Vida, MT · standard
ZIP Code 59274
McCone County, Montana - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 206
- 0/sq mi
- $34,951
- Median income
- $115,100
- Median home value
- 15.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Vida pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 3rd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 15th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 94%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 59274 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 59274 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Vida, McCone County, Montana, home to just 206 residents across 1030.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 59274 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $34,951 (50% below the average Montana ZIP), while per-capita income is $36,016. The poverty rate is 4.0%, with unemployment at 7.9%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $115,100 (65% below the average Montana ZIP); owner occupancy is 94.1%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 15.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 55.6, 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 59274.
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 59274, Vida, 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
206
Population
1030.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 59274?
55.6
Median Age
60.6%
Male
39.4%
Female
0.7%
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?
$34,951
Median Household Income
-50% vs state ZIP avg
$36,016
Per Capita Income
4.0%
Poverty Rate
7.9%
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
187housing units
187
Total Housing Units
152
Occupied Units
35
Vacant Units
1.95
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$115,100
Median Home Value
-65% vs state ZIP avg
1958
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 5 business establishments in ZIP 59274, employing approximately 55 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,929,000.
5
Businesses
55
Employees
$2.9M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 59274, 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.