59323 Zip Code (Colstrip, MT) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,393
Zip code population in 2010: 2,294
Zip code population in 2000: 2,440

Houses and condos: 1,054
Renter-occupied apartments: 162
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 59323: 85.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 61.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 39 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: $1,055 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $713 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 59323:

• High school or higher: 94.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.7%
• Unemployed: 3.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 11.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 59323:

• Never married: 18.9%
• Now married: 62.9%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 5.9%
• Divorced: 11.2%

• 
• • 1,68770.6%White
  • 30812.9%American Indian
  • 26010.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1044.4%Two or more races
  • 311.3%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 59323, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $49,648 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,648
State:	$37,845

Salary/wage: $47,759 (reported on 95.0% of returns)

Here:	$47,759
State:	$31,190

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 114.0% for AGIs below $10k, 86.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $561 (reported on 52.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$561
Montana:	$1,879

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,057 (reported on 25.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,057
State:	$3,070

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,366 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,366
State:	+$10,237

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$400 (reported on 1.4% of returns)

Here:	+$400
State:	-$5,244

IRA payment deduction: $2,900 (reported on 1.9% of returns)

59323:	$2,900
Montana:	$2,958

Total itemized deductions: $13,717 (17% of AGI, reported on 32.1% of returns)

Here:	$13,717
State:	$17,258

Here:	16.8% of AGI
State:	23.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,823 (3% of AGI, reported on 28.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,823
State:	$2,921

Here:	3.4% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $6,667 (reported on 77.6% of returns)

59323:	$6,667
State:	$5,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,566 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,566
State:	$1,604

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.3%

Here:	65%
State:	63%

(% for various income ranges: 50.6% for AGIs below $10k, 60.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 59327, 59043, 59076, 59347, 59333, 59038.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 13
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 980

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 29 (30 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 557 (311 now married, 246 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 59323 with a mortgage: 367 (16 second mortgage, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,322
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $494

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

• Zip code 59323 household income distribution in 2022

• 98Less than $10,000
• 15$10,000 to $14,999
• 55$25,000 to $29,999
• 18$30,000 to $34,999
• 35$35,000 to $39,999
• 58$40,000 to $44,999
• 26$45,000 to $49,999
• 34$50,000 to $59,999
• 100$60,000 to $74,999
• 100$75,000 to $99,999
• 198$100,000 to $124,999
• 44$125,000 to $149,999
• 123$150,000 to $199,999
• 76$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 59323

• 18Less than $10,000
• 34$10,000 to $14,999
• 12$20,000 to $24,999
• 41$25,000 to $29,999
• 18$40,000 to $49,999
• 40$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$60,000 to $69,999
• 91$70,000 to $79,999
• 2$90,000 to $99,999
• 60$100,000 to $124,999
• 36$125,000 to $149,999
• 92$150,000 to $174,999
• 44$175,000 to $199,999
• 43$200,000 to $249,999
• 55$250,000 to $299,999
• 45$300,000 to $399,999
• 10$400,000 to $499,999
• 41$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 59323

• 9$300 to $349
• 15$450 to $499
• 25$500 to $549
• 24$550 to $599
• 33$650 to $699
• 25$700 to $749
• 6$750 to $799
• 4No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $658.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $570,966.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $220,255
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $189,623
• Some other race householders: $401,127
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $401,127

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $176,788 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,398 - $266,186

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $277,990

Here:	$277,990
State:	$518,333

Mobile homes: $67,545

Here:	$67,545
State:	$139,111

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 612
• Two: 17
• 3 or 4: 103
• 5 to 9: 56
• Mobile homes: 226
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Unemployment: 3.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 59323

• 88.5%1,056Drove a car alone
• 6.0%72Carpooled
• 0.6%7Bicycle
• 1.2%14Walked

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 59323

• 98Less than 5 minutes
• 6225 to 9 minutes
• 16110 to 14 minutes
• 1415 to 19 minutes
• 10720 to 24 minutes
• 8025 to 29 minutes
• 1030 to 34 minutes
• 2735 to 39 minutes
• 2540 to 44 minutes
• 745 to 59 minutes
• 1060 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 98.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,393

• Male householders: 482 (209 living alone), Female householders: 502 (117 living alone)

• 559 spouses (547 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 787 children (775 natural, 10 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 59 non-relatives

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

Size of family households: 249 2-persons, 158 3-persons, 120 4-persons, 64 5-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 326 1-person, 34 2-persons

545 married couples with children.
146 single-parent households (42 men, 104 women).

