Shawmut, MT · standard
ZIP Code 59078
Wheatland County, Montana - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 145
- 0/sq mi
- $27,000
- Median income
- $141,700
- Median home value
- 34.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Shawmut pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 1st pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 23rd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 74%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 59078 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 59078 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Shawmut, Wheatland County, Montana, home to just 145 residents across 725.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 59078 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $27,000 (61% below the average Montana ZIP), while per-capita income is $22,530. The poverty rate is 28.7%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $141,700 (57% below the average Montana ZIP); owner occupancy is 74.1%.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 34.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 60.4, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Montana and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 59078.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 59078, Shawmut, MT · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
145
Population
725.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 59078?
60.4
Median Age
52.2%
Male
47.8%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$27,000
Median Household Income
-61% vs state ZIP avg
$22,530
Per Capita Income
28.7%
Poverty Rate
5.7%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
117housing units
117
Total Housing Units
54
Occupied Units
63
Vacant Units
2.13
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$141,700
Median Home Value
-57% vs state ZIP avg
1985
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 59078, both outside MT so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.