59526 Zip Code (Fort Belknap Agency, MT) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,870
Zip code population in 2010: 2,435
Zip code population in 2000: 2,565

Houses and condos: 1,012
Renter-occupied apartments: 353
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 59526: 85.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 780.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 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 mortgages in 2022: $1,980 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,732 (1.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 59526:

• High school or higher: 87.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
• Unemployed: 18.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 59526:

• Never married: 50.0%
• Now married: 31.3%
• Separated: 2.5%
• Widowed: 7.1%
• Divorced: 9.1%

• 
• • 2,10873.5%American Indian
  • 56719.8%White
  • 973.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 933.2%Two or more races
  • 30.1%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 59526, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,551 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,551
State:	$70,533

Salary/wage: $39,868 (reported on 86.3% of returns)

Here:	$39,868
State:	$52,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1223.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3641.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6439.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12432.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21607.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $467 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$467
Montana:	$1,928

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k, 11.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 47.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,975 (reported on 4.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,975
State:	$7,554

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 51.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,233 (reported on 6.3% of returns)

Here:	+$7,233
State:	+$26,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 780.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,056 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	+$6,056
State:	+$13,757

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.0% for AGIs below $25k, 131.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 312.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,650 (reported on 2.1% of returns)

59526:	$4,650
Montana:	$19,575

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 37.2% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,297 (reported on 31.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,297
State:	$2,035

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 177.2% for AGIs below $25k, 117.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.6%

Here:	93%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 89.2% for AGIs below $25k, 96.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 59526, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,458 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,458
State:	$53,401

Salary/wage: $29,345 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$29,345
State:	$40,976

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.2% for AGIs below $25k, 85.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $822 (reported on 18.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$822
Montana:	$1,689

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,540 (reported on 5.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,540
State:	$5,585

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,740 (reported on 5.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,740
State:	+$14,401

Profit/loss from business: +$3,880 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,880
State:	+$10,980

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,100 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

59526:	$7,100
Montana:	$13,434

Total itemized deductions: $20,600 (23% of AGI, reported on 6.1% of returns)

Here:	$20,600
State:	$21,750

Here:	22.8% of AGI
State:	20.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $25k, 6.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,580 (reported on 5.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,580
State:	$3,989

Taxes paid: $6,083 (reported on 6.1% of returns)

59526:	$6,083
State:	$7,640

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,378 (reported on 41.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,378
State:	$2,015

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 52.0%

Here:	52%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 51.0% for AGIs below $25k, 48.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 59526, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $24,638 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,638
State:	$37,845

Salary/wage: $23,347 (reported on 86.9% of returns)

Here:	$23,347
State:	$31,190

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 128.3% for AGIs below $10k, 80.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,349 (reported on 25.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,349
Montana:	$1,879

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,235 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,235
State:	$3,070

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,261 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,261
State:	+$10,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,817 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,817
State:	+$8,849

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,000 (reported on 1.6% of returns)

59526:	$2,000
Montana:	$2,958

Total itemized deductions: $14,889 (25% of AGI, reported on 5.7% of returns)

Here:	$14,889
State:	$17,258

Here:	24.8% of AGI
State:	23.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,362 (4% of AGI, reported on 5.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,362
State:	$2,921

Here:	3.7% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $2,835 (reported on 56.9% of returns)

59526:	$2,835
State:	$5,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,872 (reported on 41.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,872
State:	$1,604

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 66.8%

Here:	67%
State:	63%

(% for various income ranges: 65.0% for AGIs below $10k, 72.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 115.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 59547, 59529, 59527, 59524, 59542, 59523.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 174
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 618

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 53 (44 now married, 9 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 639 (168 now married, 470 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 59526 with a mortgage: 86
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,180
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $355

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

• Zip code 59526 household income distribution in 2022

• 115Less than $10,000
• 35$10,000 to $14,999
• 45$15,000 to $19,999
• 50$20,000 to $24,999
• 23$25,000 to $29,999
• 37$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$40,000 to $44,999
• 10$45,000 to $49,999
• 87$50,000 to $59,999
• 99$60,000 to $74,999
• 127$75,000 to $99,999
• 74$100,000 to $124,999
• 31$125,000 to $149,999
• 46$150,000 to $199,999
• 4$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 59526

• 11Less than $10,000
• 40$10,000 to $14,999
• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 12$20,000 to $24,999
• 7$25,000 to $29,999
• 20$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 11$40,000 to $49,999
• 15$50,000 to $59,999
• 68$60,000 to $69,999
• 33$70,000 to $79,999
• 8$80,000 to $89,999
• 24$90,000 to $99,999
• 57$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$125,000 to $149,999
• 57$150,000 to $174,999
• 2$175,000 to $199,999
• 17$200,000 to $249,999
• 12$250,000 to $299,999
• 9$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 59526

• 28Less than $100
• 51$100 to $149
• 19$200 to $249
• 40$250 to $299
• 30$300 to $349
• 23$400 to $449
• 27$450 to $499
• 9$500 to $549
• 25$550 to $599
• 16$600 to $649
• 6$700 to $749
• 14$800 to $899
• 28No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $679.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $454,817.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $100,645
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $110,168
• Some other race householders: $205,619
• Two or more races householders: $200,208
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $205,619

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $103,675 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,119 - $190,205

