Galata, MT · standard
ZIP Code 59444
Liberty County, Montana - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 355
- 0/sq mi
- $44,250
- Median income
- 26.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Galata pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- 9th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 51%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 59444 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 59444 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Galata, Liberty County, Montana, home to just 355 residents across 887.5 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 59444 reports a modest median household income of $44,250 (37% below the average Montana ZIP), while per-capita income is $34,441. The poverty rate is 24.8%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 26.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 51.8, 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 59444.
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 59444, Galata, 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
355
Population
887.5
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 59444?
51.8
Median Age
52.3%
Male
47.7%
Female
1.4%
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?
$44,250
Median Household Income
-37% vs state ZIP avg
$34,441
Per Capita Income
24.8%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
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
123housing units
123
Total Housing Units
88
Occupied Units
35
Vacant Units
2.52
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$875
Median Rent
1965
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 59444, 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.