COMPARING TWO PLACES
Custer County vs Huerfano County
PLACE A
Custer County, Idaho
VS
PLACE B
Huerfano County, Colorado
Custer County is 34% smaller than Huerfano County. Custer County earns more, with a median household income $15,048 higher.
CUSTER COUNTYHUERFANO COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population4,6367,011−34% vs Huerfano County
Population density14−3
Population growth-2.1%1.6%−3.8 pts
Median age60.055.3+4.7
Male51.9%53.3%−1.5 pts
Female48.1%46.7%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born4.8%0.9%+3.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.4%62.9%+25.5 pts
Black0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.5%30.6%−26.1 pts
Asian3.1%0.2%+2.8 pts
Other3.8%6.3%−2.5 pts
Median household income$67,574$52,526+$15,048
Per capita income$31,839$36,579−$4,740
Poverty rate15.8%17.3%−1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.498−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%26.4%+2.9 pts
Graduate degree6.9%11.3%−4.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%8.0%−5.9 pts
Labor force participation49.0%41.5%+7.5 pts
Median home value$381,700$247,800+$133,900
Median gross rent$691$838−$147
Owner-occupied76.8%75.1%+1.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate38.1%35.2%+2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households25.1%42.6%−17.6 pts
Average commute17.321.1−3.8
Worked from home27.3%24.6%+2.8 pts
Public transit to work1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Uninsured12.1%3.6%+8.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025