Estimated zip code population in 2019: 3,022 Zip code population in 2010: 2,950 Zip code population in 2000: 2,908
Houses and condos: 933 Renter-occupied apartments: 286
% of renters here:
40%
State:
31%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 59043: 84.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 408.0 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 7 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.7% ($477)
Montana:
0.8% ($2,108)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $918 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $332 (0.5%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,460
(48.3%)
Females: 1,562
(51.7%)
For population 25 years and over in 59043:
High school or higher: 88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
Unemployed: 9.1%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 59043:
Never married: 43.3%
Now married: 42.2%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 3.0%
Divorced: 10.8%
Zip code 59043 compared to state average:
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 59043, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,141 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$25,141
State:
$37,845
Salary/wage: $24,057 (reported on 94.6% of returns)
Here:
$24,057
State:
$31,190
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.5% for AGIs below $10k, 87.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 92.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 86.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $299 (reported on 9.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$299
Montana:
$1,879
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable dividends: $77 (reported on 1.4% of returns)
Here:
$77
State:
$3,070
Profit/loss from business: +$3,010 (reported on 10.2% of returns)
Here:
+$3,010
State:
+$8,849
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Total itemized deductions: $12,583 (18% of AGI, reported on 2.5% of returns)
Here:
$12,583
State:
$17,258
Here:
17.8% of AGI
State:
23.1% of AGI
Charity contributions deductions: $2,077 (3% of AGI, reported on 1.4% of returns)
Here:
$2,077
State:
$2,921
Here:
3.0% of AGI
State:
3.7% of AGI
Total tax: $3,387 (reported on 46.3% of returns)
59043:
$3,387
State:
$5,485
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $2,012 (reported on 53.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,012
State:
$1,604
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 78.2%
Here:
78%
State:
63%
(% for various income ranges: 69.7% for AGIs below $10k, 84.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 150 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 567
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 54 (32 now married, 21 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 678 (223 now married, 456 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 59043 with a mortgage: 70 Houses without a mortgage: 376
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $733 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $309
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
28.2%
Whole state:
12.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
14.6%
Whole state:
7.4%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.1
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.2
State:
4.2
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 59043: Bixby Ranch (A), Black Spring Lookout (B), Blackstone Corral (C), Brown Camp (D), Bull Creek Lookout (E), Harris Ranch (F), Morland Ranch (G), Northern Cheyenne Volunteer Fire Department (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 59043 include: Petter Memorial Mennonite Church (A), Morning Star Baptist Church (B), Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church (C), Lame Deer Catholic Church (D), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (E), Circle of Life Lutheran Church (F), Muddy Creek Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alderson Creek (A), Bear Creek (B), Bee Creek (C), Black Canyon Creek (D), Black Eagle Fork (E), Brady Creek (F), Broken Jaw Creek (G), Clubfoot Creek (H), Cow Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 10 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 170 2-persons, 84 3-persons, 80 4-persons, 128 5-persons, 68 6-persons, 76 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 89 1-person, 24 2-persons
410 married couples with children.
275 single-parent households (156 men, 119 women).
82.6% of residents of 59043 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% very well, 18% well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
15.6% of residents speak other language at home (99% very well, 1% well).
Foreign born population: 6 (0.2%) (0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
:
0.2%
Whole state:
2.3%
86%Honduras
1%American
1%Canadian
0%French Canadian
0%European
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
02000 to 2009
61990 to 1999
7Before 1990
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
LAME DEER SCH DISTRICT 6 (BOUNDARY ST HWY 212 in LAME DEER, MT)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1996-0060, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1996-0060, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
LAME DEER SCHOOL (W BOUNDARY ST in LAME DEER, MT)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1035 Organizations: LAME DEER ELEM (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
LAME DEER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY (WWTF) (P.O. BOX 747 in LAME DEER, MT) . Tribal Land
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: LAME DEER WWTF, LAME DEER WWTF_____________(E)
LAME DEER 7-8 (W BOUNDARY ST in LAME DEER, MT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1626 Organizations: LAME DEER ELEM (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
LAME DEER HIGH SCHOOL (3 MI SOUTH OF LAME DEER in LAME DEER, MT)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1816 Organizations: LAME DEER H S (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CM SANITATION (POBOX 879 in LAME DEER, MT) . Tribal Land
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2001-0058, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
MORNING STAR ENTERPRISES INC (3RD CHEYENNE ST in LAME DEER, MT)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1993-0176, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Business SIC classification: GENERAL CONTRACTORS-INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND WAREHOUSES; GENERAL CONTRACTORS-NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, OTHER THAN INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND WAREHOUSES; HEAVY CONSTRUCTION
BIRNEY WWTF (ETHELYN SHOULDER BLADE in LAME DEER, MT)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
MUDDY CLUSTER WWTF (NORTHERN CHEYENNE UTILITIES in LAME DEER, MT) . Tribal Land
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
ASHLAND COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (IN LAME DEER in LAME DEER, MT) . Tribal Land
DRINKING WATER SYSTEM (STATE)
BIRNEY VILLAGE (IN LAME DEER in LAME DEER, MT) . Tribal Land
DRINKING WATER SYSTEM (STATE)
BIRNEY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY (BIRNEY COMMUNITY in BIRNEY, MT) . Tribal Land
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 15.8% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 14.1%
44.6%Electricity
41.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
11.2%Wood
1.1%Utility gas
1.0%Other fuel
0.6%No fuel used
Population in 1990: 2,846. Population change in the 1990s: +62 (+2.2%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,406
Northeast: 9
Midwest: 156
South: 75
West: 356
66% of the 59043 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Montana.
