Custer County, South Dakota

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Custer County, South Dakota is among the highest in the country for median age (27th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (99th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Custer County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,892	907,428	334,922,499	2570th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$84,112	$75,081	$80,734	449th of 3,221
Median Age	57.6	38.0	38.9	27th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	31.6%	31.9%	35.7%	651st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$372,100	$257,400	$332,700	362nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,112	$946	$1,413	691st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.0%	11.9%	12.5%	2656th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.3%	2.9%	5.2%	2856th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	5.7	12.0	n/a	2817th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.7%	4.0%	14.1%	1679th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.9	n/a	n/a	165th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	85.6%	68.6%	65.2%	99th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.5	17.8	26.4	582nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	12.0%	9.7%	15.1%	797th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.8%	n/a	n/a	894th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	61.2%	48.3%	46.9%	127th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.1%	n/a	n/a	1639th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Custer County, South Dakota

Statistic	Custer County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	87.7%	79.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.1%	4.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	2.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	4.4%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	7.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	22.6	35.4	61.4

Age in Custer County, South Dakota

Statistic	Custer County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Median Age	57.6	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	13.8%	24.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	3.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	7.3%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.8%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	30.5%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	33.7%	18.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Custer County, South Dakota

Statistic	Custer County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Households	4,451	365,544	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.0	2.4	2.5
Family Households	70.0%	61.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.3%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	8.7%	13.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.8%	31.9%	28.7%
Never Married	12.6%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Custer County, South Dakota

Statistic	Custer County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Per Capita Income	$52,898	$40,550	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.1%	14.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.5%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.6%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.2%	8.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.0%	11.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.0%	27.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.6%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Custer County, South Dakota

Statistic	Custer County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Housing Units	5,291	408,584	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.4%	66.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.6%	16.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.9%	10.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,994.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	14.4%	31.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	19.6%	25.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,879	$2,724	n/a

Education in Custer County, South Dakota

Statistic	Custer County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Less than High School	5.3%	6.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.1%	29.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.1%	32.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.0%	21.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.6%	10.0%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Custer County, South Dakota

Statistic	Custer County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.2%	67.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.0%	77.0%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.8%	3.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.1%	48.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	13.1%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	0.7%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Custer County, South Dakota

Statistic	Custer County, South Dakota	South Dakota	United States
Born in State of Residence	43.0%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.9%	1.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	2.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.4%	92.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.6%	2.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.5%	6.3%	16.7%

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