59524 Zip Code (Lodge Pole, MT) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 749
Zip code population in 2010: 663
Zip code population in 2000: 685

Houses and condos: 296
Renter-occupied apartments: 56
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 59524: 84.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 720.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in 59524:

• High school or higher: 89.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
• Unemployed: 18.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 41.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 59524:

• Never married: 34.9%
• Now married: 47.1%
• Separated: 1.6%
• Widowed: 7.0%
• Divorced: 9.4%

• 
• • 48064.2%American Indian
  • 19826.5%White
  • 587.8%Two or more races
  • 121.6%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 59524, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $38,581 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,581
State:	$70,533

Salary/wage: $31,167 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$31,167
State:	$52,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1058.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4632.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10406.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,475 (reported on 19.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,475
Montana:	$1,928

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.7% for AGIs below $25k, 133.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $800 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$800
State:	$7,554

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 26.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$18,967 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$18,967
State:	+$26,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1422.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $1,786 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,786
State:	$2,035

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 115.0% for AGIs below $25k, 140.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.2%

Here:	95%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 88.9% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 59524, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $34,447 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,447
State:	$53,401

Salary/wage: $28,627 (reported on 78.9% of returns)

Here:	$28,627
State:	$40,976

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.9% for AGIs below $25k, 77.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 134.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $540 (reported on 26.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$540
Montana:	$1,689

Ordinary dividends: $800 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	$800
State:	$5,585

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,250 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,250
State:	+$14,401

Profit/loss from business: +$3,200 (reported on 10.5% of returns)

Here:	+$3,200
State:	+$10,980

Earned income credit: $2,386 (reported on 36.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,386
State:	$2,015

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 52.6%

Here:	53%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 55.6% for AGIs below $25k, 40.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 59524, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $21,449 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$21,449
State:	$37,845

Salary/wage: $18,762 (reported on 80.3% of returns)

Here:	$18,762
State:	$31,190

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.1% for AGIs below $10k, 65.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $841 (reported on 35.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$841
Montana:	$1,879

Taxable dividends: $480 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	$480
State:	$3,070

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,000 (reported on 24.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,000
State:	+$10,237

Total itemized deductions: $12,364 (38% of AGI, reported on 6.2% of returns)

Here:	$12,364
State:	$17,258

Here:	38.3% of AGI
State:	23.1% of AGI

Total tax: $1,959 (reported on 55.1% of returns)

59524:	$1,959
State:	$5,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,870 (reported on 38.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,870
State:	$1,604

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 68.0%

Here:	68%
State:	63%

(% for various income ranges: 60.4% for AGIs below $10k, 67.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 59526, 59527, 59538, 59546, 59542, 59529.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 33
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 213

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (4 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 117 (27 now married, 89 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 59524 with a mortgage: 6
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $718
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $367

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

• Zip code 59524 household income distribution in 2022

• 15Less than $10,000
• 15$10,000 to $14,999
• 24$15,000 to $19,999
• 11$20,000 to $24,999
• 16$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 53$35,000 to $39,999
• 6$40,000 to $44,999
• 10$45,000 to $49,999
• 11$50,000 to $59,999
• 28$60,000 to $74,999
• 29$75,000 to $99,999
• 8$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$150,000 to $199,999
• 1$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 59524

• 2Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 39$35,000 to $39,999
• 37$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$60,000 to $69,999
• 1$70,000 to $79,999
• 4$80,000 to $89,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 14$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$150,000 to $174,999
• 1$175,000 to $199,999
• 4$200,000 to $249,999
• 6$250,000 to $299,999
• 17$300,000 to $399,999
• 2$400,000 to $499,999
• 16$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 59524

• 8$150 to $199
• 3$200 to $249
• 4$250 to $299
• 13$500 to $549
• 24No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $537.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $64,642
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $73,546
• Two or more races householders: $66,779

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $81,382 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $46,334 - $232,739

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $188,138

Here:	$188,138
State:	$518,333

Mobile homes: $88,812

Here:	$88,812
State:	$139,111

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 264
• Mobile homes: 28

Unemployment: 18.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 59524

• 56.5%113Drove a car alone
• 1.5%3Carpooled
• 1.0%2Bus or trolley bus
• 1.5%3Walked
• 2.5%5Other means
• 39.5%79Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 59524

• 3Less than 5 minutes
• 135 to 9 minutes
• 1310 to 14 minutes
• 615 to 19 minutes
• 220 to 24 minutes
• 1625 to 29 minutes
• 730 to 34 minutes
• 2040 to 44 minutes
• 2145 to 59 minutes
• 860 to 89 minutes
• 1890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 749

• Male householders: 106 (41 living alone), Female householders: 145 (31 living alone)

• 122 spouses (122 opposite-sex spouses), 23 unmarried partners, (23 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 242 children (223 natural, 5 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 66 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 34 other relatives, 6 non-relatives

Size of family households: 90 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 72 1-person

54 married couples with children.
74 single-parent households (67 men, 7 women).

96.0% of residents of 59524 zip code speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• LANDUSKY SCHOOL (LANDUSKY ROUTE in DODSON, MT)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0869
  Organizations: LANDUSKY ELEM (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• DODSON 7-8 (124 FIRST AVE W in DODSON, MT)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1745
  Organizations: DODSON ELEM (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• DODSON HIGH SCHOOL (124 FIRST AVE W in DODSON, MT)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0863
  Organizations: DODSON H S (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• DODSON SCHOOL (124 FIRST AVE W in DODSON, MT)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0862
  Organizations: DODSON ELEM (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• KIRKALDIE LODGE POLE STORE (40 MI S OF TOWN in DODSON, MT)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1994-0381, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: FURNITURE STORES
  

• DODSON WWTF (T30N R27E S5 NW in DODSON, MT)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: DODSON, TOWN OF, TOWN OF DODSON

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.1%

Population in 1990: 1,870.

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

• This state: 618
• Northeast: 7
• Midwest: 63
• South: 7
• West: 21

76% of the 59524 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Montana.

94% of the 59524 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 59524 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	6	74.0 years
John	5	72.0 years
Henry	4	64.5 years
Robert	4	59.8 years
Evelyn	3	61.3 years
Elizabeth	3	55.9 years
Margaret	3	81.0 years
Percy	3	74.4 years
Raymond	3	69.0 years
Thomas	3	74.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 59524 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Kirkaldie	11	76.7 years
Black	5	82.4 years
Healy	5	73.6 years
Snell	5	75.4 years
Wilke	5	78.6 years
Appelhans	4	59.5 years
Bell	3	66.6 years
Kienenberger	3	75.0 years
James	3	70.9 years
Crasco	3	74.7 years