Powder River County vs. Carter County

	Powder River County (MT)	Carter County (MT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,716	1,238
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.5%	6.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,743	1,160
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,743	1,160
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.4%	7.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	16.7%	20.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	27.2%	25.8%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.3%
White alone, percent	95.0%	97.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.9%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	2.8%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.8%	1.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.4%	96.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	91	73
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.3%	0.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,033	834
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.4%	81.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$122,900	$101,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$973	$1,227
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$425	$384
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$655	$725
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.1%	3.6%
Households, 2014-2018	769	625
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.04	2.07
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.5%	93.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.6%	1.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.7%	81.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.0%	75.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.8%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.4%	17.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.2%	3.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.7%	12.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.9%	61.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.6%	53.0%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	24,577	14,676
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,940	$12,469
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	16.2	20.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$52,457	$44,196
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,969	$32,001
Persons in poverty, percent	12.2%	13.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	73	33
Total employment, 2017	279	151
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	9,443	4,799
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-9.7%	0.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	189	136
All firms, 2012	245	152
Men-owned firms, 2012	157	46
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	242	148
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	226	141
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	0.5	0.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	3,297.30	3,340.75

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Powder River county (MT) and Carter county (MT) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.