COMPARING TWO PLACES
Custer County vs Rosebud County
PLACE A
Custer County, Idaho
VS
PLACE B
Rosebud County, Montana
Custer County is 44% smaller than Rosebud County. Custer County earns more, with a median household income $17,660 higher. Custer County has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -10%).
CUSTER COUNTYROSEBUD COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population4,6368,253−44% vs Rosebud County
Population density12−1
Population growth-2.1%-9.8%+7.7 pts
Median age60.038.0+22.0
Male51.9%50.3%+1.6 pts
Female48.1%49.7%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born4.8%2.3%+2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.4%51.4%+37.0 pts
Black0.3%0.1%+0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.5%3.7%+0.8 pts
Asian3.1%2.0%+1.0 pts
Other3.8%42.9%−39.1 pts
Median household income$67,574$49,914+$17,660
Per capita income$31,839$29,231+$2,608
Poverty rate15.8%24.5%−8.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.492−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%20.9%+8.4 pts
Graduate degree6.9%6.3%+0.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%10.6%−8.6 pts
Labor force participation49.0%58.3%−9.3 pts
Median home value$381,700$182,400+$199,300
Median gross rent$691$672+$19
Owner-occupied76.8%63.6%+13.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate38.1%18.8%+19.3 pts
Rent-burdened households25.1%31.4%−6.3 pts
Average commute17.315.5+1.8
Worked from home27.3%7.0%+20.4 pts
Public transit to work1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Uninsured12.1%16.2%−4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025