97% of the 59043 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32
Here:
6.0%
Montana:
12.1%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 31
Here:
14.7%
Montana:
10.6%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 18
Here:
16.2%
Montana:
9.2%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
49,665Management occupations
48,843Business and financial operations occupations
46,671Construction and extraction occupations
41,969Sales and related occupations
40,650Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
39,500Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (LAME DEER, MT):
NORTHERN CHEYENNE TRIBE (OFF HWY 212) : $6,084,124 in 8 contractsfrom 2003 to 2004
Contracts for Other Medical Services by Public Health Service Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $6,002,961; 2004: $81,163; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$5,987,645 with Public Health Service for Other Medical Services. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$61,780, same as above.Signed on 2004-09-20. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$16,400, same as above.Signed on 2004-03-31. Effective on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$12,789, same as above.Signed on 2003-12-11. Effective on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
NORTHERN CHEYENNE TRIBE INC. (HIGHWAY 212; small business) : $503,500 in 9 contractsfrom 2000 to 2003
Contracts for Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Warehouse Buildings, Fire Protection Services, Food Items For Resale, and moreby Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) Signed by year:2000: $142,000; 2001: $56,000; 2002: $0; 2003: $305,500; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$142,000 with Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) for Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
$119,000 with Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Warehouse Buildings. Signed on 2003-08-15. Completion date: 2003-12-15.
$71,000 with Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) for Fire Protection Services. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2004-09-15.
$56,000 with Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2001-09-15. Completion date: 2004-09-15.
CHIEF DULL KNIFE COLLEGE, INC (1 COLLEGE DR) : $132,000 in 2 contractsfrom 2000 to 2001
$99,000 with Office of Assistant Secretary for Health except national centers (disused code) for Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.). Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
$33,000 with Small Business Administration for Other Management Support Services. Signed on 2001-04-15. Completion date: 2002-03-15.
NORTHERN CHEYENNE TRIBAL EMP R (600 CHEYENNE AVE S) 300 employees, $0 revenue: $100,000 in 4 contractsfrom 2000 to 2003
$25,000 with Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for Legal Services. Signed on 2003-05-15. Completion date: 2003-09-15.
$25,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-05-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
$25,000 with Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2001-02-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
$25,000 with Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for Legal Services. Signed on 2000-02-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
LAME DEER TRADING POST (501 CHEYENNE ST; small business) 30 employees, $3190914 revenue.
$28,284 with Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) for Miscellaneous Items. Taking place in OK. Signed on 2003-08-15. Completion date: 2003-12-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (50-99: 1)
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Casinos (except Casino Hotels) (20-49: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (20-49: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Child and Youth Services (1-4: 2)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Septic Tank and Related Services (1-4: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
21 people in federal detention centers
People in group quarters in 2000:
33 people in federal prisons and detention centers
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Most common first names in zip code 59043 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
James
12
71.5 years
John
12
65.4 years
Joseph
8
70.0 years
Mary
7
76.1 years
Frank
6
63.2 years
George
5
69.4 years
Robert
5
70.0 years
Alfred
4
61.3 years
Eva
4
62.7 years
Louise
4
74.0 years
Most common last names in zip code 59043 among deceased individuals
Last name
Count
Lived (average)
Whiteman
10
73.3 years
Spang
8
72.5 years
Killsnight
8
61.6 years
Brady
7
63.7 years
Seminole
6
59.7 years
Rowland
6
63.2 years
Tallwhiteman
6
53.8 years
Fisher
6
71.2 years
Hiwalker
5
51.0 years
Whitewolf
5
73.8 years
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