Carbon County, Montana
Carbon County, Montana · ZIP 59001, 59007, 59008
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 11,498 (2024 estimate)Population
- 4,716Households
- $71,017Median household income
- $379,300Median home value
- 15Towns with a page
- 12ZIP codes
Carbon County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,552 |
| 2010 | 10,078 |
| 2020 | 10,473 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 30, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 30, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 30, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $71,017 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 30, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 3,493 units
- Renter occupied
- 1,223 units
- Vacancy rate
- 26.7%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 30, retrieved November 14, 2026.
2,373 employees in 474 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 30, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Carbon County | Montana |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,877 | 1,105,072 |
| Median household income | $71,017 | $69,922 |
| Median age | 50.5 | 40.2 |
| Median home value | $379,300 | $338,100 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 30.3% | 34.5% |
| Foreign-born residents | 1.2% | 2.3% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 74.1% | 69.4% |
| Mean commute to work | 28.9 minutes | 19.2 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 30, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Carbon County15 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Lodge | City | 2,686 | 2.71 sq mi |
| Bridger | Town | 716 | 0.84 sq mi |
| Joliet | Town | 620 | 0.27 sq mi |
| Fromberg | Town | 423 | 0.44 sq mi |
| Rockvale | Census designated place | 413 | 1.66 sq mi |
| Roberts | Census designated place | 299 | 3.98 sq mi |
| Belfry | Census designated place | 240 | 1.67 sq mi |
| Montaqua | Census designated place | 108 | 1.41 sq mi |
| Bearcreek | Town | 101 | 0.11 sq mi |
| Edgar | Census designated place | 79 | 0.68 sq mi |
| Fox | Census designated place | 64 | 2.94 sq mi |
| Luther | Census designated place | 31 | 0.57 sq mi |
| Boyd | Census designated place | 26 | 0.27 sq mi |
| Roscoe | Census designated place | 24 | 0.23 sq mi |
| Silesia | Census designated place | 10 | 1.87 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 30 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
County officialsFrom public records
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Across Carbon County
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Big Horn CountyPopulation 12,796 (2024 estimate)
- Big Horn CountyPopulation 12,084 (2024 estimate)
- Park CountyPopulation 18,074 (2024 estimate)
- Park CountyPopulation 31,082 (2024 estimate)
- Stillwater CountyPopulation 9,450 (2024 estimate)
- Yellowstone CountyPopulation 171,583 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 30, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 56, retrieved November 14, 2026.