What is the population of Carter County, Montana?

The population of Carter County, Montana is 1,356, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Carter County, Montana?

The median household income in Carter County, Montana is $54,464, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Carter County, Montana is $135,227, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Carter County, Montana is 3.6%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income C

Education D

Metric	Carter County	Montana Avg	U.S. Average
Population	1,356	1,116,316	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	0.4	7.6	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.72%	1.09%	0.57%
Median age	56.5	40.4	37.1
Households	599	452,676	128,459,983

Year	Carter County

Group	Share

Carter County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Carter County	Montana Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$54,464	$69,624	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	2.30%	5.32%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.7%	5.2%

Metric	Carter County	Montana Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$135,227	$242,768	$242,182
Median rent	$730	$1,031	$1,342
Homeownership rate	61.6%	69.4%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Carter County	Montana Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	8.2	16.0	22.5
Work from home	29.7%	11.6%	13.4%

Carter County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Carter County	Montana Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	31.3%	31.6%
Average household size	2.23	2.38	2.54

Carter County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Carter County	Montana Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.7	79.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	14.2%	14.7%	16.3%
Smokers	16.5%	18.8%	19.0%