ZIP 59079 · Shepherd
Who lives in ZIP code 59079 (Shepherd, MT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Shepherd, MT · Yellowstone County
uszips 2026
People3,940
Median age45.9
Household income$68,047
Home value$365,156
Median rent$1,744/mo
Poverty6.9%
College degree+23.6%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Billings, MT
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 5 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,600
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.7% are 65 or older; 75.6% are adults.
Household income
31.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,904.
Education (adults 25+)
40.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.1%
- Never married
- 18.8%
- Divorced
- 16.1%
- Widowed
- 7.1%
- Family size
- 3.35
- Dual-income families
- 67.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 95.8%
- Rent burden
- 36.9%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.3%
- Unemployment
- 6.2%
- Self-employed
- 16.6%
- Farmers
- 7.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 26.5%
- Veterans
- 9.5%
- With a disability
- 9.3%
- No health insurance
- 14.2%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.