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5/12/2019

1,223

Carter County, Montana Population 2019

Carter County, Montana's estimated population is 1,223 with a growth rate of 4.09% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Carter County, Montana is the 51st largest county in Montana.

Year	Population	Growth	Growth Rate
2018	1,238	15	1.23%
2017	1,223	48	4.09%
2016	1,175	28	2.44%
2015	1,147	-3	-0.26%
2014	1,150	-2	-0.17%
2013	1,152	-5	-0.43%
2012	1,157	21	1.85%
2011	1,136	-24	-2.07%
2010	1,160	-343	-22.82%
1990	1,503	-296	-16.45%
1980	1,799	-157	-8.03%
1970	1,956	-537	-21.54%
1960	2,493	-305	-10.90%
1950	2,798	-482	-14.70%
1940	3,280	-856	-20.70%
1930	4,136	164	4.13%
1920	3,972		0.00%

Carter County, Montana Population Growth

Population Data via

Population by Race

Race	Population
White	1,294
Two or More Races	21
American Indian and Alaska Native	5

Carter County, Montana Population by Race

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table B03002)

Carter County, Montana Population Pyramid 2019

Carter County, Montana Median Age

51.6

Total

52.4

Male

50.6

Female

Carter County, Montana Adults

There are 1,065 adults, (346 of whom are seniors) in Carter County, Montana.

Carter County, Montana Age Dependency

83.6

Age Dependency Ratio

48.1

Old Age Dependency Ratio

35.5

Child Dependency Ratio

Carter County, Montana Sex Ratio

Female

660

50.00%

Male

660

50.00%

Carter County, Montana Population by Age

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S0101)

Carter County, Montana Households and Families

Carter County, Montana Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Carter County, Montana Household Types

Type	Owner	Renter
Female	87.5%	12.5%
Married	85.9%	14.1%
All	83%	17%
Non Family	77.7%	22.3%
Male	66.7%	33.3%

83.0%

Rate of Home Ownership

Carter County, Montana Households and Families

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1101)

Type	Count	Average Size	Owned
All	565	2.29	83
Married	341	2.96	85.9
Non Family	197	1.1	77.7
Female	24	2.42	87.5
Male	3	2.33	66.7

2.91

Average Family Size

2.29

Average Household Size

3.5%

Unmarried (Opposite Sex)

Unmarried (Same Sex)

Carter County, Montana Households by Type

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1101)

Carter County, Montana Education

Education Attained	Count	Percentage
Less Than 9th Grade	22	2.26%
9th to 12th Grade	64	6.58%
High School Graduate	361	37.10%
Some College	263	27.03%
Associates Degree	101	10.38%
Bachelors Degree	136	13.98%
Graduate Degree	26	2.67%

Carter County, Montana Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1501)

Carter County, Montana Educational Attainment by Race

Name	Total	High School	Bachelors
White	952	866	160
Multiple Races	15	15	2
Native American	5	5
Hispanic	1	1

The highest rate of high school graduation is among native american people with a rate of 100.00%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 16.81%.

Carter County, Montana Educational Attainment by Race

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1501)

Name	Average	Male	Female
Overall	$30,677	$35,556	$23,864
Less Than High School	$41,250	$46,250	$40,313
High School Grad	$26,964	$43,056	$22,292
Some College	$29,333	$32,679	$21,250
Bachelors Degree	$35,000	$31,406	$40,750
Graduate Degree	$54,063	$54,688	$

$30,677

Average Earnings

$35,556

Average Male

$23,864

Average Female

Carter County, Montana Earnings by Educational Attainment

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1501)

Carter County, Montana Language

Carter County, Montana Language by Age

Carter County, Montana Language

99.04% of Carter County, Montana residents speak only English, while 0.96% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Other Indo-European, which is spoken by 0.48% of the population.

Carter County, Montana Language

Source: US Census 2017 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S1601)

Carter County, Montana Poverty

Carter County, Montana Poverty by Race

Name	Total	In Poverty	Poverty Rate
White	1,260	150	11.90%
Hispanic	4	2	50.00%

11.78%

Overall Poverty Rate

10.17%

Male Poverty Rate

13.42%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Carter County, Montana

The race most likely to be in poverty in Carter County, Montana is Hispanic, with 50.00% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Carter County, Montana is White, with 11.90% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 8.04%. Among those working part-time, it was 11.20%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 11.86%.