Median Household Income
$59,738
Median Home Value
$181,500
Median Gross Rent
$824/mo
Poverty Rate
16.4%
Unemployment Rate
4.2%
Homeownership Rate
60.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
31.7%
Median Age
32.8
Population Over Time
Custer County shrank 0.9% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
28,506
2016
29,248
2018
29,209
2020
28,929
2022
28,391
2024
28,259
Business & Industry
Custer County has 945 business establishments employing 9,694 people.
Health care and social assistance
104
Accommodation and food services
100
Other services (except public administration)
95
Professional, scientific, and technical services
83
Construction
65
Finance and insurance
64
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
52
Wholesale trade
42
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.