COMPARING TWO PLACES
Custer vs Gillette
PLACE A
Custer, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Gillette, Wyoming
Custer is 95% smaller than Gillette. Gillette earns more, with a median household income $2,947 higher. Gillette has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -7%).
CUSTERGILLETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,80334,024−95% vs Gillette
Population density7271,467−740
Population growth-7.2%14.8%−22.0 pts
Median age51.234.2+17.0
Male44.8%51.8%−7.0 pts
Female55.2%48.2%+7.0 pts
Foreign-born1.8%3.6%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.4%81.4%+5.0 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%11.5%−9.3 pts
Asian1.2%0.3%+0.9 pts
Other10.2%6.3%+3.9 pts
Median household income$78,369$81,316−$2,947
Per capita income$48,209$38,797+$9,412
Poverty rate14.2%9.8%+4.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.422+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%24.8%+1.3 pts
Graduate degree8.1%10.4%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%4.6%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation52.4%69.4%−17.0 pts
Median home value$235,600$264,500−$28,900
Median gross rent$968$976−$8
Owner-occupied69.5%73.2%−3.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.5%10.7%+4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households30.1%48.5%−18.5 pts
Average commute18.718.8−0.2
Worked from home8.1%3.7%+4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured11.7%14.0%−2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025