Jury Pool Profile
Carbon County, Montana
- County seat
- Red Lodge
- Judicial district
- 22nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 11,466
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,116.
At a glance
Carbon County is a 11,466-person venue. The county population is 91% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $82,545, $7,025 above the MT state median of $75,520; 34.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 23.8% of covered employment, average pay $26,250/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.08%, below the 3.48% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 63% to 65% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,116
- Median household income
- $80,261
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 91% / 0%.
Carbon County has a population of 11,116, with a median age of 50.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.2%; Black residents 0.3%. Independently, 3.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $82,545; 34.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS QCEW 'Natural resources & mining' (oil & gas) is ≥5% of total covered employment. This county: 8.9%.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest employment sector at 23.8% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.08%, below the Montana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Carbon County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 64.7% in 2024, 62.9% in 2020, 63.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 8.5% of the adult civilian population (785 individuals).