59247 Zip Code (Medicine Lake, MT) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 311
Zip code population in 2010: 314
Zip code population in 2000: 362

Houses and condos: 206
Renter-occupied apartments: 45
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 59247: 86.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 154.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 2 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: $1,196 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,089 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 59247:

• High school or higher: 93.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
• Unemployed: 1.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 59247:

• Never married: 27.2%
• Now married: 45.7%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 10.0%
• Divorced: 17.0%

• 
• • 26986.8%White
  • 165.2%Two or more races
  • 134.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 123.9%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 59247, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,918 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,918
State:	$70,533

Salary/wage: $48,183 (reported on 70.6% of returns)

Here:	$48,183
State:	$52,258

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1390.0% for AGIs below $25k, 5385.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5605.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $700 (reported on 41.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$700
Montana:	$1,928

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $25k, 62.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,333 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,333
State:	$7,554

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 200.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$933 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	+$933
State:	+$26,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$33 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	+$33
State:	+$13,757

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,900 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,900
State:	$2,035

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 193.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 88.2%

Here:	88%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 59247, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $49,771 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$49,771
State:	$53,401

Salary/wage: $36,606 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$36,606
State:	$40,976

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.2% for AGIs below $25k, 80.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 49.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $700 (reported on 38.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$700
Montana:	$1,689

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $967 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$967
State:	$5,585

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,850 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	+$1,850
State:	+$14,401

Profit/loss from business: +$1,800 (reported on 23.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,800
State:	+$10,980

Total itemized deductions: $17,267 (19% of AGI, reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$17,267
State:	$21,750

Here:	18.5% of AGI
State:	20.5% of AGI

Taxes paid: $7,367 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

59247:	$7,367
State:	$7,640

Earned income credit: $1,833 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,833
State:	$2,015

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 81.0%

Here:	81%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 83.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 59247, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,343 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,343
State:	$37,845

Salary/wage: $23,243 (reported on 86.9% of returns)

Here:	$23,243
State:	$31,190

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.3% for AGIs below $10k, 73.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $677 (reported on 56.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$677
Montana:	$1,879

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,040 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,040
State:	$3,070

Net capital gain/loss: +$172 (reported on 16.6% of returns)

Here:	+$172
State:	+$10,237

Profit/loss from business: +$1,000 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,000
State:	+$8,849

Profit/loss from farming: +$750 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

Here:	+$750
State:	-$5,244

Total itemized deductions: $10,375 (20% of AGI, reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$10,375
State:	$17,258

Here:	20.4% of AGI
State:	23.1% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $846 (2% of AGI, reported on 7.4% of returns)

Here:	$846
State:	$2,921

Here:	2.0% of AGI
State:	3.7% of AGI

Total tax: $3,167 (reported on 72.0% of returns)

59247:	$3,167
State:	$5,485

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,355 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,355
State:	$1,604

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.7%

Here:	70%
State:	63%

(% for various income ranges: 65.9% for AGIs below $10k, 73.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 59242, 59226, 59258, 59211, 59254, 59219.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 159

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (4 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 49 (28 now married, 20 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 59247 with a mortgage: 27 (1 second mortgage, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,011
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $472

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

• Zip code 59247 household income distribution in 2022

• 2Less than $10,000
• 26$10,000 to $14,999
• 14$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 9$30,000 to $34,999
• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 9$40,000 to $44,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 7$60,000 to $74,999
• 27$75,000 to $99,999
• 14$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 17$150,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 59247

• 13$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$40,000 to $49,999
• 7$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$70,000 to $79,999
• 17$80,000 to $89,999
• 21$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 3$150,000 to $174,999
• 1$175,000 to $199,999
• 8$300,000 to $399,999
• 3$400,000 to $499,999
• 6$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 59247

• 1$250 to $299
• 2$300 to $349
• 4$350 to $399
• 12$400 to $449
• 7$450 to $499
• 4$550 to $599
• 2$900 to $999
• 2$1,250 to $1,499
• 5No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $825.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $105,832
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $297,283
• Two or more races householders: $49,547

