Carter County, Montana (MT)

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County population in July 2007: 1,268 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 405
Renter-occupied apartments: 138

% of renters here:	25%
State:	31%

Land area: 3340 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 0 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Carter County: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (56.7%), Educational,health and social services (13.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 41%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 41%
Unpaid family work: 5%

Carter County, Montana business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Carter County, Montana:

White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
American Indian (0.5%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	41.8 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Males: 662	(48.7%)
Females: 698	(51.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $16,729
County population in 2003: 1,331
Jobs in 2003: 365

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Total labor force in 2004: 712
Unemployment rate in 2004: 2.9%

Average household size:

Carter County:	2.5 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,684 ($26,312 in 1999)

This county:	$34,684
Montana:	$43,531

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $263 (lower quartile is $171, upper quartile is $375)

This county:	$263
State:	$485

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $99,346 (it was $51,900 in 2000)

Carter County:	$99,346
Montana:	$170,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $22,070 - $161,775

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $493,141
Here: $493,141
State: $251,645

Townhouses or other attached units: $49,481
Here: $49,481
State: $207,161

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $13,370
Here: $13,370
State: $242,036

Mobile homes: $86,771
Here: $86,771
State: $51,663

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $891
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $265

Institutionalized population: 17

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 0
Thefts: 6
Auto thefts: 0

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2004 Presidential Election results in Carter County Montana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 87.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 10.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $400 (0.8%)

Carter County household income distribution in 2007

Carter County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	18.1%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Carter County is $424 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $678 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ekalaka, Little Missouri.

Neighboring counties: Crook County, Wyoming , Custer County , Butte County, South Dakota , Fallon County , Harding County, South Dakota , Powder River County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Carter County: Fruit Ranch (A), Camp Needmore (B), Ekalaka Park Campground (C), Piniele (D), Peters Ranch (E), Old CCC Camp (F), Sykes Corner (G), Nuhn Ranch (H), Wickham Gulch Campground (I), Medicine Rocks Campground (J), McClary Ranger Station (K), Macnab Campground (L), Lantis Spring Campground (M), Laird Ranch (N), Bell Tower Hall (O), Ridgeway Hall (P). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Carter County include: Medicine Rocks Church (A), Hope Baptist Church (B), Saint Ann Church (C), Little Missouri Lutheran Church (D), Ridge Church (E), Belltower Seventh Day Adventist Church (F), Belltower Church (G), Alzada Baptist Church (H), Alzada Congregational Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ridge Cemetery (1), Alzada Cemetery (2), Russell Cemetery (3), Capitol Church Cemetery (4), Capitol Cemetery (5), Boyes Cemetery (6), Pioneer Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Soda Lakes (A), Trenk Reservoir (B), Horse Killer Reservoir (C), Phillippi Reservoir (D), Pentecost Reservoir (E), Pendleton Reservoir (F), Blackfoot Reservoir (G), Abel Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Claim Creek (A), Horse Creek (B), Honeycomb Creek (C), Schultz Creek (D), Clear Fork (E), Heggen Creek (F), Sevenmile Creek (G), Hawksnest Creek (H), Hawk Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Carter County include: Opechee Park (1), Medicine Rocks State Park (2), Ekalaka Historical Marker (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Alzada Post Office (A), Hammond Post Office (B), Boyes Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in December 2008:

Here:	2.2%
Montana:	2.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 15
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 13 (62% naturalized citizens)

Carter County:	1.0%
Whole state:	1.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 6 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 2 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 3

Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.3%

Carter County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 581
One, attached: 14
Two: 7
3 or 4: 2
5 to 9: 2
10 to 19: 13
Mobile homes: 190
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Carter County with a mortgage: 28 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 134

Here:	17.3% with mortgage
State:	64.4% with mortgage

Religon statistics

Total adherents: 434
Total congregations: 6

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	United Church of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	201 (46.3%)	142 (32.7%)	54 (12.4%)	30 (6.9%)	7 (1.6%)
Congregations	1 (16.7%)	2 (33.3%)	1 (16.7%)	1 (16.7%)	1 (16.7%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Agriculture in Carter County
Average size of farms: 5768 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $105302
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $26.29
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 96.26%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $91586
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.60%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $109296
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 70.24%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.34
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.04%
All wheat for grain: 12713 harvested acres

