Custer County, Colorado

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Custer County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for median age (19th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (106th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Custer County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,247	5,862,189	334,922,499	2873rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$72,674	$95,470	$80,734	1001st of 3,221
Median Age	58.2	37.7	38.9	19th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	43.7%	45.7%	35.7%	191st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$392,100	$539,400	$332,700	309th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,069	$1,761	$1,413	785th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.7%	9.4%	12.5%	1766th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.7%	4.6%	5.2%	2082nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	7.1	56.6	n/a	2760th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.3%	9.8%	14.1%	1829th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.9	n/a	n/a	164th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	85.3%	66.2%	65.2%	106th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	36.9	25.2	26.4	63rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	23.5%	21.0%	15.1%	66th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.4%	n/a	n/a	1777th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.4%	48.3%	46.9%	1371st of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.9%	n/a	n/a	2046th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Custer County, Colorado

Statistic	Custer County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.2%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.7	52.5	61.4

Age in Custer County, Colorado

Statistic	Custer County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	58.2	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	13.7%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	6.5%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	7.9%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	32.0%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	33.1%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Custer County, Colorado

Statistic	Custer County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	2,672	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.0	2.4	2.5
Family Households	56.9%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	13.5%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	6.5%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.6%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	19.9%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Custer County, Colorado

Statistic	Custer County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$48,232	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.1%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.2%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.8%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.4%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.7%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.7%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.6%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Custer County, Colorado

Statistic	Custer County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	4,631	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	86.7%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.5%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	42.3%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,992.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	14.7%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.9%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,547	$2,602	n/a

Education in Custer County, Colorado

Statistic	Custer County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	4.7%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	20.8%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.8%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	25.5%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.2%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Custer County, Colorado

Statistic	Custer County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	45.7%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	58.3%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.1%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.0%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	21.9%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.5%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Custer County, Colorado

Statistic	Custer County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	29.8%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.2%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.3%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.3%	12.7%	16.7%

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