CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Custer

Michigan · 318 residents · 1.06 sq mi

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Custer is home to 318 people in Michigan. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $36,500. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 33%. At a median age of 36.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

318

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 318 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

−2%vs 2000

vs 37.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.06 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024275

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.1%(32)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(29)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145%(16)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.4%(14)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(22)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411%(35)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(42)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(32)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(29)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.6%(40)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(20)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,662

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,444 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,969

−48%vs 2000

vs $15,436 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.4%

+5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,500

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$330

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $415 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.8%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.2% in 2000

21.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.9%(289)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino3.5%(11)

Asian0.3%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(312)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(8)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.9%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American0.7%(2)

Argentine0.7%(2)

Mexican0.4%(1)

Ancestry

German28%(77)

English13.8%(38)

Irish12.4%(34)

Polish10.5%(29)

Italian5.1%(14)

Arab1.8%(5)

Egyptian1.8%(5)

Scottish1.8%(5)

Swedish1.8%(5)

Dutch1.5%(4)

American1.1%(3)

Danish1.1%(3)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

French1.1%(3)

Belgian0.7%(2)

Lithuanian0.7%(2)

Russian0.7%(2)

Slovene0.4%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.3%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.1%

−10.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.0 min

−8%vs 2000

vs 18.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.3%(31)

Married37.4%(37)

Widowed16.2%(16)

Divorced15.2%(15)

Women 15+

Never married41.5%(51)

Married32.5%(40)

Widowed11.4%(14)

Divorced14.6%(18)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.1%

−13.7 ptssince 2013

from 17.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.5%

−10.6 ptssince 2020

from 47.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

29.1%

+10.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.3%

+8.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

7.8%

+7.8 ptssince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 63.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.3%

+13.8 ptssince 2020

from 41.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)29.2%(7)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.3%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.3%(8)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 24 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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