Carter County

Associated Senate District(s)

Senate District 19

Associated House Districts(s)

House District 37

Carter County Detail

Demographics	Carter County
Population
Population Estimates
2010	1,155
2011	1,139
2012	1,172
2013	1,174
Estimates of the Components of Resident Population Change: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013
2013 Population Estimate	1,174
Total Population Change	14
Natural Increase	-3
Births	39
Deaths	42
Migration	16
Historic Population Growth
1890	--
1900	--
1910	--
1920	3,972
1930	4,136
1940	3,280
1950	2,798
1960	2,493
1970	1,956
1980	1,799
1990	1,503
2000	1,360
2010	1,160
Service Populations
Veterans
Population Projections
Civilian population 18 years and over	1,069
Veterans	101
Non Veterans	968
Percent By Period of Service
Gulf War (>9/01)	5.9%
Gulf War (8/90-8/01)	1.0%
Vietnam era	54.5%
Korean War	9.9%
World War II	8.1%
Poverty
Below Poverty Level (Number)
Total	177
Male	64
Female	113
< 18 Years	32
18 to 64 years	99
65 years and over	46
Below Poverty Level (Percent)
Total	14.1%
Male	10.5%
Female	17.6%
< 18 Years	15.8%
18 to 64 years	13.3%
65 years and over	14.8%
Children Ages 0-17 Living Below Federal Poverty Level (Number)
2000	84
2001	85
2002	52
2003	42
2004	33
2005	38
2006	38
2007	43
2008	35
2009	53
2010	59
2011	56
Children Ages 0-17 Living Below Federal Poverty Level (Percent)
2000	26.4%
2001	27.0%
2002	17.9%
2003	16.2%
2004	13.7%
2005	16.3%
2006	17.0%
2007	20.1%
2008	18.2%
2009	28.5%
2010	29.2%
2011	29.9%
Industries	Carter County
Agriculture
Top Five Agriculture Producers by County, 2012
Corn Sales (Dollars)	$0
Barley Sales (Dollars)	$0
Wheat Sales (Dollars)	$6,491,000
Crop Totals (Dollars)	$12,429,000
Top Five Livestock Producers by County, 2012
Sheep, Including Lambs Sales (Heads)	$19,910
Sheep, Including Lambs Sales (Dollars)	$2,176,000
Hog Sales (Heads)	$116
Hog Sales (Dollars)	$16,000
Cattle, Including Calves Sales (Heads)	$64,671
Cattle, Including Calves Sales (Dollars)	$67,156,000
Occupations
Management, business, science, and arts	426
Service	72
Sales and office	58
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	107
Production, transportation, and material moving	44
Main Street
Employment Status
Population 16 years and over	1,102
Civilian labor force - Employed	707
Civilian labor force - Unemployed	4
Armed Forces	0
Not in labor force	391
Females 16 years and over	577
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	14
Income and Benefits
Mean earnings (dollars)	47,479
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,569
Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,322
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,756
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	--
Median family income (dollars)	51,932
Mean family income (dollars)	60,744
Earnings in the Past 12 Months
Total	34,332
Male	40,532
Female	25,076
Establishments with Respective Number of Employees
1 - 4	26
5 - 9	3
10-19	4
20-49	0
50-99	1
100-249	0
250-499	0
500-999	0
1,000 or more	0
Number of Establishments
Employer Establishments	34
Non Employer Establishments	97
Small Businesses	157
Crime	Carter County
Sexual and/or Violent Offenders - Percent of Population
Total Population	1,160
Percent of Total Population	0.00345%
Offender Population	4
County of Sentence
Inmates	0
Offenders in Alternate Facility	1
Offenders in Prerelease	0
of Offenders on P&P Supervision	4
All Active DOC Offenders	5
Number Per 1000 County Population	4.3%
County Population on July 1 2012	1,154
Education	Carter County
Schools Funding
Difference in School Funding 2013 - 2014
2013	$619,045
2014	$664,094
Dollars Difference	$45,049
Percent Difference	7%

Source

Kids Count Data Center, Children Ages 0-17 Living Below 100% FPL, By County
Montana Department of Commerce, Census and Economic Information Center
Montana Department of Commerce, Census and Economic Information Center
Montana Department of Corrections
Montana Department of Justice Sexual or Violent Offenders Registry, September 2014
Montana Geographic Information Clearinghouse
Montana Office of Public Instruction
U.S. Census Bureau - 2013 Population Estimates, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013
U.S. Census Bureau, 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2012 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
U.S. Census Bureau, 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
U.S. Census Bureau, 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, VETERAN STATUS
U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Summary File 1, Total Population
U.S. Census Bureau, 2013 Estimates, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Quick Stats, 2012

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