Carter County vs Powder River County

A side-by-side comparison of Carter County and Powder River County: population, income, housing, and more.

Carter County and Powder River County are counties in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Powder River County has the higher population (1,762 vs 1,361 in Carter County). Powder River County has the higher median household income ($68,009 vs $52,171 in Carter County). Carter County has the higher median home value ($176,600 vs $149,400 in Powder River County).

Population, income & housing

	Carter County	Powder River County
Population	1,361	1,762
Median age	56.7 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,171	$68,009
Median home value	$176,600	$149,400
Median gross rent	$731	$609
Housing units	799	997
Homeownership rate	61.6%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carter County	Powder River County
Population	1,331 → 1,361 (+2.3%)	1,607 → 1,762 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$48,000 → $52,171 (+8.7%)	$54,427 → $68,009 (+25.0%)
Median home value	$110,900 → $176,600 (+59.2%)	$142,600 → $149,400 (+4.8%)
Median gross rent	$578 → $731 (+26.5%)	$657 → $609 (-7.3%)

Carter County

Population

1,3311,361

Median household income

$48,000$52,171

Median home value

$110,900$176,600

Median gross rent

$578$731

Powder River County

Population

1,6071,762

Median household income

$54,427$68,009

Median home value

$142,600$149,400

Median gross rent

$657$609

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carter County	Powder River County
Under 5	6.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	10.9%	13.2%
18 to 24	7.5%	5.3%
25 to 34	6.3%	10.9%
35 to 44	8.4%	11.6%
45 to 54	7.8%	9.7%
55 to 64	22.3%	12.4%
65 to 74	20.2%	16.9%
75 and over	9.9%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carter County	Powder River County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	1.6%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carter County	Powder River County
No high school diploma	6.7%	10.5%
High school graduate	28.8%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	44.2%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carter County	Powder River County
Drove alone	51.9%	48.2%
Carpooled	7.3%	18.3%
Public transit	1.0%	0.5%
Walked	8.1%	11.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.7%	14.9%
Other means	2.1%	6.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carter County	Powder River County
1-unit, detached	71.5%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	24.8%	21.4%

Poverty & households

	Carter County	Powder River County
Poverty rate	13.8%	9.7%
Average household size	2.23	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	16	20
Median year structure built	1973	1977