ZIP 59859 · Plains
Who lives in ZIP code 59859 (Plains, MT): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Plains, MT · Sanders County
uszips 2026
People4,360
Median age55.2
Household income$64,846
Home value$426,816
Median rent$865/mo
Poverty13.9%
College degree+20.7%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,854
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
34.8% are 65 or older; 84.2% are adults.
Household income
21.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,606.
Education (adults 25+)
34.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.6%
- Never married
- 19.1%
- Divorced
- 15.7%
- Widowed
- 14.6%
- Family size
- 3.18
- Dual-income families
- 32.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.2%
- Rent burden
- 41.7%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 41.7%
- Unemployment
- 10.4%
- Self-employed
- 14.8%
- Farmers
- 4.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.1%
- Veterans
- 13.7%
- With a disability
- 22.9%
- No health insurance
- 18.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.