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59457

Lewistown, MT · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
9,135
Median household income
$64,762
People below poverty
15.7%
Median home value
$242,300

Income

The median income of households in 59457 was $64,762. An estimated 3.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 59457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.4
$10,000 to $14,999 3.8
$15,000 to $24,999 7.5
$25,000 to $34,999 8.7
$35,000 to $49,999 16.5
$50,000 to $74,999 19.7
$75,000 to $99,999 16
$100,000 to $149,999 15.8
$150,000 to $199,999 3.3
$200,000 or more 5.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 59457 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 49940
Female 48618

An estimated 75.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 32.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,704. 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 59457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.8
Social Security 32.5
Retirement income 26.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6
Cash public assistance income 4.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 30.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 59457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 15.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 30.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.3

In 2020-2024, 7.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 50.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 39.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 50.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 59457 in 2020-2024, 83.4% had health insurance coverage and 16.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 57% and public coverage was 46.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 15.8%.


In 2020-2024, 59457 had a total population of 9,135 - 4,387 (48%) females and 4,748 (52%) males. The median age was 43.8 years. An estimated 21% of the population was under 18 years, 29.1% was 19 to 44 years, 24.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 24.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 59457 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 261 190
5 to 9 273 309
10 to 14 347 229
15 to 19 293 128
20 to 24 158 275
25 to 29 265 267
30 to 34 339 240
35 to 39 283 305
40 to 44 292 239
45 to 49 261 213
50 to 54 246 199
55 to 59 168 228
60 to 64 502 418
65 to 69 247 321
70 to 74 373 325
75 to 79 187 216
80 to 84 149 176
85 and over 104 109

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 92.4% were White; 0.7% were Black or African American; 11.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.8% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.8% of the people in 59457 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 91.7% of the people in 59457 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,186 households in 59457. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.5% of the households in 59457 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20.7% of all households, while 21.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.2% of all households.

In 59457, 27.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 34.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 59457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.5
Cohabiting Couples 11.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 50.4% of males and 56.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 22 15.5
Now married, except separated 50.4 56.6
Separated 0.8 0.5
Widowed 7.5 10
Divorced 19.2 17.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 59457, 3 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 100% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.4% of the people living in 59457 were U.S. natives. 60.9% of the 59457 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.6% of 59457 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 81.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 65 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 59457 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 59457.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 59457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 38.8
Asia 13.3
Europe 6.3
Africa 0
Northern America 41.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 59457 in 2020-2024, 3.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.3% of people at least five years old; 0.8% 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 59457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.3
Other Indo-European languages 1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 59457 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 59457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.1
Different house, same county 6
Different county, same state 4.8
Different state 1.1
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 23% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 59457 was 1,670 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 7 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,349. College or graduate school enrollment was 314.

Educational Attainment of People in 59457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.7
High school diploma or equivalency 36.7
Some college, no degree 25.7
Associate's degree 9.9
Bachelor's degree 17.4
Graduate or professional degree 5.6

Disability

In 59457, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.6% of people under 18 years old, to 13.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 59457, 61.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 14 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,465 75.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 471 10.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 641 14

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 59457 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 59457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 10.2
Construction 12.3
Manufacturing 3.9
Wholesale trade 3.8
Retail trade 11.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.6
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6
Other Services, except public administration 7.4
Public administration 3.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 59457 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,677 36.6
Service occupations 713 15.6
Sales and office occupations 881 19.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 664 14.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 647 14.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 67.8% of 59457 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 59457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 67.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.7
Walked 10.5
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 12.8

In 2020-2024, 59457 had a total of 4,591 housing units. Of these housing units, 73.9% 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"). 14% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 11.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 59457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 73.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 14
Mobile homes 11.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.6

5.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 29.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 59457 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 57.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 59457 had 4,186 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 405 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 60.5% while renters occupied 39.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.14 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.03.

4.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 10.5% and another 33.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 59457:

House Heating Fuel Used in 59457 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 69.7
Electricity 17.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.6
All other fuels 10.9
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 59457 was $242,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 50.7 % had a mortgage. 49.3% 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 $1,269 and for owners without a mortgage it was $523.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 59457 was $970. 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.