COMPARING TWO PLACES
Custer vs Spearfish
PLACE A
Custer, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Spearfish, South Dakota
Custer is 87% smaller than Spearfish. Custer earns more, with a median household income $12,681 higher. Spearfish has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs -7%).
CUSTERSPEARFISHDIFFERENCE
Total population1,80314,154−87% vs Spearfish
Population density727821−94
Population growth-7.2%16.2%−23.4 pts
Median age51.240.0+11.2
Male44.8%48.1%−3.3 pts
Female55.2%51.9%+3.3 pts
Foreign-born1.8%2.6%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.4%87.3%−0.9 pts
Black0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%3.9%−1.6 pts
Asian1.2%0.6%+0.7 pts
Other10.2%8.0%+2.1 pts
Median household income$78,369$65,688+$12,681
Per capita income$48,209$45,171+$3,038
Poverty rate14.2%15.2%−1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4890.476+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.1%41.8%−15.6 pts
Graduate degree8.1%16.3%−8.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%2.2%+1.8 pts
Labor force participation52.4%64.7%−12.3 pts
Median home value$235,600$346,200−$110,600
Median gross rent$968$963+$5
Owner-occupied69.5%49.6%+19.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.5%8.7%+6.8 pts
Rent-burdened households30.1%35.9%−5.8 pts
Average commute18.716.3+2.4
Worked from home8.1%6.6%+1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured11.7%8.4%+3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025