ZIP Code Tabulation Area

59327

Forsyth, MT · ACS 2020–2024

Download data

Latest estimates

At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
2,610
Median household income
$52,639
People below poverty
16.4%
Median home value
$233,900

Income

The median income of households in 59327 was $52,639. An estimated 7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 59327 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Less than $10,000 7
$10,000 to $14,999 4.7
$15,000 to $24,999 12.5
$25,000 to $34,999 7.2
$35,000 to $49,999 18.5
$50,000 to $74,999 16.9
$75,000 to $99,999 11.9
$100,000 to $149,999 12.9
$150,000 to $199,999 5.7
$200,000 or more 2.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 59327 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Dollars
Male 49630
Female 41979

An estimated 64.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 45.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,064. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 59327 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Earnings 64.1
Social Security 45.1
Retirement income 27.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.5
Cash public assistance income 4.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 21.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 20% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 59327 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
People in poverty 16.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 21.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 20

In 2020-2024, 12.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 42.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 30.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 23.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 59327 in 2020-2024, 88.1% had health insurance coverage and 11.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 55.1% and public coverage was 54%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 16.5%.


In 2020-2024, 59327 had a total population of 2,610 - 1,335 (51.1%) females and 1,275 (48.9%) males. The median age was 38.8 years. An estimated 24.6% of the population was under 18 years, 27.3% was 19 to 44 years, 17.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 28.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 59327 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 99 130
5 to 9 49 15
10 to 14 101 139
15 to 19 103 64
20 to 24 48 31
25 to 29 64 126
30 to 34 88 104
35 to 39 145 38
40 to 44 32 37
45 to 49 15 34
50 to 54 48 84
55 to 59 64 61
60 to 64 53 94
65 to 69 108 169
70 to 74 108 47
75 to 79 67 61
80 to 84 56 40
85 and over 27 61

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 78.5% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 6.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4.2% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.3% of the people in 59327 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 77.2% of the people in 59327 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,097 households in 59327. The average household size was 2.32 people.

Married-couple households made up 57.4% of the households in 59327 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.2% of all households, while 13.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.5% of all households.

In 59327, 25.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 47.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 59327 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Married-couple households 57.4
Cohabiting Couples 4.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 60.2% of males and 60% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 29.2 19.8
Now married, except separated 60.2 60
Separated 0.6 0
Widowed 1.9 13.5
Divorced 8 6.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 59327, 11 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 81.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.5% of the people living in 59327 were U.S. natives. 58.4% of the 59327 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.5% of 59327 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 39% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 34.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 59327 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 59327.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 59327 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Latin America 26.3
Asia 73.7
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 59327 in 2020-2024, 11.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.8% of people at least five years old; 1.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 59327 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Spanish 1.8
Other Indo-European languages 6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3
Other languages 0.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 59327 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 59327 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Same house 89.3
Different house, same county 7.1
Different county, same state 1.9
Different state 1.8
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 90 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 59327 was 337 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 15 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 283. College or graduate school enrollment was 39.

Educational Attainment of People in 59327 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Less than high school diploma 10
High school diploma or equivalency 40.6
Some college, no degree 23.8
Associate's degree 5
Bachelor's degree 15.8
Graduate or professional degree 4.8

Disability

In 59327, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 20.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0.8% of people under 18 years old, to 13.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 48.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 59327, 54 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 44.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 74.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 11.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 824 74.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 156 14.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 123 11.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 59327 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 59327 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 15.9
Construction 11.5
Manufacturing 3.4
Wholesale trade 0.4
Retail trade 5.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 12.5
Information 2.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 13.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.1
Other Services, except public administration 3.1
Public administration 4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 59327 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 305 27.7
Service occupations 253 22.9
Sales and office occupations 140 12.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 229 20.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 176 16

Commuting to Work

An estimated 60.3% of 59327 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 17.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 19.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 59327 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 60.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 17.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 9.5
Other means 2.1
Worked from home 10.8

In 2020-2024, 59327 had a total of 1,319 housing units. Of these housing units, 80.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 11.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 7.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 59327 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Single-family houses 80.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 11.8
Mobile homes 7.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 22.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 59327 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 55.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 59327 had 1,097 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 222 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 65.2% while renters occupied 34.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.31 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.34.

6.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.9% and another 35.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 59327:

House Heating Fuel Used in 59327 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Gas 68.3
Electricity 21.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 10.4
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 59327 was $233,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 45.5 % had a mortgage. 54.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,522 and for owners without a mortgage it was $513.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 59327 was $828. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.