Jury Pool Profile
Carter County, Montana
- County seat
- Ekalaka
- Judicial district
- 16th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 1,383
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 1,308.
At a glance
Carter County is a 1,383-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,694, $11,826 below the MT state median of $75,520; 20.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Public administration, at 21.2% of covered employment, average pay $38,792/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 1.88%, below the 3.48% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 87% to 90% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 1,308
- Median household income
- $54,167
- Unemployment
- 1.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 0%.
Carter County has a population of 1,308, with a median age of 56.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 89.2%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 2.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,694; 20.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
None of the heuristic anchors fired (oil & gas <5%, healthcare/education <20%, manufacturing <15%). Top sector: Public administration (21.2%).
Public administration is the largest employment sector at 21.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 1.88%, below the Montana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 89%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Carter County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 89.0% in 2024, 89.7% in 2020, 87.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 0.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
0.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 9.9% of the adult civilian population (107 individuals).