COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Custer County

Nebraska · 11,793 residents · 2,575 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

With 11,793 people, Custer County is a county in Nebraska. The median age is 41.3, about 6 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $52,300, having more than doubled since 1990. About 16% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $333 a month at the median. Households here earn about 22% less than in Nebraska as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 41.3

US median: 35.2

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 42%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,793

−4%since 1990

from 12,270 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.3

+5%since 1990

from 39.2 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

2,575 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.7%(672)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.3%(866)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(983)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.9%(817)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.5%(408)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 349.2%(1,085)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.3%(1,684)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.5%(1,595)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.2%(1,198)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.7%(1,148)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 847.8%(915)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over3.6%(422)

US avg: 1.5%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,677

+9%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $21,440 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,171

+45%since 1990

from $11,116 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

12.4%

−1.1 ptssince 1990

from 13.5% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,300

+42%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $27,900 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$333

+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $234 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

73.0%

+2.0 ptssince 1990

from 71.0% in 1990

27.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(12,125)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(84)

Asian0.1%(12)

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(11,553)

Black0.1%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(108)

Asian0.2%(18)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.3%(348)

Central American0.6%(62)

Salvadoran0.3%(32)

Guatemalan0.3%(30)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(9)

Korean0%(1)

Laotian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.2%(17)

Samoan0%(4)

Ancestry

German37.2%(3,913)

English15.7%(1,650)

Irish14.5%(1,527)

American6.5%(688)

French4.1%(428)

Swedish3.4%(362)

Czech2.1%(217)

Danish1.8%(188)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(182)

Polish1.6%(168)

Norwegian1.5%(160)

Scottish1.2%(130)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.9%(97)

Dutch0.8%(88)

Russian0.4%(37)

Portuguese0.3%(35)

West Indian0.3%(30)

Welsh0.3%(28)

Slovene0.2%(26)

British0.2%(24)

Ukrainian0.2%(20)

Belgian0.2%(16)

French Canadian0.1%(15)

Swiss0.1%(14)

Arab0.1%(13)

Greek0.1%(13)

Austrian0.1%(12)

Lebanese0.1%(9)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(7)

Finnish0.1%(6)

Syrian0%(4)

Hungarian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.1%

+5.3 ptssince 1990

from 10.8% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

87.5%

+6.9 ptssince 1990

from 80.5% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.4%

+1.3 ptssince 1990

from 3.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.3 min

−44%since 1990

from 23.8 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married20.2%(905)

Married69.9%(3,133)

Widowed3%(135)

Divorced6.9%(309)

Women 15+

Never married13.3%(636)

Married65.3%(3,129)

Widowed14.9%(713)

Divorced6.6%(317)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.1%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 10.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.0%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 40.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

31.8%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 33.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.0%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 71.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.6%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 36.5% 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)19.1%(91)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17%(81)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.9%(176)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.8%(23)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 477 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper