Carbon County is a county of 11,116 people in Montana. At a median age of 50.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 5% of US counties for household income. There are 5 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 1%. 78% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,261, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 111%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Carbon County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$113,283 → $420,800(+271%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$45,702 → $80,261(+76%)US over the same years: +14%
White share98.5% → 90.1%(−8.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.3%(144)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.7%(249)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.1%(338)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.3%(10)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 785 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Carbon County, decade by decade
Carbon County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,080
$45,702
$113,283
19.2%
3.8
2000
9,552
$58,546
$199,836
23.3%
9.3
2010
10,078
$70,504
$288,721
28.5%
9.9
2020
10,473
$74,188
$329,069
31.5%
19.7
2024
11,116
$80,261
$420,800
34.6%
22.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
