Custer County, NE

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2024 Population
10,518
US Senator
Deb Fischer
Republican Party
US Senator
Pete Ricketts
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
42.1
0.473% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
7.06%
18.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$67,906
2.41% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$157,800
1.68% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
5,222
0.552% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Custer County, NE 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.

98.7% of the residents in Custer County, NE are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Custer County, NE was $157,800, and the homeownership rate was 68.9%.

Most people in Custer County, NE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Custer County, NE was 3 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Custer County, NE is home to a population of 10.5k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.91% of Custer County, NE residents were born outside of the country (201 people).

In 2024, there were 44.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.63k people) in Custer County, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 216 Other (Hispanic) and 173 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%
2024 Citizenship
98.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Custer County, NE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Custer County, NE was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Custer County, NE
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    9.63k ± 75
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    216 ± 85
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    173 ± 30
3.96%
Hispanic Population
416 people

In 2024, there were 44.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.63k people) in Custer County, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 216 Other (Hispanic) and 173 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.96% of the people in Custer County, NE are hispanic (416 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Custer County, NE as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Nebraska.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    46,760 ± 5,245 people
  2. Guatemala
    11,721 ± 2,650 people
  3. El Salvador
    6,922 ± 2,039 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 46,760 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 11,721 and El Salvador with 6,922.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.91%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
201 people
1.98%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
209 people

As of 2024, 1.91% of Custer County, NE residents (201 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Custer County, NE was 1.98%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    174 ± 45
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    91 ± 44
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    30 ± 20

Custer County, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.91 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Custer County, NE employs 5.22k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Custer County, NE were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (963 people), Manufacturing (587 people), and Educational Services (549 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($72,723), Manufacturing ($61,331), and Transportation & Warehousing ($60,574).

Employment

Occupations

5.22k
2024 Value
± 327
−0.552%
1 Year decline
± 9.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Custer County, NE declined at a rate of −0.552%, from 5.25k employees to 5.22k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Custer County, NE, are Management Occupations (768 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (531 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (441 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Custer County, NE.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

5.22k
2024 Value
± 327
−0.552%
1 Year decline
± 9.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Custer County, NE declined at a rate of −0.552%, from 5.25k employees to 5.22k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Custer County, NE, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (963 people), Manufacturing (587 people), and Educational Services (549 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Custer County, NE, though some of these residents may live in Custer County, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$51,649
Median earning men ± $1,979
$36,063
Median earning women ± $3,149

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($109,464), Information ($76,250), and Wholesale Trade ($73,304).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($130,069), Manufacturing ($56,522), and Public Administration ($49,625).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.25%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.03M people employed in Nebraska. This represents a 2.25% 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 8.87%.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 42
    Construction
  2. 33
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 25
    Retail Trade

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $39.5k
    Manufacturing
  2. $26k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $18k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing the state of Nebraska. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Nebraska is currently represented by 3 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Custer County, NE. Showing the available data for Nebraska.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (59.3%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.9%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Other (0.849%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Nebraska went to Donald J. Trump with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.9%), followed by Other (0.849%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Nebraska for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Nebraska

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Deb Fischer
Senator from Nebraska1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Pete Ricketts
Senator from Nebraska2
Assumed office on January 12, 2023
Appointed to the seat on January 12, 2023 following the resignation of Ben Sasse.

Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts are the senators currently representing Nebraska.

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 Nebraska over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Custer County, NE was $157,800 in 2024, which is 0.474 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $160,500 to $157,800, a 1.68% decrease. The homeownership rate in Custer County, NE is 68.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Custer County, NE have an average commute time of 17.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Custer County, NE is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Custer County, NE. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.63%.

Housing

Property

$157,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$10,494
$3,104
Median Property Taxes
±$247

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, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

68.9%
Homeownership
2024
63.5%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 68.9% of the housing units in Custer County, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$67,906
Median Household Income
± $4,824
4.5k
Number of Households
± 304

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.5k households in Custer County, NE grew to $67,906 from the previous year's value of $66,310.

The following chart displays the households in Custer County, NE 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Custer County, NE is from Nebraska.
0.447
2023 Wage GINI in Nebraska
0.444
2022 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2023, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.606% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (79.1%)
  2. Carpooled (9.76%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.07%)

In 2024, 79.1% of workers in Custer County, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.76%) and those who worked at home (6.07%).

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.

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Commute Time

17.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Custer County, NE have a shorter commute time (17.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.81% of the workforce in Custer County, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Custer County, NE. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 1.63%.

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Poverty & Diversity

7.06% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Custer County, NE (730 out of 10.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Custer County, NE 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.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 12.9% of the children was living in poverty in Custer County, NE. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 5.6%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 139 in Custer County, NE. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 26.2 per 100,000 population.

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Health

92.9% of the population of Custer County, NE has health coverage, with 39.7% on employee plans, 13.4% on Medicaid, 17.2% on Medicare, 21.7% on non-group plans, and 0.827% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Custer County, NE see 1,743 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,743 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2095 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 814 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,743 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Custer County, NE

Primary care physicians in Custer County, NE see an average of 1,743 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,743 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Custer County, NE in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.9% under 18 years, 16.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.15%
Uninsured
39.7%
Employer Coverage
13.4%
Medicaid
17.2%
Medicare
21.7%
Non-Group
0.827%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Custer County, NE declined by 0.751% from 7.2% to 7.15%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 91 in Custer County, NE.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 38.7% in Custer County, NE.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 7.25% in Custer County, NE.

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