Custer County, CO Demographic Data

Custer County, CO Summary

Custer County is located in Colorado
  • Population: 4,208
  • Area: 739.92 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 738.63 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 1.30 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 5.68 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 8,659.45 ft
  • Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Custer County, CO Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,229
51%
50.8
Male
2,146
49%
49.2
Total Population
4,375
 
323,128,000

Custer County, CO Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
141
3.2% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
228
5.2% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
273
6.2% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
227
5.2% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
156
3.6% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
272
6.2% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
289
6.6% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
425
9.7% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
451
10.3% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
648
14.8% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
860
19.7% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
364
8.3% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
41
0.9% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,570
81.6%
77.2
Female
1,749
49.0%
51.3
Male
1,821
51.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,464
79.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,744
39.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,265
28.9%
15.2
Female
616
48.7%
55.8
Male
649
51.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
57
0.0%
0.0

Custer County, CO Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,298
98.2% 
96.8
White
4,069
93.0% 
72.6
Black or African American
136
3.1% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
41
0.9% 
0.8
Asian
0
0.0% 
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0% 
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0% 
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0% 
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
0
0.0% 
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
1
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
1
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
51
1.2% 
5.1
Two or More Races
77
1.8% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
195
4.5% 
17.8
Mexican
145
3.3% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0% 
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
50
1.1% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,180
95.5% 
82.2

Custer County, CO Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
54
1.6% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
224
6.7% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
731
21.8% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,053
31.4% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
303
9.0% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
631
18.8% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
354
10.6% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
278
8.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,072
91.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
985
29.4%
31.2

Custer County, CO Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
592
15.9%
33.7%
Now Married
2,568
68.8%
47.5
Divorced
417
11.2%
11.0%
Separated
11
0.3%
2.0
Widowed
145
3.9
5.8%

Custer County, CO Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,886
91.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
348
8.2%
21.6%
Spanish
170
4.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
137
3.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
41
1.0%
1.1%

Custer County, CO Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
209
10.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
144
7.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
268
13.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
284
14.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
252
12.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
447
22.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
174
8.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
123
6.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
22
1.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
27
1.4%
6.4
Median household income
38,605
 
57,617
Per capita income
22,333
 
31,128

Custer County, CO Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
70
5.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
130
9.8%
9.8
Construction
300
22.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
189
14.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
25
1.9%
6.6
Information
12
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
71
5.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
56
4.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
123
9.2%
11.4
Public administration
161
12.1%
4.6
Retail trade
109
8.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
72
5.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
14
1.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
421
31.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
332
24.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
102
7.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
202
15.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
275
20.6%
18.1%

Custer County, CO Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,241
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
816
65.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
211
17.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
40
3.2%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
174
14.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
30.1
 
26.6

Custer County, CO Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
58
3.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
442
22.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
899
46.1%
37.1
3 or more
551
28.3%
21.0

Custer County, CO Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
1,950
45.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,569
80.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
381
19.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,295
54.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
22
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5

Custer County, CO Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,245
1 room
166
3.9%
2.4
2 rooms
152
3.6%
2.7
3 rooms
324
7.6%
9.1
4 rooms
941
22.2%
16.5
5 rooms
973
22.9%
19.8
6 rooms
664
15.6%
17.8
7 rooms
209
4.9%
12.0
8 rooms
505
11.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
311
7.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
 
0.0

Custer County, CO Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,245
 
 
1-unit, detached
3,782
89.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
14
0.3%
5.9
2-units
34
0.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
26
0.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
94
2.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
32
0.8%
4.4
20 or more units
13
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
235
5.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
15
0.4%
0.1

Custer County, CO Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
340
8.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
54
1.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
226
5.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
383
9.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
398
9.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
619
14.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
872
20.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,234
29.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
57
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
62
1.5%
1.4%

Custer County, CO Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
66
3.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
911
46.7%
4.7
Electricity
269
13.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
3
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
7
0.4%
0.1
Wood
642
32.9%
1.9
Solar energy
26
1.3%
0.1
Other fuel
13
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
13
0.7%
1.1

Custer County, CO Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
832
 
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
3
0.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
45
5.4%
10.3%
Less than $500
53
6.4%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
114
13.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
152
18.3%
20.1%
$500 to $999
175
21.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
290
34.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
204
24.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
80
9.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
75
9.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
66
7.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
407
48.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%

Custer County, CO Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
369 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
46
12.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
49
13.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
274
74.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
12
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
725
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
32
8.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
15
4.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
55
15.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
51
13.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
30
8.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
183
50.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
15
0.0%
0.0%

Custer County, CO Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,569
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
92
5.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
97
6.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
140
8.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
335
21.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
312
19.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
419
26.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
119
7.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
55
3.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
230,700
 
205,000