COMPARING TWO PLACES
Custer vs Cadillac
PLACE A
Custer, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Cadillac, Michigan
Custer is 83% smaller than Cadillac. Custer earns more, with a median household income $26,596 higher. Cadillac has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -7%).
CUSTERCADILLACDIFFERENCE
Total population1,80310,438−83% vs Cadillac
Population density7271,474−747
Population growth-7.2%0.2%−7.3 pts
Median age51.240.7+10.5
Male44.8%49.3%−4.5 pts
Female55.2%50.7%+4.5 pts
Foreign-born1.8%2.6%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.4%91.5%−5.1 pts
Black0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%1.9%+0.4 pts
Asian1.2%0.9%+0.4 pts
Other10.2%3.2%+7.0 pts
Median household income$78,369$51,773+$26,596
Per capita income$48,209$28,013+$20,196
Poverty rate14.2%18.2%−4.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.417+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%22.1%+4.0 pts
Graduate degree8.1%8.4%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%5.9%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation52.4%56.1%−3.7 pts
Median home value$235,600$134,300+$101,300
Median gross rent$968$842+$126
Owner-occupied69.5%68.8%+0.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.5%11.8%+3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households30.1%52.1%−22.0 pts
Average commute18.713.7+4.9
Worked from home8.1%9.4%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured11.7%6.3%+5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025