Carter County , Montana
Population: 1,361 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $52,171 Home $176,600 Rent $731/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
With under 5,000 residents, Carter County operates more like a single rural community than a typical county. Housing inventory is thin (median home value $177,000) and labor-market data carries unusually wide ACS margins of error. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Carter County in the bottom 2% nationally for natural-hazard exposure — an underrated factor in long-term housing-cost comparisons.
$52,171
Median Income
household
$176,600
Home Value
median
$731/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $52,171 |
| Per Capita Income | $29,865 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.8% |
| Median Home Value | $176,600 |
| Median Gross Rent | $731/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 61.6% |
| Renter Occupied | 38.4% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 1,361 |
| Median Age | 56.7 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 20.3% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
32.9%
Obesity
12.3%
Diabetes
15.0%
Smoking
29.8%
High Blood Pressure
24.9%
No Physical Activity
23.2%
Depression
31.9%
Insufficient Sleep
67.9%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 1.7 · 2th national percentile
🌪️ Tornado
7.60
🔥 Wildfire
73.82
❄️ Winter Storm
44.65
🌍 Earthquake
12.28
☀️ Drought
19.12
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