2024 population: 4,597 ( 321 from 2020)
Land area: 4922.2 square miles
Population density: 0.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	4,178	90.89%	5.6%
Black:	19	0.41%	11.8%
Indian:	44	0.96%	25.7%
Asian:	23	0.50%	35.3%
2+ races:	94	2.04%	4.4%
Hispanic:	239	5.20%	49.4%

Total non-White:	419	9.11%	31.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	150	8.8
Deaths:	234	13.7
Net Migration:	393	23.0
Net Immigration:	19	1.1

Change in White population:	221	5.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	100	2.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
4,276
3,957	92.54%
17	0.40%
35	0.82%
17	0.40%
90	2.10%
160	3.74%
319	7.46%

2010
4,368
4,108	94.05%
5	0.11%
26	0.60%
14	0.32%
39	0.89%
176	4.03%
260	5.95%

2000
4,342
4,100	94.43%
0	0.00%
22	0.51%
2	0.05%
35	0.81%
183	4.21%
242	5.57%

1990
4,133
4,000	96.78%
6	0.15%
48	1.16%
11	0.27%
n/a
68	1.65%
133	3.22%

1980
3,385
3,335	98.52%
0	0.00%
14	0.41%
2	0.06%
n/a
34	1.00%
50	1.48%

1970
2,967
2,930	98.75%
0	0.00%
14	0.47%
5	0.17%
n/a
17	0.57%
37	1.25%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
349	8.0
388	8.9
-23	-0.5
8	0.2

-151	-3.5
59	1.4

Number	Rate
2000's
336	7.7
303	7.0
-136	-3.1
18	0.4

8	0.2
18	0.4

Number	Rate
1990's
485	11.7
358	8.7
-242	-5.9
17	0.4

100	2.4
109	2.6

Number	Rate
1980's
791	23.4
321	9.5
316	9.3
n/a

665	19.6
83	2.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
144	4.9
n/a

405	13.7
13	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Custer County, ID

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
55.5
653	14.2%
3,944	85.8%
1,459	31.7%

1,808
2.31

1,207	66.8%
1,092	90.5%
37	3.1%
601	33.2%

2010
Number	Percent
48.0
858	19.6%
3,510	80.4%
818	18.7%

1,936
2.25

1,244	64.3%
1,078	86.7%
64	5.1%
692	35.7%

2000
Number	Percent
41.1
1,115	25.7%
3,227	74.3%
626	14.4%

1,766
2.42

1,192	67.5%
1,050	88.1%
57	4.8%
574	32.5%

1990
Number	Percent
34.7
1,272	30.8%
2,861	69.2%
498	12.0%

1,580
2.60

1,156	73.2%
1,033	89.4%
63	5.4%
424	26.8%

1980
Number	Percent
31.9
1,026	30.3%
2,359	69.7%
384	11.3%

1,240
2.72

937	75.6%
857	91.5%
32	3.4%
303	24.4%

2022 Housing Data for Custer County, ID

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	63	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	54	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	201	11.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	84	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	41	2.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	93	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	86	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	43	2.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	49	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	189	10.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	214	11.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	340	18.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	136	7.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	75	4.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	97	5.4%
$200,000 or more	43	2.4%

Median Household Income	60,357
Per Capita Income	28,913

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	108
Compared to U.S.	93

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	63	3.5%
Public Assistance	32	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	103	5.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,414	63.9%
Unemployed	31	1.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,445	65.3%
Not in Labor Force	768	34.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	349	282	55.3%
Non-Profit	19	10	65.5%
Self-Employed	430	234	64.8%

Local Government	122	146	45.5%
State Government	25	2	92.6%
Federal Government	92	115	44.4%

Total Private + Self	779	516	60.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	258	273	48.6%
Total	1,037	789	56.8%

Pct. Govt.	27.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	452	24.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	374	20.5%
Professional, Technical	282	15.4%
Service Occupations	461	25.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	47	2.6%
All others	257	14.1%

