Geraldine, MT · standard
ZIP Code 59446
Chouteau County, Montana - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 564
- 0/sq mi
- $53,750
- Median income
- $152,500
- Median home value
- 22.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Geraldine pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 19th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 26th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 83%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 59446 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 59446 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Geraldine, Chouteau County, Montana, home to just 564 residents across 1880.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 59446 reports a modest median household income of $53,750 (23% below the average Montana ZIP), while per-capita income is $30,316. The poverty rate is 20.3%, 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 $152,500 (53% below the average Montana ZIP), and median rent is $569; owner occupancy is 83.1%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 22.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 50.3, and the average commute is 22 minutes. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Montana and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 59446.
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 59446, Geraldine, 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
564
Population
1880.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 59446?
50.3
Median Age
53.7%
Male
46.3%
Female
1.1%
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?
$53,750
Median Household Income
-23% vs state ZIP avg
$30,316
Per Capita Income
20.3%
Poverty Rate
0.4%
Unemployment Rate
21.6 min
Mean Commute Time
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
373housing units
373
Total Housing Units
243
Occupied Units
130
Vacant Units
2.59
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$152,500
Median Home Value
-53% vs state ZIP avg
$569
Median Rent
1957
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 12 business establishments in ZIP 59446, employing approximately 38 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,470,000.
12
Businesses
38
Employees
$1.5M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 3 | 25.0% |
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 59446, 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.