Highwood, MT · standard
ZIP Code 59450
Chouteau County, Montana - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 467
- 1/sq mi
- $70,250
- Median income
- $288,200
- Median home value
- 36.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Highwood pairs a below-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 47th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 35%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 66%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 59450 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 59450 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Highwood, Chouteau County, Montana, home to just 467 residents across 934.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 59450 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $70,250 (0% above the average Montana ZIP), while per-capita income is $34,846. The poverty rate is 4.8%, with unemployment at 7.8%; those measures add context to the income figure. Median home value is $288,200 (12% below the average Montana ZIP) and median rent is $1,323; 66.0% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 36.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 43.5, 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 59450.
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 59450, Highwood, 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
467
Population
934.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 59450?
43.5
Median Age
48.1%
Male
51.9%
Female
1.2%
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?
$70,250
Median Household Income
+0% vs state ZIP avg
$34,846
Per Capita Income
4.8%
Poverty Rate
7.8%
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
270housing units
270
Total Housing Units
197
Occupied Units
73
Vacant Units
2.55
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$288,200
Median Home Value
-12% vs state ZIP avg
$1,323
Median Rent
1960
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 4 business establishments in ZIP 59450, employing approximately 11 people with a combined annual payroll of $312,000.
4
Businesses
11
Employees
$312K
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 59450, 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.