Custer County, Montana

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Key figures

Statistic	Custer County, Montana	Montana	United States	Rank
Total Population	11,961	1,116,875	334,922,499	2354th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$70,605	$72,509	$80,734	1157th of 3,221
Median Age	42.7	40.4	38.9	1303rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.0%	35.2%	35.7%	1012th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$219,100	$375,800	$332,700	1203rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$893	$1,081	$1,413	1480th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.3%	11.5%	12.5%	2133rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.4%	3.6%	5.2%	2322nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.2	7.7	n/a	2962nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	2.3%	14.1%	2504th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.8	n/a	n/a	1538th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.9%	69.2%	65.2%	2302nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	13.0	19.1	26.4	3167th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.0%	12.5%	15.1%	2673rd of 3,222
Uninsured	10.7%	n/a	n/a	1518th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.8%	48.4%	46.9%	1298th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.1%	n/a	n/a	1649th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Custer County, Montana

Statistic	Custer County, Montana	Montana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	83.6%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.4%	4.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.1%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	5.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	20.3	29.4	61.4

Age in Custer County, Montana

Statistic	Custer County, Montana	Montana	United States
Median Age	42.7	40.4	38.9
Under 18 %	19.8%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.6%	12.9%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.8%	20.1%	17.2%

Households and families in Custer County, Montana

Statistic	Custer County, Montana	Montana	United States
Households	5,038	458,859	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.9%	60.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.5%	25.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.1%	11.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.4%	31.4%	28.7%
Never Married	25.4%	30.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Custer County, Montana

Statistic	Custer County, Montana	Montana	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,392	$41,711	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.9%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.1%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.9%	17.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.7%	9.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.3%	11.5%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.6%	29.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.2%	7.8%	n/a

Housing in Custer County, Montana

Statistic	Custer County, Montana	Montana	United States
Housing Units	5,784	528,419	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.7%	68.8%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.4%	9.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.9%	13.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,965.0	1,981.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.1%	30.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.4%	27.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,264	$2,693	n/a

Education in Custer County, Montana

Statistic	Custer County, Montana	Montana	United States
Less than High School	4.3%	5.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.8%	27.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.8%	32.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.4%	23.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.6%	12.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Custer County, Montana

Statistic	Custer County, Montana	Montana	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.5%	62.9%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.4%	71.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	6.0%	3.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	74.6%	45.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.6%	4.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.1%	4.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Custer County, Montana

Statistic	Custer County, Montana	Montana	United States
Born in State of Residence	64.3%	52.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	1.2%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	1.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.2%	95.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	1.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.1%	3.8%	16.7%

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