59820 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 59820, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

59820 is a zip code in Mineral County and Missoula County, Montana, which covers Alberton CCD, Superior CCD, Frenchtown-Wye CCD, and Lolo, with a total population of 1,950 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 59820 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 59820.

The estimated population of people living in 59820 is 1,950, with a median age of 47.4.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 59820 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
1,950
 -5.52% +14.24%
2020
2,064
+2.33%
-
2019
2,017
+4.78%
-
2018
1,925
+12.77%
-
2017
1,707
 - -

Population of 59820 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 59820 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
90.9%
92.8%
 -2.05%
Black/African American
0.8%
0.1%
 +700.00%
Native
1.3%
1.8%
 -27.78%
Hispanic
0.8%
1.2%
 -33.33%
Asian
0.5%
1.3%
 -61.54%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
4.9%
2.3%
 +113.04%
Other
0.8%
0.4%
 +100.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 59820 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 59820 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 59820 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 59820 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 47.4 +0.64% 47 -1.05% 47.8 +2.14%
2020 47.1 +1.29% 47.5 +4.86% 46.8 -1.47%
2019 46.5 -11.6% 45.3 -13.71% 47.5 -10.04%
2018 52.6 +1.35% 52.5 +1.16% 52.8 +2.13%
2017 51.9 - 51.9 - 51.7 -

The median age of the 59820 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 59820 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 107 +36.48% 100 -3.34% 130 95
10 to 19 64 +107.04% 69 +12.55% 158 70
20 to 29 104 4.9% 47 +133.42% 95 94
30 to 39 76 +34.5% 89 0.32% 102 79
40 to 49 67 +44.08% 98 +29.75% 98 121
50 to 59 144 +28.27% 80 +62.09% 176 129
60 to 69 158 +3.98% 236 -27.42% 161 168
70+ 159 -14.76% 109 +40.65% 131 143

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 59820 zip code is $57,885.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 59820.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $77,000.00
  • 45 to 64
    $57,188.00
  • 65 and over
    $51,477.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 59820 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 59820, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 59820 is currently $81,363.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

5.35% of households in 59820 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 59820 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    17.16%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    20.15%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    20.15%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.06%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    15.17%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    8.96%
  • $200,000 or more
    5.35%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 59820 is $33,857.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 59820 by the total population of 59820.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 59820 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 59820 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    10.06%
  • Bachelor's degree
    36.26%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    14.58%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    37.03%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.06%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 59820 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 59820 zip over the age of 16 is 1,618.

Of those people, a total of 57.40% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 59820 is 54.90%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 59820 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 121 31.40% 2.60%
20 to 24 years 65 70.80% 0.00%
25 to 29 years 124 96.80% 5.00%
30 to 34 years 77 68.80% 24.50%
35 to 44 years 192 82.30% 10.80%
45 to 54 years 248 97.20% 1.20%
55 to 59 years 188 71.80% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 172 45.90% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 245 18.80% 0.00%
75 years and over 186 7.00% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 59820. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 1,463 59.00% 3.80%
Black or African American 16 100.00% 43.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native 26 38.50% 0.00%
Asian 10 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 16 100.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 87 27.60% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 11 54.50% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 1,452 59.00% 3.90%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 59820 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 59820 is 889, with median earnings of $32,369.00.

Women in 59820 are earning approximately 83.00% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 889 $32,369.00
Male 470 $35,870.00
Female 419 $29,767.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 59820 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 84 $76,563.00
Business and Financial 19 $31,250.00
Computer and Mathematical 10 $74,167.00
Architecture and Engineering 4 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 25 $52,750.00
Community and Social Service 45 $68,750.00
Legal 4 $0.00
Educational and Library 43 $19,688.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 7 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 39 $97,813.00
Healthcare Support 11 $23,625.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 34 $0.00
Law Enforcement 11 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 41 $11,042.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 25 $7,917.00
Personal Care and Service 16 $21,000.00
Sales 45 $33,125.00
Office and Administrative Support 117 $28,614.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 69 $31,150.00
Construction and Extraction 40 $51,250.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 31 $36,250.00
Production 87 $32,917.00
Transportation and Material Moving 64 $33,438.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 59820 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 59820.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 47 $77,031.00 37 $66,750.00
Business and Financial 0 $0.00 19 $31,250.00
Computer and Mathematical 3 $0.00 7 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 0 $0.00 4 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 12 $0.00 13 $55,938.00
Community and Social Service 20 $155,577.00 25 $68,068.00
Legal 0 $0.00 4 $0.00
Educational and Library 0 $0.00 43 $19,688.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 2 $0.00 5 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 11 $188,750.00 28 $87,500.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 11 $23,625.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 34 $0.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 11 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 2 $0.00 39 $10,903.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 13 $26,250.00 12 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 0 $0.00 16 $21,000.00
Sales 22 $42,778.00 23 $32,708.00
Office and Administrative Support 15 $19,375.00 102 $28,727.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 69 $31,150.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 40 $51,250.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 31 $36,250.00 0 $0.00
Production 67 $36,339.00 20 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 53 $29,432.00 11 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 804 households in 59820, with an average household size of 2.4 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 584 families living in the 59820 zip code with an average family size of 2.72 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 59820:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 415 119 50 220
Average Household Size 2.96 2.25 3.38 1.19
Total Families 415 119 50 0
Average Household Size 2.9 1.91 3.22 0

Poverty

Of the 584 families living in 59820, 3.30% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 59820:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 1,029 housing units in 59820.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 804 78.13%
Vacant 225 21.87%

7.19% of the total 1,029 housing units in 59820 are rental units. This is approximately 74 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 697 are occupied by the owner - or 67.74% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 59820 is $831.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 59820 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    33
  • Less than $500
    5
  • $500 to $999
    54
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    13
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    2
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 59820 is $264,800.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 59820 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    71
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    22
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    51
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    75
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    183
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    211
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    40
  • $1,000,000 or more
    44

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 59820. The chart below shows the number of properties in 59820 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    118
  • 1940 to 1949
    7
  • 1950 to 1959
    30
  • 1960 to 1969
    63
  • 1970 to 1979
    265
  • 1980 to 1989
    107
  • 1990 to 1999
    228
  • 2000 to 2009
    136
  • 2010 to 2013
    75
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 59820 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    32
  • 1 vehicle available
    108
  • 2 vehicles available
    310
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    354

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 59820 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 59820 that commute to work in a particular way.

35.4 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 59820.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    42
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    41
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    35
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    6
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    65
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    59
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    170
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    40
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    72
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    131
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    34
  • 90 or more minutes
    20

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 59820 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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