Jury Pool Profile

Carter County, Montana

Republican +80 (2024)

Population: 1,361
Median household income: $52,171
Unemployment: 1.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 1,255 92.2%
Black or African American alone 1 0.1%
Asian alone 0 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 10 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 15 1.1%
Two or more races 80 5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 32 2.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 56.7

Under 18 239 17.6%
18–24 102 7.5%
25–44 200 14.7%
45–64 410 30.1%
65 and over 410 30.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 1.8%; -1.6 pp vs. state
County GDP: $92.1M; 0.12% of state
Avg. annual pay: $44,945
Establishments: 56

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Public administration 66 20.2%
Trade, transportation & utilities 57 17.5%
Education & health services 52 16.0%
Leisure & hospitality 28 8.6%
Professional & business services 4 1.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 61.6%
Median gross rent: $731
Owner-occupied: 369
Renter-occupied: 230

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 854 votes cast

Republican 760 89.0%
Democratic 75 8.8%
Other / third-party 19 2.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

99.9% speak only English at home

Spanish 1 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 599
Family households: 369; 61.6% of households
Married w/ children: 348
Single-mother households: 8
Veterans: 98; 8.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

47.6% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 291 20.6%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 210 14.8%
Mainline Protestant 132 9.3%
Catholic 41 2.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 91.1%
With a disability: 16.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 20.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 16th Judicial District Court
Judges: 1 (District Court judges per district (general civil + criminal jurisdiction); Justice Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. Vintage 2026 courts.mt.gov; counts cross-checked against MCA § 3-5-102 statutory allocations. Several single-judge rural districts (5th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd) carry one District Court judgeship each.)
Court seats: Baker, Broadus, Ekalaka, Forsyth, Hysham, Jordan, Miles City

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Montana statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 0; 0 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 0

NHTSA FARS 2023