COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Carbon County

Montana · 8,080 residents · 2,048 sq mi

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Carbon County is a county of 8,080 people in Montana. At a median age of 39.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The average commute runs 34 minutes. Median home value sits at $47,200. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. The median household earns $19,042, about 37% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.1

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 43%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,080

−15%vs 2000

vs 9,552 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.1

−7%vs 2000

vs 41.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,048 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(464)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(625)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(679)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(520)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.3%(183)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.4%(1,000)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(1,301)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(844)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(792)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.9%(958)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.1%(570)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(144)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,042

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,139 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,727

−38%vs 2000

vs $17,204 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.8%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,200

−43%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $109,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$287

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $439 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.7%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.4% in 2000

26.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.2%(9,188)

Black0.2%(22)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(169)

Asian0.3%(30)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(8,001)

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(66)

Asian0%(2)

Other0.9%(72)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.2%(240)

South American0.2%(20)

Bolivian0.2%(19)

Spaniard0.1%(16)

Puerto Rican0.1%(13)

Colombian0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.2%(19)

Native Hawaiian0%(1)

Ancestry

German28.8%(3,204)

English16.6%(1,843)

Irish14%(1,558)

Norwegian7%(783)

American5%(551)

Swedish4.2%(470)

Italian3.9%(436)

Scottish3.6%(399)

French3.3%(365)

Polish3.1%(340)

Scotch-Irish2.3%(255)

Finnish1.9%(212)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1.8%(202)

Subsaharan African0.9%(98)

Czech0.8%(91)

Danish0.8%(89)

Welsh0.8%(87)

Greek0.7%(77)

British0.6%(66)

Russian0.5%(61)

Swiss0.5%(54)

French Canadian0.4%(47)

Belgian0.3%(36)

Ukrainian0.3%(30)

Portuguese0.1%(15)

Austrian0.1%(11)

Canadian0.1%(10)

Hungarian0.1%(10)

Ethiopian0.1%(10)

Brazilian0.1%(8)

Romanian0.1%(8)

Slovene0.1%(8)

Croatian0%(4)

Slovak0%(4)

West Indian0%(4)

Arab0%(2)

Egyptian0%(2)

Iranian0%(2)

Serbian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.2%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.1%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

33.8 min

+57%vs 2000

vs 21.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married26.2%(1,286)

Married59.9%(2,938)

Widowed2.1%(105)

Divorced11.8%(578)

Women 15+

Never married17.1%(801)

Married59.5%(2,788)

Widowed10.4%(488)

Divorced13.1%(612)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.2%

−7.0 ptssince 2013

from 15.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.5%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 44.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.5%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 28.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.8%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.2%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 70.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.5%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 46.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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