91.4% of residents of 59323 zip code speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% very well, 34% well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• COLSTRIP ENERGY L.P. ROSEBUD POWER PLANT (18 SNIDER SUBDIVISION ROAD in COLSTRIP, MT)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  STATE MASTER (Montana air and water quality tracking) - MT-CEDARS-100021, AIR PROGRAM
  STATE MASTER (Montana air and water quality tracking) - MT-CEDARS-100051, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
  Organizations: COLSTRIP ENERGY LTD PARTNERSHIP (CONTACT/APPLICANT) , PACIFICORP (CONTACT/OWNER) , P P & L MONTANA, LLC (CONTACT/OWNER) , PUGET SOUND POWER & LIGHT COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER) , AVISTA, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER) , BANK OF NEW YORK (CONTACT/OWNER) , GENERAL ELECTRIC - PORTLAND (CONTACT/OWNER) , NORTHWESTERN ENERGY, LLC (CONTACT/OWNER) , PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER) , COLSTRIP ENERGY LIMITED PARTNERS (CONTACT/OWNER) , PACIFICORP (OWNER/OPERATOR) , P P & L MONTANA, LLC (OWNER/OPERATOR) , PUGET SOUND POWER & LIGHT COMPANY (OWNER/OPERATOR) , AVISTA, INC. (OWNER/OPERATOR) , BANK OF NEW YORK (OWNER/OPERATOR) , GENERAL ELECTRIC - PORTLAND (OWNER/OPERATOR) , NORTHWESTERN ENERGY, LLC (OWNER/OPERATOR) , PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (OWNER/OPERATOR) , COLSTRIP ENERGY LTD PARTNERSHIP (PERMITEE)
  Alternative names: COLSTRIP ENERGY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, COLSTRIP ENERGY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

• BIG SKY COAL COMPANY (STATE HIGHWAY 36 SOUTH in COLSTRIP, MT)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Montana air and water quality tracking) - MT-CEDARS-100021, AIR PROGRAM, MT-CEDARS-60, COAL
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Business NAICS classification: BITUMINOUS COAL AND LIGNITE SURFACE MINING.
  Organizations: REGINALD HOFF (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , PEABODY COAL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER) , BIG SKY COAL CO PEABODY ENERGY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: BIG SKY MINE, BIG SKY MINE AREA A, BIG SKY MINE AREA B, PEABODY COAL CO

• COLSTRIP HIGH SCHOOL (5000 PINE BUTTE DR in COLSTRIP, MT)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  STATE MASTER (Montana air and water quality tracking) - MT-CEDARS-100051, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1040
  Organizations: COLSTRIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OWNER) , COLSTRIP H S (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• COLSTRIP PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 19 (216 OLIVE DRIVE in COLSTRIP, MT)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  STATE MASTER (Montana air and water quality tracking) - MT-CEDARS-100051, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: SCHOOL DISTRICT #19 (CONTACT/OWNER) , COLSTRIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: COLSTRIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COLSTRIP SCHOOL DISTRICT 19, COLSTRIP SCHOOL DISTRICT # 19

• COLSTRIP SUPER STOP (PO BOX 2165 in COLSTRIP, MT)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2003-0114, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2003-0114, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• ABC GRAVEL INC (1958 UNIV JAY/ROLL CRUSHER in PORTABLE, MT)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Montana air and water quality tracking) - MT-CEDARS-100021, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
  Alternative names: ABC GRAVEL - 777-2876

• MT DEPT TRANSPORTATION COLSTRIP SECTION (MT 39 in COLSTRIP, MT)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  STATE MASTER (Montana air and water quality tracking) - MT-CEDARS-100051, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  Organizations: MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• FRANK BRATTIN MIDDLE SCHL (216 OLIVE DRIVE in COLSTRIP, MT)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1609
  Organizations: COLSTRIP ELEM (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ISABEL BILLS ELEM SCHOOL (520 POPLAR DRIVE in COLSTRIP, MT)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1039
  Organizations: COLSTRIP ELEM (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• GOLDEN LION AUTO BODY (#5 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PARK in COLSTRIP, MT)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: DAVID CLARK (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BAILEY EGAN STAGING AREA (T2S R41E S9 NW in COLSTRIP, MT)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
  Alternative names: PRINCE INC

• CITY OF COLSTRIP WTP (550 WILLOW AVE in COLSTRIP, MT)

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

• COLSTRIP - SOUTH PROJECT (T1S R42E S18 NE in COLSTRIP, MT)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: HIGHWAY AND STREET CONSTRUCTION, EXCEPT ELEVATED HIGHWAYS
  Alternative names: MDT

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

• This state: 1,229
• Northeast: 51
• Midwest: 329
• South: 138
• West: 563

52% of the 59323 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Montana.

98% of the 59323 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 116% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 38
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 26 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• COLSTRIP ELECTRIC INC (6131 HOMESTEAD BLVD in COLSTRIP, MT; small business) : $15,000 in 2 contracts in 2000

  $13,000 with Bureau of Land Management for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Utilities. Signed on 2000-08-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
  $2,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-08-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
  

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

• Mining: Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (250-499: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Employment Placement Agencies (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (10-19: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 8. The highest number of fire incidents - 19 took place in 2012, and the least - 1 in 2002. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (56.0%), and Structure Fires (20.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 59323
• 7956.0%Outside Fires
• 2920.6%Structure Fires
• 1913.5%Other
• 149.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 59323, Montana

Most common first names in zip code 59323 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Doris	4	69.0 years
Raymond	4	71.3 years
Donald	3	55.0 years
Harry	3	68.0 years
John	3	72.3 years
Mabel	3	71.0 years
William	3	70.7 years
Albert	2	83.4 years
Edith	2	78.0 years
Dale	2	77.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 59323 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Nelson	3	64.6 years
Peterson	3	68.0 years
Fandrich	2	80.0 years
Barney	2	81.5 years
Johnson	2	75.0 years
Julian	2	66.5 years
Loveridge	2	70.5 years
Maslowski	2	67.9 years
Morris	2	83.5 years
Oconnor	2	67.0 years

Businesses in zip code 59323

• Ace Hardware: 1
• Super 8: 1