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Carter County, MT

Demographic and economic profile of Carter County, MT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Carter County is a sparsely populated rural Montana county of 1,361 residents with an economy built around agriculture and natural resource extraction, reflecting a GDP per capita of $30,800 and median worker earnings of $30,300. The workforce is small—labor force participation stands at 56.7%—with 93.3% holding a high school diploma but only 20.3% reaching a bachelor's degree, and the unemployment rate sits at 3.6%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $176,600 and median gross rent of $731 per month, and the county posted modest population growth of 3.3% over five years despite a notably high median age of 56.9.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

1,361

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$54,167

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

56.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.3% since 2018

Carter County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone1,167 (89.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races65 (5.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race61 (4.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone11 (0.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone2 (0.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone2 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

30.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

107

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$30,800

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,865

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining307
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance99
  3. 3.Construction (Group)58
  4. 4.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)30
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)30

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations371
  2. 2.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations109
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations54
  4. 4.Service Occupations45
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations36

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 28.68×)291

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$176,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$731/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

62.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,99965 (17.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99942 (11.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99930 (8.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99924 (6.4%)
  • $40,000 to $49,99921 (5.6%)
  • $2,000,000 or More20 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$30,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone277 (46.8%)
  • Worked At Home234 (39.5%)
  • Walked31 (5.2%)
  • Carpooled22 (3.7%)
  • Other20 (3.4%)
  • Public Transit4 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.