Carbon County, Montana

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Carbon County, Montana is among the highest in the country for life expectancy (126th of 3,062 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Carbon County, Montana	Montana	United States	Rank
Total Population	11,116	1,116,875	334,922,499	2411th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$80,261	$72,509	$80,734	576th of 3,221
Median Age	50.4	40.4	38.9	202nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.6%	35.2%	35.7%	483rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$420,800	$375,800	$332,700	252nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$844	$1,081	$1,413	1797th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.8%	11.5%	12.5%	2890th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.5%	3.6%	5.2%	1578th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	5.4	7.7	n/a	2830th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.6%	2.3%	14.1%	3006th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.3	n/a	n/a	126th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.0%	69.2%	65.2%	961st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.6	19.1	26.4	569th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.0%	12.5%	15.1%	985th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.3%	n/a	n/a	1394th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.1%	48.4%	46.9%	468th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.2%	n/a	n/a	1633rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Carbon County, Montana

Statistic	Carbon County, Montana	Montana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	83.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.0%	4.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.5%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	5.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	18.4	29.4	61.4

Age in Carbon County, Montana

Statistic	Carbon County, Montana	Montana	United States
Median Age	50.4	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	17.2%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.6%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.8%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.2%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	28.0%	20.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Carbon County, Montana

Statistic	Carbon County, Montana	Montana	United States
Households	4,664	458,859	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.0%	60.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	20.3%	25.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	7.9%	11.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.9%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	21.7%	30.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Carbon County, Montana

Statistic	Carbon County, Montana	Montana	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,872	$41,711	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.8%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.5%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.7%	17.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	11.0%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.8%	11.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.4%	29.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	6.1%	7.8%	n/a

Housing in Carbon County, Montana

Statistic	Carbon County, Montana	Montana	United States
Housing Units	6,455	528,419	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.1%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.1%	9.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	27.7%	13.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.0%	30.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.5%	27.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,281	$2,693	n/a

Education in Carbon County, Montana

Statistic	Carbon County, Montana	Montana	United States
Less than High School	3.4%	5.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.3%	27.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.7%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.6%	23.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.0%	12.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Carbon County, Montana

Statistic	Carbon County, Montana	Montana	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.6%	62.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	61.4%	71.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.7%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	7.6%	3.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	47.3%	45.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	16.1%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.4%	4.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Carbon County, Montana

Statistic	Carbon County, Montana	Montana	United States
Born in State of Residence	46.2%	52.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	1.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.8%	95.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	1.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.9%	3.8%	16.7%

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