Carter County vs. Butte County

	Carter County (MT)	Butte County (SD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,238	10,222
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.7%	1.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,160	10,112
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,160	10,110
Persons under 5 years, percent	7.4%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.4%	24.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	25.8%	20.0%
Female persons, percent	50.3%	49.4%
White alone, percent	97.1%	93.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.3%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	2.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.4%	3.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	96.0%	91.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	73	859
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.0%	0.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	834	4,876
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	81.9%	75.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$101,300	$130,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,227	$1,180
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$384	$480
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$725	$676
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	3.6%	9.1%
Households, 2014-2018	625	4,178
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.07	2.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	93.7%	84.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.8%	1.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.4%	83.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.0%	74.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.9%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.5%	20.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	3.1%	11.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.7%	11.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.1%	63.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.0%	59.2%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,676	157,422
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,469	$15,391
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.9	19.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$44,196	$44,387
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,001	$26,702
Persons in poverty, percent	13.7%	14.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	33	333
Total employment, 2017	151	2,304
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	4,799	76,419
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.0%	0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	136	937
All firms, 2012	152	1,334
Men-owned firms, 2012	46	605
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	148	1,281
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	141	1,073
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%	4.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	18.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	0.3	4.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	3,340.75	2,249.90

Source: United States Census Bureau

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