Carter County, Montana

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Carter County, Montana is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the highest in the country for median age (37th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Carter County, Montana	Montana	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,308	1,116,875	334,922,499	3168th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$54,167	$72,509	$80,734	2523rd of 3,221
Median Age	56.9	40.4	38.9	37th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.7%	35.2%	35.7%	1873rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$199,200	$375,800	$332,700	1410th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$824	$1,081	$1,413	1928th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.4%	11.5%	12.5%	1202nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.8%	3.6%	5.2%	2644th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.4	7.7	n/a	3202nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.4%	2.3%	14.1%	3105th of 3,222
Homeownership Rate	62.2%	69.2%	65.2%	2895th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.5	19.1	26.4	2637th of 3,221
Worked from Home	39.5%	12.5%	15.1%	2nd of 3,222
Uninsured	10.7%	n/a	n/a	1510th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	63.3%	48.4%	46.9%	81st of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.4%	n/a	n/a	1781st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Carter County, Montana

Statistic	Carter County, Montana	Montana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	83.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.4%	4.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	8.3%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	5.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.2	29.4	61.4

Age in Carter County, Montana

Statistic	Carter County, Montana	Montana	United States
Median Age	56.9	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	17.7%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.2%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	7.7%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.8%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.5%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	31.1%	20.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Carter County, Montana

Statistic	Carter County, Montana	Montana	United States
Households	600	458,859	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.1	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.7%	60.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	19.3%	25.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	1.3%	11.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.8%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	16.0%	30.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Carter County, Montana

Statistic	Carter County, Montana	Montana	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,342	$41,711	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.3%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.2%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.0%	17.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.8%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.4%	11.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.4%	29.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.3%	7.8%	n/a

Housing in Carter County, Montana

Statistic	Carter County, Montana	Montana	United States
Housing Units	829	528,419	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.7%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.8%	9.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	27.6%	13.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	37.8%	30.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.9%	27.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$904	$2,693	n/a

Education in Carter County, Montana

Statistic	Carter County, Montana	Montana	United States
Less than High School	6.3%	5.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.6%	27.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	41.4%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.7%	23.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.0%	12.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Carter County, Montana

Statistic	Carter County, Montana	Montana	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.3%	62.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	46.8%	71.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.2%	3.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	50.8%	45.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.5%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.2%	4.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Carter County, Montana

Statistic	Carter County, Montana	Montana	United States
Born in State of Residence	40.9%	52.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	1.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	1.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.7%	95.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.2%	1.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.4%	3.8%	16.7%

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