COMPARING TWO PLACES
Custer County vs Fremont County
PLACE A
Custer County, Idaho
VS
PLACE B
Fremont County, Wyoming
Custer County is 88% smaller than Fremont County. Custer County earns more, with a median household income $2,670 higher.
CUSTER COUNTYFREMONT COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population4,63639,464−88% vs Fremont County
Population density14−3
Population growth-2.1%-2.2%+0.1 pts
Median age60.039.7+20.3
Male51.9%50.6%+1.3 pts
Female48.1%49.4%−1.3 pts
Foreign-born4.8%1.7%+3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.4%68.7%+19.7 pts
Black0.3%0.5%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.5%6.9%−2.4 pts
Asian3.1%0.3%+2.8 pts
Other3.8%23.5%−19.7 pts
Median household income$67,574$64,904+$2,670
Per capita income$31,839$32,793−$954
Poverty rate15.8%12.8%+3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.406+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%26.5%+2.8 pts
Graduate degree6.9%10.4%−3.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%7.4%−5.4 pts
Labor force participation49.0%61.2%−12.2 pts
Median home value$381,700$268,800+$112,900
Median gross rent$691$898−$207
Owner-occupied76.8%70.1%+6.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate38.1%13.9%+24.1 pts
Rent-burdened households25.1%32.8%−7.8 pts
Average commute17.317.2+0.2
Worked from home27.3%9.7%+17.7 pts
Public transit to work1.1%0.8%+0.3 pts
Uninsured12.1%17.5%−5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025