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $105,833 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,604 - $161,176

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $195,563

Here:	$195,563
State:	$518,333

Mobile homes: $83,499

Here:	$83,499
State:	$139,111

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 138
• Two: 7
• 3 or 4: 4
• 5 to 9: 5
• 50 or more: 1
• Mobile homes: 45

Unemployment: 1.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 59247

• 63.5%107Drove a car alone
• 12.5%21Carpooled
• 10.7%18Walked
• 1.2%2Other means
• 11.3%19Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 59247

• 24Less than 5 minutes
• 375 to 9 minutes
• 2510 to 14 minutes
• 315 to 19 minutes
• 1520 to 24 minutes
• 725 to 29 minutes
• 2530 to 34 minutes
• 445 to 59 minutes
• 590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 311

• Male householders: 89 (57 living alone), Female householders: 73 (32 living alone)

• 61 spouses (61 opposite-sex spouses), 13 unmarried partners, (13 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 57 children (57 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 1 foster children, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 4 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 89 1-person, 6 2-persons, 2 3-persons

49 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (4 women).

99.0% of residents of 59247 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• KOCH MEDICINE LAKE STATION (SECTION 18, T32N, R57E in MEDICINE LAKE, MT)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Montana air and water quality tracking) - MT-CEDARS-100021, AIR PROGRAM
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
  Organizations: KOCH HYDROCARBON CO (CONTACT/APPLICANT)
  

• MEDICINE LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT 7 (311 YOUNG STREET in MEDICINE LAKE, MT)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1064
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS SCHOOLS AND INSTRUCTION.
  Organizations: MEDICINE LAKE K-12 SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• TOWN OF MEDICINE LAKE WWTF (201 MAIN STREET in MEDICINE LAKE, MT)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-MT0000289 12132, WATER TREATMENT PLANT
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: MEDICINE LAKE , TOWN OF

• MEDICINE LAKE 7-8 (311 YOUNG ST in MEDICINE LAKE, MT)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1662
  Organizations: MEDICINE LAKE K-12 SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• MEDICINE LAKE HIGH SCHOOL (311 YOUNG ST in MEDICINE LAKE, MT)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1065
  Organizations: MEDICINE LAKE K-12 SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• MEDICINE LAKE AG SUPPLY (220 MAIN ST in MEDICINE LAKE, MT)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1999-0174, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: FARM SUPPLIES
  

• A BRANCH - DRY PRAIRIE R W (T32N R55E S25 NE in MEDICINE LAKE, MT)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: WATER, SEWER, PIPELINE, AND COMMUNICATIONS AND POWER LINE CONSTRUCTION
  Alternative names: AGRI INDUSTRIES INC

• MEDICINE LAKE - EAST PROJECT (T32N R56E S19 SW in MEDICINE LAKE, 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

• HERMAN OIL INC (MAIN ST & HWY 16 in MEDICINE LAKE, MT)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.9%

Population in 1990: 629.

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

• This state: 126
• Northeast: 2
• Midwest: 126
• South: 12
• West: 41

76% of the 59247 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Montana.

95% of the 59247 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% moved from different 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): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

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

• Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Mining: Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Credit Unions (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 59247 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Frank	4	84.5 years
Ernest	3	78.0 years
Donald	3	78.0 years
Andrew	3	78.3 years
John	3	72.6 years
Leroy	3	71.1 years
Marie	3	95.0 years
Mary	3	84.7 years
Myrtle	3	77.7 years
Robert	3	76.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 59247 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Stringer	5	75.8 years
Andersen	4	79.8 years
Andreasen	4	80.5 years
Hancock	4	84.3 years
Snellman	4	85.0 years
Reuter	4	55.3 years
Tronson	3	78.3 years
Smith	3	80.3 years
Herzog	3	83.6 years
Norton	3	84.3 years