COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Custer County

Idaho · 4,133 residents · 4,922 sq mi

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Custer County is home to 4,133 people in Idaho. Getting to work takes 33 minutes on average. The typical home is worth $50,400. 71% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $317 a month at the median. About 16% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,133

−5%vs 2000

vs 4,342 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−16%vs 2000

vs 41.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4,922 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(331)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(321)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.6%(397)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(288)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.5%(144)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(606)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.2%(671)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.5%(516)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(361)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(302)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(149)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(47)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,393

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,174 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,607

−26%vs 2000

vs $15,783 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.8%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,400

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $89,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$317

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $378 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.0%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.9% in 2000

29.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.4%(4,100)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino4.2%(183)

Asian0%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(4,049)

Black0.1%(6)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(68)

Asian0.5%(19)

Other1.4%(59)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3%(134)

Central American1.1%(50)

Salvadoran1.1%(50)

Asian origin

Filipino2.7%(119)

Japanese0.1%(4)

Chinese0.1%(3)

Vietnamese0.1%(3)

Korean0%(1)

Ancestry

English34.2%(1,527)

German20%(893)

Irish10.4%(467)

Scottish6.9%(308)

Swedish5.3%(237)

Danish5.1%(226)

American4.6%(206)

Norwegian2.9%(129)

French2.4%(107)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(82)

Swiss1.7%(75)

Dutch1.3%(56)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.9%(41)

Polish0.9%(39)

Austrian0.7%(32)

Italian0.5%(24)

British0.5%(23)

Croatian0.4%(20)

Finnish0.2%(11)

Russian0.2%(8)

Greek0.1%(6)

Canadian0.1%(4)

French Canadian0%(1)

Hungarian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scottish population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.6%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.7%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

33.2 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 22.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married16.6%(341)

Married57%(1,174)

Widowed9%(186)

Divorced17.3%(357)

Women 15+

Never married14.6%(277)

Married60.5%(1,150)

Widowed8.4%(160)

Divorced16.5%(313)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2013

from 13.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.9%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

25.6%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 27.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

38.1%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 37.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.2%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.5%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.1%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 65.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.4%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 54.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)4%(17)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.4%(118)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.2%(203)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.9%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 430 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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