Carter vs Geraldine

A side-by-side comparison of Carter and Geraldine: population, income, housing, and more.

Carter and Geraldine are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Geraldine has the higher population (264 vs 118 in Carter). Geraldine has the higher median household income ($42,639 vs $32,188 in Carter). Carter has the higher median home value ($107,500 vs $73,300 in Geraldine).

Population, income & housing

	Carter	Geraldine
Population	118	264
Median age	25.2 yrs	56.5 yrs
Median household income	$32,188	$42,639
Median home value	$107,500	$73,300
Median gross rent	—	$572
Housing units	23	159
Homeownership rate	78.3%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carter	Geraldine
Population	87 → 118 (+35.6%)	179 → 264 (+47.5%)
Median household income	$59,375 → $32,188 (-45.8%)	$39,583 → $42,639 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$74,000 → $107,500 (+45.3%)	$70,000 → $73,300 (+4.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$625 → $572 (-8.5%)

Carter

Population

87118

Median household income

$59,375$32,188

Median home value

$74,000$107,500

Geraldine

Population

179264

Median household income

$39,583$42,639

Median home value

$70,000$73,300

Median gross rent

$625$572

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carter	Geraldine
Under 5	12.7%	4.5%
5 to 17	16.9%	8.0%
18 to 24	17.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	20.3%	9.1%
35 to 44	2.5%	5.7%
45 to 54	4.2%	11.7%
55 to 64	12.7%	30.3%
65 to 74	4.2%	12.1%
75 and over	8.5%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carter	Geraldine
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	84.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	14.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carter	Geraldine
No high school diploma	21.0%	4.8%
High school graduate	50.0%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carter	Geraldine
Drove alone	6.3%	68.4%
Carpooled	93.8%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	11.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.1%
Worked from home	0.0%	13.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carter	Geraldine
1-unit, detached	95.7%	73.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	26.4%

Poverty & households

	Carter	Geraldine
Poverty rate	28.8%	35.2%
Average household size	5.13	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	—	21
Median year structure built	1941	1958