Whitewater, MT · standard
ZIP Code 59544
Phillips County, Montana - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 175
- 0/sq mi
- $39,583
- Median income
- $250,000
- Median home value
- 23.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Whitewater pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with above-median home values, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- 5th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 43%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 47%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 59544 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 59544 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Whitewater, Phillips County, Montana, home to just 175 residents across 1750.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 59544 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $39,583 (43% below the average Montana ZIP), while per-capita income is $25,636. The poverty rate is 18.9%, with unemployment at 4.8%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $250,000 (23% below the average Montana ZIP), and median rent is $270; owner occupancy is 46.7%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 23.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 40.1, 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 59544.
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 59544, Whitewater, 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
175
Population
1750.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 59544?
40.1
Median Age
46.4%
Male
53.6%
Female
1.9%
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?
$39,583
Median Household Income
-43% vs state ZIP avg
$25,636
Per Capita Income
18.9%
Poverty Rate
4.8%
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
124housing units
124
Total Housing Units
90
Occupied Units
34
Vacant Units
2.30
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$250,000
Median Home Value
-23% vs state ZIP avg
$270
Median Rent
1981
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 59544, 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.