Custer County, SD Demographic Data
Custer County, SD Summary
Custer County is located in South Dakota
- Population: 8,219
- Area: 1,559.12 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,557.00 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.12 sq. miles
- Population Density: 5.27 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 4,749.02 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Custer County, SD Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,206
50%
50.8
Male
4,241
50%
49.2
Total Population
8,447
323,128,000
Custer County, SD Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
303
3.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
447
5.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
349
4.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
473
5.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
234
2.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
768
9.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
714
8.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,204
14.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
804
9.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
964
11.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,413
16.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
593
7.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
181
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
7,001
82.9%
77.2
Female
3,554
50.8%
51.3
Male
3,447
49.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,861
81.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,788
33.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,187
25.9%
15.2
Female
1,113
50.9%
55.8
Male
1,074
49.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
53
0.0%
0.0
Custer County, SD Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,304
98.3%
96.8
White
7,863
93.1%
72.6
Black or African American
17
0.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
354
4.2%
0.8
Asian
36
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
1
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
29
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
6
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
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
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
34
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
143
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
253
3.0%
17.8
Mexican
209
2.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
44
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
8,194
97.0%
82.2
Custer County, SD Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
140
2.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
301
4.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,983
29.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,698
25.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
892
13.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,230
18.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
397
6.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
441
6.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,200
93.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,627
24.5%
31.2
Custer County, SD Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,100
15.0%
33.7%
Now Married
4,685
63.8%
47.5
Divorced
985
13.4%
11.0%
Separated
68
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
510
6.9
5.8%
Custer County, SD Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,746
95.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
398
4.9%
21.6%
Spanish
215
2.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
144
1.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
5
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
34
0.4%
1.1%
Custer County, SD Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
290
7.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
165
4.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
375
9.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
370
9.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
660
17.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
670
17.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
592
15.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
448
11.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
126
3.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
156
4.0%
6.4
Median household income
52,891
57,617
Per capita income
31,275
31,128
Custer County, SD Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
493
12.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
597
15.2%
9.8
Construction
331
8.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
764
19.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
259
6.6%
6.6
Information
22
0.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
102
2.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
187
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
250
6.4%
11.4
Public administration
347
8.8%
4.6
Retail trade
355
9.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
147
3.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
75
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
560
14.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,414
36.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
364
9.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
880
22.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
711
18.1%
18.1%
Custer County, SD Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,908
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,765
70.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
514
13.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
25
0.6%
5.1
Walked
251
6.4%
2.7
Other means
90
2.3%
1.8
Worked at home
263
6.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.0
26.6
Custer County, SD Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
85
2.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
914
23.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,296
33.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,557
40.4%
21.0
Custer County, SD Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,852
79.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,184
82.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
668
17.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,009
20.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Custer County, SD Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,861
1 room
144
3.0%
2.4
2 rooms
74
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
238
4.9%
9.1
4 rooms
688
14.2%
16.5
5 rooms
1,056
21.7%
19.8
6 rooms
750
15.4%
17.8
7 rooms
800
16.5%
12.0
8 rooms
523
10.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
588
12.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Custer County, SD Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,861
1-unit, detached
3,692
76.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
84
1.7%
5.9
2-units
16
0.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
19
0.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
42
0.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
47
1.0%
4.4
20 or more units
48
1.0%
9.0
Mobile home
913
18.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Custer County, SD Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
671
13.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
191
3.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
267
5.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
182
3.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
789
16.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
581
12.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
717
14.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,295
26.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
155
3.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
13
0.3%
1.4%
Custer County, SD Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
210
5.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,391
36.1%
4.7
Electricity
1,458
37.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
40
1.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
694
18.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
58
1.5%
0.5
No fuel used
1
0.0%
1.1
Custer County, SD Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,649
47295100.0
Less than $500
13
0.8%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
39
2.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
85
5.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
122
7.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
325
19.7%
20.1%
$500 to $999
400
24.3%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
665
40.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
717
43.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
228
13.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
200
12.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
111
6.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
393
23.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Custer County, SD Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
556
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
8
1.4%
11.9%
Less than $500
106
19.1%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
118
21.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
324
58.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
112
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
817
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
50
9.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
83
15.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
96
17.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
37
6.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
41
7.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
246
44.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
115
0.0%
0.0%
Custer County, SD Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,184
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
387
12.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
355
11.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
363
11.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
474
14.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
720
22.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
740
23.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
100
3.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
45
1.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
202,000
205,000
