Carter vs Square Butte

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

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

Carter has the higher population (118 vs 24 in Square Butte). Since 2019, Square Butte's population has grown faster (+71.4% vs +35.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Carter	Square Butte
Population	118	24
Median age	25.2 yrs	68.4 yrs
Median household income	$32,188	—
Median home value	$107,500	—
Housing units	23	8
Homeownership rate	78.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.8%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carter	Square Butte
Population	87 → 118 (+35.6%)	14 → 24 (+71.4%)
Median household income	$59,375 → $32,188 (-45.8%)	—
Median home value	$74,000 → $107,500 (+45.3%)	—

Carter

Population

87118

Median household income

$59,375$32,188

Median home value

$74,000$107,500

Square Butte

Population

1424

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carter	Square Butte
Under 5	12.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.9%	4.2%
18 to 24	17.8%	16.7%
25 to 34	20.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	2.5%	12.5%
45 to 54	4.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.7%	0.0%
65 to 74	4.2%	45.8%
75 and over	8.5%	20.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carter	Square Butte
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	100.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carter	Square Butte
No high school diploma	21.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	50.0%	84.2%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carter	Square Butte
Drove alone	6.3%	66.7%
Carpooled	93.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	33.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carter	Square Butte
1-unit, detached	95.7%	37.5%
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%	62.5%

Poverty & households

	Carter	Square Butte
Poverty rate	28.8%	0.0%
Average household size	5.13	4.00
Median year structure built	1941	2012