Carter County vs Wibaux County

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

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

Carter County has the higher population (1,361 vs 1,148 in Wibaux County). Wibaux County has the higher median household income ($64,792 vs $52,171 in Carter County). Carter County has the higher median home value ($176,600 vs $92,300 in Wibaux County).

Population, income & housing

	Carter County	Wibaux County
Population	1,361	1,148
Median age	56.7 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,171	$64,792
Median home value	$176,600	$92,300
Median gross rent	$731	$964
Housing units	799	596
Homeownership rate	61.6%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carter County	Wibaux County
Population	1,331 → 1,361 (+2.3%)	1,122 → 1,148 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$48,000 → $52,171 (+8.7%)	$53,958 → $64,792 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$110,900 → $176,600 (+59.2%)	$113,500 → $92,300 (-18.7%)
Median gross rent	$578 → $731 (+26.5%)	$817 → $964 (+18.0%)

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

Wibaux County

Population

1,1221,148

Median household income

$53,958$64,792

Median home value

$113,500$92,300

Median gross rent

$817$964

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carter County	Wibaux County
Under 5	6.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	10.9%	23.1%
18 to 24	7.5%	3.8%
25 to 34	6.3%	7.2%
35 to 44	8.4%	11.9%
45 to 54	7.8%	11.1%
55 to 64	22.3%	14.2%
65 to 74	20.2%	13.8%
75 and over	9.9%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carter County	Wibaux County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	2.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carter County	Wibaux County
No high school diploma	6.7%	2.7%
High school graduate	28.8%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	44.2%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carter County	Wibaux County
Drove alone	51.9%	80.7%
Carpooled	7.3%	0.8%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.1%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	29.7%	15.9%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carter County	Wibaux County
1-unit, detached	71.5%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.8%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Carter County	Wibaux County
Poverty rate	13.8%	15.9%
Average household size	2.23	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	16	21
Median year structure built	1973	1967