Custer County, NE Demographic Data
Custer County, NE Summary
Custer County is located in Nebraska
- Population: 10,904
- Area: 2,575.88 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2,575.52 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.36 sq. miles
- Population Density: 4.23 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 2,581.04 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Custer County, NE Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,453
51%
50.8
Male
5,331
49%
49.2
Total Population
10,784
323,128,000
Custer County, NE Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
634
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
585
5.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
865
8.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
659
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
522
4.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,061
9.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,197
11.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,438
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
787
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
772
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,139
10.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
770
7.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
355
3.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,263
76.6%
77.2
Female
4,177
50.6%
51.3
Male
4,086
49.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
7,921
73.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,779
25.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,264
21.0%
15.2
Female
1,241
54.8%
55.8
Male
1,023
45.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Custer County, NE Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
10,706
99.3%
96.8
White
10,479
97.2%
72.6
Black or African American
66
0.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
13
0.1%
0.8
Asian
91
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
52
0.5%
1.2
Chinese
8
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
23
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
7
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
1
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
57
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
78
0.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
285
2.6%
17.8
Mexican
266
2.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
3
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
16
0.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
10,499
97.4%
82.2
Custer County, NE Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
217
2.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
360
4.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,450
32.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,058
27.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
822
10.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,086
14.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
526
7.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
577
7.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,942
92.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,612
21.4%
31.2
Custer County, NE Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,773
20.4%
33.7%
Now Married
5,256
60.4%
47.5
Divorced
839
9.6%
11.0%
Separated
160
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
672
7.7
5.8%
Custer County, NE Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
9,799
96.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
351
3.5%
21.6%
Spanish
250
2.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
98
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
2
0.0%
1.1%
Custer County, NE Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
298
6.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
284
5.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
566
11.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
598
12.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
762
15.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
932
19.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
682
14.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
446
9.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
78
1.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
135
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
47,083
57,617
Per capita income
29,986
31,128
Custer County, NE Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
946
16.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
385
6.8%
9.8
Construction
349
6.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,347
23.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
168
3.0%
6.6
Information
83
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
544
9.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
302
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
230
4.1%
11.4
Public administration
152
2.7%
4.6
Retail trade
738
13.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
226
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
159
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
855
15.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,836
32.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
846
15.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,087
19.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,005
17.9%
18.1%
Custer County, NE Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,535
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,119
74.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
609
11.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
267
4.8%
2.7
Other means
122
2.2%
1.8
Worked at home
418
7.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.2
26.6
Custer County, NE Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
279
5.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,235
25.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,667
34.9%
37.1
3 or more
1,600
33.5%
21.0
Custer County, NE Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,781
85.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,441
72.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,340
28.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
806
14.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Custer County, NE Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,587
1 room
73
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
100
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
210
3.8%
9.1
4 rooms
753
13.5%
16.5
5 rooms
1,012
18.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,015
18.2%
17.8
7 rooms
812
14.5%
12.0
8 rooms
596
10.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,016
18.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Custer County, NE Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,587
1-unit, detached
4,937
88.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
32
0.6%
5.9
2-units
64
1.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
137
2.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
47
0.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
93
1.7%
4.4
20 or more units
104
1.9%
9.0
Mobile home
173
3.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Custer County, NE Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,412
43.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
417
7.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
441
7.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
676
12.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
750
13.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
289
5.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
299
5.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
236
4.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
65
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
2
0.0%
1.4%
Custer County, NE Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,439
30.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,211
25.3%
4.7
Electricity
1,739
36.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
20
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
306
6.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
49
1.0%
0.5
No fuel used
17
0.4%
1.1
Custer County, NE Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,646
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
34
2.1%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
36
2.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
50
3.0%
11.8%
Less than $500
77
4.7%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
295
17.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
497
30.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
657
39.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
887
53.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
257
15.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
139
8.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
73
4.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
290
17.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Custer County, NE Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,039
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
6
0.6%
28.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
0.8%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
37
3.6%
11.9%
Less than $500
308
29.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
680
65.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
301
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
583
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
314
30.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
119
11.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
108
10.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
158
15.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
110
10.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
230
22.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
301
0.0%
0.0%
Custer County, NE Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,441
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
793
23.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,036
30.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
489
14.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
445
12.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
471
13.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
146
4.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
8
0.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
53
1.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
93,000
205,000
