Custer County is home to 28,259 people in Oklahoma. This skews young, with a median age of 32.8. The typical home is worth $181,500, having more than doubled since 2000. There are 29 people per square mile. 5% of locals were born outside the United States. Median rent is $824 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,738, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 53%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Custer County
What changed most since 1990
Median age29.9 → 32.8(+2.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)27%(279)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19%(196)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.6%(441)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.1%(84)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(19)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,034 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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Over time
Custer County, decade by decade
Custer County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
26,897
$54,222
$114,243
20.4%
36.4
2000
26,142
$51,961
$118,772
22.8%
44.4
2010
27,469
$60,575
$129,471
25.0%
54.1
2020
28,513
$62,239
$169,807
26.4%
66.8
2024
28,259
$59,738
$181,500
31.7%
64.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
