Judith Gap, MT · standard
ZIP Code 59453
Wheatland County, Montana - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 362
- 0/sq mi
- $58,500
- Median income
- $170,000
- Median home value
- 39.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Judith Gap pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 26th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 34th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 84%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 59453 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 59453 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Judith Gap, Wheatland County, Montana, home to just 362 residents across 1206.7 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 59453 reports a modest median household income of $58,500 (16% below the average Montana ZIP), while per-capita income is $35,238. The poverty rate is 15.4%, with unemployment at 2.8%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $170,000 (48% below the average Montana ZIP), and median rent is $654; owner occupancy is 83.8%.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 39.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 38.3, 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 59453.
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 59453, Judith Gap, 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
362
Population
1206.7
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 59453?
38.3
Median Age
50.8%
Male
49.2%
Female
0.6%
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?
$58,500
Median Household Income
-16% vs state ZIP avg
$35,238
Per Capita Income
15.4%
Poverty Rate
2.8%
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
213housing units
213
Total Housing Units
160
Occupied Units
53
Vacant Units
2.07
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$170,000
Median Home Value
-48% vs state ZIP avg
$654
Median Rent
1971
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 59453, employing approximately 51 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,824,000.
7
Businesses
51
Employees
$1.8M
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 59453, 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.