Custer County, Idaho

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Custer County, Idaho is among the highest in the country for median age (5th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for population per square mile.

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Key figures

Statistic	Custer County, Idaho	Idaho	United States	Rank
Total Population	4,470	1,934,262	334,922,499	2936th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$67,574	$77,800	$80,734	1377th of 3,221
Median Age	60.0	37.3	38.9	5th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	29.3%	31.8%	35.7%	814th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$381,700	$418,600	$332,700	336th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$691	$1,238	$1,413	2771st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.8%	10.6%	12.5%	1131st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.0%	3.7%	5.2%	2929th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	0.9	23.4	n/a	3161st of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.8%	5.9%	14.1%	1018th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.9	n/a	n/a	1138th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.8%	72.1%	65.2%	1199th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.3	21.6	26.4	2904th of 3,221
Worked from Home	27.3%	13.3%	15.1%	32nd of 3,222
Uninsured	12.1%	n/a	n/a	1227th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.2%	55.1%	46.9%	273rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.2%	n/a	n/a	648th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Custer County, Idaho

Statistic	Custer County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	78.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.5%	13.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.7%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	1.3%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	4.2%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	21.5	36.2	61.4

Age in Custer County, Idaho

Statistic	Custer County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Median Age	60.0	37.3	38.9
Under 18 %	13.9%	24.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	3.8%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	4.4%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	7.8%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	33.5%	23.0%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	36.6%	17.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Custer County, Idaho

Statistic	Custer County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Households	1,943	713,005	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.6	2.5
Family Households	63.2%	68.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	15.4%	31.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	5.0%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.0%	24.4%	28.7%
Never Married	15.6%	28.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Custer County, Idaho

Statistic	Custer County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,839	$38,952	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.1%	12.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.6%	18.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.9%	19.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.0%	9.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.8%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.5%	28.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.6%	7.6%	n/a

Housing in Custer County, Idaho

Statistic	Custer County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Housing Units	3,137	795,014	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.4%	73.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.7%	8.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	38.1%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,986.0	1,991.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.2%	27.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.8%	28.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,112	$2,038	n/a

Education in Custer County, Idaho

Statistic	Custer County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Less than High School	6.1%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.0%	26.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.6%	33.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.4%	21.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.9%	10.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Custer County, Idaho

Statistic	Custer County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.0%	63.0%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	57.1%	72.7%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.1%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	62.1%	37.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.4%	5.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.7%	3.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Custer County, Idaho

Statistic	Custer County, Idaho	Idaho	United States
Born in State of Residence	39.6%	43.9%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.1%	2.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.4%	89.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.8%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.0%	8.3%	16.7%

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