Carter County, Montana Demographics

Carter County is 49th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Carter County is 2nd in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - White

Carter County is 2nd in Montana out of 56 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Carter County is 6th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Carter County is 15th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Size in square miles

Carter County is 19th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Size Demographics
	Carter County	Rank	Montana	US
Current population (2012)	1,177	51st	1,005,141	313,914,040
Size in square miles	3,340.8	15th	145,545.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	0.3	55th	6.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Carter County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents younger than 5	4.7%	42nd	6.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	17.2%	51st	22.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	24.1%	6th	15.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Carter County	Rank	Montana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	91.3%	19th	91.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	13.1%	54th	28.2%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Carter County	Rank	Montana	US
Race - White	98.3%	2nd	89.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.1%	50th	0.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.0%	42nd	6.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.1%	55th	0.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	41st	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.5%	56th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	55th	3.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	97.7%	2nd	87.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Carter County	Rank	Montana	US
Female residents	49.3%	33rd	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.1%	53rd	2.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Carter County	Rank	Montana	US
Housing units	808	51st	489,157	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	2.3%	53rd	16.3%	25.9%
Households	551	50th	403,495	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.9%	21st	68.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$69,400	53rd	$179,900	$186,200
People per household	2.3	38th	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	0	46th	2,736	829,658

Income Demographics
	Carter County	Rank	Montana	US
Income per capita	$20,844	40th	$24,640	$27,915
Income per household	$35,121	50th	$45,324	$52,762
Income below poverty line	13.4%	33rd	14.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Carter County	Rank	Montana	US
Non-farm private establishments	31	52nd	35,687	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	0	55th	336,110	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	0	56th	114,398	27,092,908
Retail sales	$11,929	49th	$14,686,854	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,667	27th	$15,343	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$0	56th	$2,079,426	$613,795,732