COMPARING TWO PLACES
Custer vs Muskegon
PLACE A
Custer, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Muskegon, Michigan
Custer is 95% smaller than Muskegon. Custer earns more, with a median household income $33,634 higher. Muskegon has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -7%).
CUSTERMUSKEGONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,80337,224−95% vs Muskegon
Population density7272,632−1,905
Population growth-7.2%-0.2%−6.9 pts
Median age51.236.0+15.2
Male44.8%50.5%−5.6 pts
Female55.2%49.5%+5.6 pts
Foreign-born1.8%3.4%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.4%52.3%+34.1 pts
Black0.0%28.9%−28.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%9.9%−7.7 pts
Asian1.2%0.6%+0.6 pts
Other10.2%8.3%+1.9 pts
Median household income$78,369$44,735+$33,634
Per capita income$48,209$24,151+$24,058
Poverty rate14.2%24.9%−10.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.461+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%15.5%+10.7 pts
Graduate degree8.1%3.7%+4.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%9.4%−5.4 pts
Labor force participation52.4%53.3%−0.9 pts
Median home value$235,600$142,300+$93,300
Median gross rent$968$996−$28
Owner-occupied69.5%53.1%+16.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.5%13.8%+1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households30.1%50.9%−20.9 pts
Average commute18.720.6−2.0
Worked from home8.1%5.7%+2.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured11.7%6.6%+5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025