Carter County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Montana state average. It is 8.5 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (68%)
Construction (8%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Educational services (2%)
Mining (2%)
Accommodation and food services (2%)
Gasoline stations (1%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (40%)
Health care (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Public administration (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)
Food and beverage stores (2%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (58%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (2%)
Construction laborers (2%)
Secondary school teachers (2%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (1%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Farmers and farm managers (30%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Korea (31%)
Other Western Europe (23%)
Italy (23%)
Romania (23%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Carter County (%):

German (35%)
English (14%)
Norwegian (13%)
Irish (11%)
Scottish (5%)
French (except Basque) (5%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)

Carter County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 247 (33%)
Carpooled: 68 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 83 (11%)
Other means: 12 (2%)
Worked at home: 326 (44%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

17 people in nursing homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,695.

5.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,222 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.96%
Montana average:	8.25%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other counties in Montana.
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

6.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,600 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.58%
Montana average:	7.69%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.63% relocated to other counties in Montana ($13,000 average AGI)
3.95% relocated to other states ($13,600 average AGI)
Carter County: 3.95%
Montana average: 4.10%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.8

Births per 1000 population in Carter County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Carter County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Carter County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 254 (236 aged, 18 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 24%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 26%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 303.030
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1363.640

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,343

In family households: 1,175 (302 male householders, 88 female householders)
336 spouses, 389 children (367 natural, 10 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 8 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 168 (67 male householders (62 living alone)), 90 female householders (84 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 17 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 202 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 146 1-person, 9 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

97.2% of residents of Carter County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $27,970,000 ($21125 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $91,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $3,040,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,334,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,572,000
Federal grants: $14,804,000
Federal procurement contracts: $302,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $917,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $370,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,128,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 35

Here:	27 per 1000 residents
State:	62 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 84

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +3

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +8

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Carter County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.06 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.3
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 9
1995 to 1998: 28
1990 to 1994: 33
1980 to 1989: 83
1970 to 1979: 164
1960 to 1969: 78
1950 to 1959: 97
1940 to 1949: 81
1939 or earlier: 238

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Carter County, Montana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 17 4 rooms: 47 5 rooms: 96 6 rooms: 116 7 rooms: 47 8 rooms: 27 9+ rooms: 53

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carter County, Montana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 23 4 rooms: 17 5 rooms: 33 6 rooms: 22 7 rooms: 15 8 rooms: 9 9+ rooms: 15

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Carter County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 114 3 bedrooms: 178 4 bedrooms: 68 5+ bedrooms: 33

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carter County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 22 2 bedrooms: 41 3 bedrooms: 41 4 bedrooms: 23 5+ bedrooms: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Carter County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 67 2 vehicles: 136 3 vehicles: 96 4 vehicles: 58 5+ vehicles: 37

Cars and other vehicles available in Carter County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 40 2 vehicles: 49 3 vehicles: 19 4 vehicles: 11 5+ vehicles: 11

74% of Carter County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Montana.

Carter County:	73.8%
State average:	54.0%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 666
Northeast: 12
Midwest: 492
South: 53
West: 122

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67.4%) Wood (21.7%) Electricity (3.7%) Utility gas (3.0%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2.0%) Coal or coke (1.7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65.2%) Electricity (11.6%) Wood (8.7%) Coal or coke (7.2%) Utility gas (4.3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2.9%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 21

Here:	11.9%
Montana:	7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	4.4%
Montana:	6.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	33.3%
Montana:	11.5%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Carter County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $109,000
Parks & Recreation: $9,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $348,000
Health Services - Other: $289,000

General - Other: $208,000

Financial Administration: $146,000

Natural Resources - Other: $137,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $97,000

Police Protection: $92,000

Welfare - Other: $76,000

General Public Buildings: $75,000

Central Staff Services: $49,000

Parks & Recreation: $37,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $35,000

Fire Protection: $26,000

Libraries: $7,000

Air Transportation: $6,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $193,000
All Other: $108,000

Highways: $9,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $235,000
Libraries: $7,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $107,000
Interest Earnings: $54,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $47,000
Central Staff: $29,000

Natural Resource - Other: $4,000

Judicial: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,146,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $162,000
All Other: $65,000

Highways: $64,000
Tax - Property: $1,623,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $778,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Carter County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

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