Carter County vs. Powder River County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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