Hays, MT · standard
ZIP Code 59527
Blaine County, Montana - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 974
- 2/sq mi
- $54,500
- Median income
- $80,800
- Median home value
- 15.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Hays pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- 20th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 4th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 58%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 59527 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 59527 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Hays, Blaine County, Montana, home to just 974 residents across 541.1 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 59527 reports a modest median household income of $54,500 (22% below the average Montana ZIP), while per-capita income is $20,724. Economic pressure is pronounced: 22.2% of residents are below the poverty line and unemployment is 23.2%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $80,800 (75% below the average Montana ZIP), and median rent is $625; owner occupancy is 58.0%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 15.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 33.2, 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 59527.
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 59527, Hays, 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
974
Population
541.1
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 59527?
33.2
Median Age
50.8%
Male
49.2%
Female
0.9%
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?
$54,500
Median Household Income
-22% vs state ZIP avg
$20,724
Per Capita Income
22.2%
Poverty Rate
23.2%
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
363housing units
363
Total Housing Units
314
Occupied Units
49
Vacant Units
4.28
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$80,800
Median Home Value
-75% vs state ZIP avg
$625
Median Rent
1981
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 6 business establishments in ZIP 59527, employing approximately 253 people with a combined annual payroll of $16,856,000.
6
Businesses
253
Employees
$16.9M
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 59527, 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.