Carter is a town in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all land.

There were 136 housing units at an average density of 292.8 per square mile (113.1/km2).

34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 24.2% of families and 28.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 52.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 28.1% of those 65 or over.