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $140,794

Here:	$140,794
State:	$518,333

Townhouses or other attached units: $50,922

Here:	$50,922
State:	$468,033

Mobile homes: $50,837

Here:	$50,837
State:	$139,111

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 702
• One, attached: 35
• Two: 70
• 3 or 4: 29
• 5 to 9: 40
• 10 to 19: 16
• 50 or more: 7
• Mobile homes: 104

Unemployment: 18.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 59526

• 69.7%563Drove a car alone
• 10.6%86Carpooled
• 3.0%24Taxi
• 4.6%37Walked
• 10.9%88Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 59526

• 173Less than 5 minutes
• 2845 to 9 minutes
• 1810 to 14 minutes
• 3115 to 19 minutes
• 6420 to 24 minutes
• 2825 to 29 minutes
• 4330 to 34 minutes
• 735 to 39 minutes
• 1740 to 44 minutes
• 4345 to 59 minutes
• 660 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 94.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,870

• Male householders: 286 (61 living alone), Female householders: 533 (90 living alone)

• 291 spouses (277 opposite-sex spouses), 75 unmarried partners, (75 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,092 children (938 natural, 87 adopted, 70 stepchildren), 355 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 7 foster children, 91 other relatives, 53 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 37 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 263 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 126 4-persons, 75 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 151 1-person, 38 2-persons

397 married couples with children.
273 single-parent households (137 men, 136 women).

91.3% of residents of 59526 zip code speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% very well, 31% well, 2% not well).
3.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• FORT BELKNAP AGENCY WATER SYSTEM (RURAL RT 1 in HARLEM, MT) . Tribal Land

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2000-0122, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
  Alternative names: FORT BELKNAP HOUSING AUTHORITY

• HARLEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (110 3RD AVE SW in HARLEM, MT)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0048
  

• HARLEM HIGH SCHOOL (610 1ST AVE SE in HARLEM, MT)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0049
  Organizations: HARLEM H S (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• HARLEM 7-8 (610 1ST AVE SE in HARLEM, MT)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1643
  Organizations: HARLEM ELEM (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• HARTLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (528 OHIO in CHINOOK, MT)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1828
  Organizations: CHINOOK ELEM (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• FORT BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY AND PRAIRIE MOUNTAIN UTILITIES (ROUTE 1, BOX 66 AND 91 in HARLEM, MT) . Tribal Land

  FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2005-0153, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  

• CITY OF HARLEM WWTP (T32N R23E S30 NE in HARLEM, MT)

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

• HARLEM WTP (2 MI SOUTH OF HARLEM in HARLEM, MT)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
  Alternative names: HARLEM-CITY OF (WTP)

• FORT BELKNAP HOUSING AUTHORITY (RR #1 BOX 66 in HARLEM, MT) . Tribal Land

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  

• FORT BELKNAP KWIK STOP (R R 1, BOX 124 in HARLEM, MT) . Tribal Land

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  Business SIC classification: MISCELLANEOUS FOOD STORES
  

• HARLEM HIGH SCHOOL (P.O. BOX 339 in HARLEM, MT)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

• HARLEM SCHOOL DISTRICT # 12 (110 3RD AVENUE SW in HARLEM, MT)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Business NAICS classification: OTHER TECHNICAL AND TRADE SCHOOLS.
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.5%

Population in 1990: 1,177. Population change in the 1990s: +1,388 (+117.9%).

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

• This state: 2,408
• Northeast: 47
• Midwest: 108
• South: 12
• West: 182

63% of the 59526 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Montana.

90% of the 59526 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 28

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• FT. BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL (3 MILS E HARLEM US2 in HARLEM, MT) : $3,274,329 in 12 contracts from 2000 to 2004

  Contracts for Other Medical Services, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Water Supply Facilities, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing), Other Management Support Services, and more by Public Health Service, Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary), Small Business Administration, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and others
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $33,000; 2002: $0; 2003: $3,102,784; 2004: $138,545; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $3,102,784 with Public Health Service for Other Medical Services. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  $44,264 with Public Health Service for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Water Supply Facilities. Signed on 2004-05-25. Completion date: 2004-07-26.
  $42,097 with Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2004-09-02. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  $33,000 with Small Business Administration for Other Management Support Services. Signed on 2001-04-15. Completion date: 2002-02-15.
  

• PROTECH TRANSPORTATION INC. (OF HALFTOWN LOT 53 in HARLEM, MT; small business)
  3 employees, $130000 revenue. : $0 in 2 contracts in 2003

  $20,000 with Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) for Motor Passenger Services. Taking place in AZ. Signed on 2003-07-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
  -$20,000, same as above. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
  

• FORT BELKNAP COMMUNITY COUNCIL (RR 1 BOX 66 in HARLEM, MT) : $0 in 2 contracts in 2003

  $0 with Public Health Service for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Water Supply Facilities. Signed on 2003-10-22. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  $0, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-22. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Educational Services: Junior Colleges (50-99: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (20-49: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (10-19: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child and Youth Services (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 59526 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	22	78.7 years
William	16	76.8 years
George	15	79.6 years
James	13	73.2 years
Mary	11	74.0 years
Thomas	8	76.3 years
Edward	7	84.0 years
Robert	7	77.3 years
Henry	6	83.3 years
Albert	6	84.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 59526 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	10	71.8 years
Miller	9	73.6 years
Anderson	7	77.7 years
Snell	7	67.3 years
Longknife	7	70.5 years
Green	7	78.1 years
Brown	6	67.7 years
Ball	6	74.5 years
Wing	6	72.2 years
Harvey	5	75.4 years

Businesses in zip code 59526

• Albertsons: 1