White Collar		60.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	281	15.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	254	13.9%
Construction	249	13.6%
Educational services	144	7.9%
Retail trade	144	7.9%
Health care and social assistance	138	7.6%
Transportation and warehousing	118	6.5%
Public administration	97	5.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	64	3.5%
Finance and insurance	54	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	49	2.7%
Manufacturing	46	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	40	2.2%
Wholesale trade	33	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	33	1.8%
Other services	32	1.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	20	1.1%
Utilities	16	0.9%
Information	14	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	82	1.89%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	65	1.50%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	65	1.50%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	22	0.51%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	1	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,093	97.6%
Spanish	50	1.2%
Other	35	0.8%
Other Indo-European	10	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4	0.1%
Other Asian	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,154	26.6%
German	950	21.9%
Irish	310	7.1%
Scottish	200	4.6%
Danish	194	4.5%
Swedish	179	4.1%
Italian	175	4.0%
American	121	2.8%
French	115	2.6%
European	106	2.4%
Norwegian	88	2.0%
Dutch	85	2.0%
Greek	77	1.8%
British	61	1.4%
Polish	59	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,317	99.4%
Not a citizen	27	0.6%

Native	4,314	99.3%
Foreign-born	30	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
83	2.4%	218	6.3%	929	26.9%	1,232	35.6%	814	23.5%	181	5.2%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	83	2.4%
9-12 Years	218	6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	929	26.9%
Some College	1,232	35.6%
Bach. Degree	814	23.5%
Grad Degree	181	5.2%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,200	2,099	101	4.6%	5.6%
1991	1,983	1,851	132	6.7%	6.3%
1992	1,992	1,800	192	9.6%	6.5%
1993	1,704	1,449	255	15.0%	6.1%
1994	2,379	2,184	195	8.2%	5.5%
1995	2,525	2,375	150	5.9%	5.5%
1996	2,486	2,328	158	6.4%	5.4%
1997	2,144	1,983	161	7.5%	5.2%
1998	2,144	1,953	191	8.9%	5.2%
1999	2,007	1,850	157	7.8%	5.0%

2000	2,594	2,450	144	5.6%	4.7%
2001	2,694	2,526	168	6.2%	5.1%
2002	2,566	2,395	171	6.7%	5.6%
2003	2,537	2,376	161	6.3%	5.6%
2004	2,564	2,413	151	5.9%	4.9%
2005	2,599	2,470	129	5.0%	4.0%
2006	2,526	2,421	105	4.2%	3.4%
2007	2,332	2,252	80	3.4%	3.1%
2008	2,453	2,343	110	4.5%	5.0%
2009	2,701	2,536	165	6.1%	8.7%

2010	2,297	2,114	183	8.0%	8.8%
2011	2,297	2,119	178	7.7%	8.2%
2012	2,345	2,150	195	8.3%	7.4%
2013	2,234	2,027	207	9.3%	6.8%
2014	2,125	1,991	134	6.3%	4.4%
2015	2,127	1,996	131	6.2%	3.9%
2016	2,138	2,033	105	4.9%	3.7%
2017	2,158	2,067	91	4.2%	3.2%
2018	2,178	2,092	86	3.9%	2.8%
2019	2,214	2,126	88	4.0%	2.8%

2020	2,218	2,106	112	5.0%	5.4%
2021	2,284	2,182	102	4.5%	3.5%
2022	2,255	2,182	73	3.2%	2.7%
2023	2,017	1,941	76	3.8%	3.1%
2024	1,836	1,741	95	5.2%	3.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,130
Median Value	$282,000

Occupied	1,808	57.8%
Vacant	1,322	42.2%

Owned	1,408	77.9%
Rented	400	22.1%
Median Rent	$771

Single-Family Units	2,382	76.1%
Detached	2,219	70.9%
Attached	163	5.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	53	1.7%
Mobile Homes	581	18.6%

Custer County, ID

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Custer County, ID

2022 Housing Data for Custer County, ID

2022 Income & Employment Data for Custer County, ID

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Custer County, ID

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Custer County, ID

Historical Labor Force Data for Custer County, ID