59420 Zip Code (Carter, MT) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 258
Zip code population in 2010: 243
Zip code population in 2000: 161

Houses and condos: 97
Renter-occupied apartments: 12
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 59420: 85.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 244.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $736 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 59420:

• High school or higher: 92.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
• Unemployed: 1.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 59420:

• Never married: 40.5%
• Now married: 48.2%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 5.8%
• Divorced: 5.5%

• 
• • 24494.9%White
  • 135.1%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 59420, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $39,739 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,739
State:	$70,533

Salary/wage: $39,933 (reported on 50.0% of returns)

Here:	$39,933
State:	$52,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1620.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4520.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $250 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$250
Montana:	$1,928

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Ordinary dividends: $10,370 (reported on 55.6% of returns)

Here:	$10,370
State:	$7,554

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5185.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,175 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,175
State:	+$26,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 690.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 59420, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $33,700 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,700
State:	$53,401

Salary/wage: $30,143 (reported on 46.7% of returns)

Here:	$30,143
State:	$40,976

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,033 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,033
Montana:	$1,689

Ordinary dividends: $6,311 (reported on 60.0% of returns)

Here:	$6,311
State:	$5,585

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 86.7%

Here:	87%
State:	57%

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 59420, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,010 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,010
State:	$37,845

Salary/wage: $23,507 (reported on 68.4% of returns)

Here:	$23,507
State:	$31,190

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 103.5% for AGIs below $10k, 31.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 49.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,607 (reported on 57.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,607
Montana:	$1,879

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 8.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $2,439 (reported on 41.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,439
State:	$3,070

Net capital gain/loss: +$400 (reported on 30.6% of returns)

Here:	+$400
State:	+$10,237

Profit/loss from business: +$3,417 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,417
State:	+$8,849

Total tax: $3,164 (reported on 74.5% of returns)

59420:	$3,164
State:	$5,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 77.6%

Here:	78%
State:	63%

(% for various income ranges: 77.4% for AGIs below $10k, 87.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 59440, 59442, 59404, 59450, 59414, 59401.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 82

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 18 (0 now married, 16 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 20 (10 now married, 10 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 59420 with a mortgage: 10
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,375
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $421

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 59420 household income distribution in 2022

• 2Less than $10,000
• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 1$40,000 to $44,999
• 7$50,000 to $59,999
• 7$60,000 to $74,999
• 10$75,000 to $99,999
• 2$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$150,000 to $199,999
• 7$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 59420

• 1Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 5$70,000 to $79,999
• 14$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$175,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 to $249,999
• 15$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 59420

• 2$800 to $899
• 9No cash rent

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $92,792
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $219,807

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $174,170

Here:	$174,170
State:	$518,333

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 83
• One, attached: 7
• 3 or 4: 1
• Mobile homes: 5

Unemployment: 1.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 59420

• 35.6%44Drove a car alone
• 38.0%47Carpooled
• 14.6%18Walked
• 15.4%19Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 59420

• 18Less than 5 minutes
• 210 to 14 minutes
• 3915 to 19 minutes
• 520 to 24 minutes
• 2430 to 34 minutes
• 835 to 39 minutes
• 140 to 44 minutes
• 445 to 59 minutes
• 160 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 75.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 258

• Male householders: 53 (8 living alone), Female householders: 29 (13 living alone)

• 58 spouses (58 opposite-sex spouses), 2 unmarried partners, (2 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 38 children (31 natural, 3 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 18 other relatives, 14 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 25 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 39 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 4 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 1 2-persons

25 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (4 men).

99.6% of residents of 59420 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CARTER SCHOOL (BOX 159 in CARTER, MT)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0221
  Organizations: CARTER ELEM (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 16.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 17.6%

Population in 1990: 99. Population change in the 1990s: +62 (+62.6%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 125
• Northeast: 4
• Midwest: 64
• South: 12
• West: 40

85% of the 59420 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Montana.

85% of the 59420 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 108% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Professional Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 59420 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Earl	2	75.5 years
Glenn	2	83.0 years
Mary	2	83.9 years
Ruth	2	84.4 years
Virginia	2	86.5 years
William	2	74.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 59420 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Laubach	4	78.5 years
Baack	3	92.7 years
Fishbaugh	3	73.0 years
Fatz	2	76.0 years
Arganbright	2	83.0 years
Buffington	2	88.0 years
Krumwiede	2	84.5 years
Jackson	2	69.5 years
Mosier	2	86.5 years
Naeseth	2	65.0 years