yellowstone County roll-up →

Shepherd sits in the lower half of Yellowstone County on income: Billings, Laurel and Huntley report more, Ballantine and Acton report less. Huntley marks the far end of that range at $105,099, 54% above Shepherd.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
59079 3,481 $68,047 70 4
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Shepherd 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 Shepherd, .