Custer County, CO

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2023 Population

5,073

3.85% 1-year growth

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

58.6

0.861% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

9.68%

25.5% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$72,700

9.74% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$358,800

9.69% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,057

0.538% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Custer County, CO had a population of 5.07k people with a median age of 58.6 and a median household income of $72,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Custer County, CO grew from 4,885 to 5,073, a 3.85% increase and its median household income grew from $66,250 to $72,700, a 9.74% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Custer County, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (93.1%), Other (Non-Hispanic) (2.15%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.71%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.12%), and White (Hispanic) (0.67%).

None of the households in Custer County, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.5% of the residents in Custer County, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Custer County, CO was $358,800, and the homeownership rate was 85.7%.

Most people in Custer County, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 35.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Custer County, CO was 3 cars per household.

Custer County, CO borders Fremont County, CO, Huerfano County, CO, Pueblo County, CO, and Saguache County, CO.

United States Colorado

Population & Diversity

Custer County, CO is home to a population of 5.07k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.56% of Custer County, CO residents were born outside of the country (130 people).

In 2023, there were 43.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.72k people) in Custer County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 109 Other (Non-Hispanic) and 87 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%

2023 Citizenship

98.6%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.5% of Custer County, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Custer County, CO was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Custer County, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Custer County, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.72k ± 138
Other (Non-Hispanic)
109 ± 95
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
87 ± 48.9

1.81%

Hispanic Population

92 people

1.81% of the people in Custer County, CO are hispanic (92 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Custer County, CO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
206,571 ± 10,957 people
India
22,427 ± 3,670 people
China
17,909 ± 3,280 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 206,571 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,427 and China with 17,909.

Foreign-Born Population

2.56%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

130 people

3.89%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

190 people

As of 2023, 2.56% of Custer County, CO residents (130 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Custer County, CO was 3.89%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Custer County, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
176 ± 73
Gulf War (2001-)
133 ± 63
Gulf War (1990s)
9 ± 22

Custer County, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.32 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Custer County, CO employs 2.06k people. The largest industries in Custer County, CO are Retail Trade (229 people), Public Administration (219 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (217 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($130,043), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($112,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($92,292).

Males in Colorado have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $67,859. The income inequality in Colorado (measured using the Gini index) is 0.464, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.06k

2023 Value

± 325

0.538%

1 Year growth

± 21.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Custer County, CO grew at a rate of 0.538%, from 2.05k employees to 2.06k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Custer County, CO, are Management Occupations (378 people), Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (181 people), and Transportation Occupations (167 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Custer County, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.06k

2023 Value

± 325

0.538%

1 Year growth

± 21.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Custer County, CO grew at a rate of 0.538%, from 2.05k employees to 2.06k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Custer County, CO, are Retail Trade (229 people), Public Administration (219 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (217 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Custer County, CO, though some of these residents may live in Custer County, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,668

Median earning men ± $9,396

$43,023

Median earning women ± $9,435

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($138,462), Construction ($75,000), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($70,994).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,208), Manufacturing ($84,173), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($76,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.73%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

30
Construction
15
Retail Trade
14
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$5.42k
Retail Trade
$3.82k
Construction
$3.42k
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Custer County, CO went to Donald J. Trump with 68.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (30.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.798%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (68.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (30.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.798%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Custer County, CO for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.

John Hickenlooper

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Colorado

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Colorado have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.886% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.84% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (1.16M), Some college (997k), and High School or Equivalent (997k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Custer County, CO was $358,800 in 2023, which is 1.18 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $327,100 to $358,800, a 9.69% increase. The homeownership rate in Custer County, CO is 85.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Custer County, CO have an average commute time of 35.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Custer County, CO is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

In 2023, 15.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Custer County, CO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.08%.

Housing

Property

$358,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$36,695

$2,097

Median Property Taxes

±$316

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Custer County, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Custer County, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

85.7%

Homeownership

2023

70.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 85.7% of the housing units in Custer County, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 87%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Custer County, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Custer County, CO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$72,700

Median Household Income

± $6,194

2.45k

Number of Households

± 334

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.45k households in Custer County, CO grew to $72,700 from the previous year's value of $66,250.

The following chart displays the households in Custer County, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Custer County, CO is from Colorado.

0.464

2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.465

2021 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2022, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (68.3%)
Worked At Home (17.9%)
Carpooled (10.9%)

In 2023, 68.3% of workers in Custer County, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.9%) and those who carpooled to work (10.9%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

35.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Custer County, CO have a longer commute time (35.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 7.23% of the workforce in Custer County, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Custer County, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Custer County, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Custer County, CO have 3 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 15.1% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Custer County, CO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.08%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

9.68% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Custer County, CO (490 out of 5.06k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Custer County, CO is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 22.4% of the children was living in poverty in Custer County, CO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 7.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 125 in Custer County, CO. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 88.3 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

92.2% of the population of Custer County, CO has health coverage, with 34.2% on employee plans, 14.4% on Medicaid, 24.9% on Medicare, 15.8% on non-group plans, and 2.94% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 14.5% under 18 years, 11% between 18 and 34 years, 44% between 35 and 64 years, and 30.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.84%

Uninsured

34.2%

Employer Coverage

14.4%

Medicaid

24.9%

Medicare

15.8%

Non-Group

2.94%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Custer County, CO declined by 27.9% from 10.9% to 7.84%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Custer County, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.