Statewide Claims to Fame

Custer County is 5th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Custer County is 10th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Custer County is 11th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Size in square miles

Custer County is 12th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Retail sales

Custer County is 13th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Households

Custer County is 13th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Custer County is 14th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Custer County is 14th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Custer County is 15th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Current population (2012)

Custer County is 15th in Montana out of 56 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Main Cities Within Custer County, Montana

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Custer County Rank Montana US
Current population (2012) 11,888 15th 1,005,141 313,914,040
Size in square miles 3,783.4 11th 145,545.8 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 3.1 25th 6.8 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Custer County Rank Montana US
Residents younger than 5 6.2% 15th 6.1% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.4% 18th 22.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 18.0% 36th 15.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Custer County Rank Montana US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 92.0% 14th 91.4% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 19.4% 31st 28.2% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Custer County Rank Montana US
Race - White 95.4% 32nd 89.7% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.5% 18th 0.6% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 1.9% 24th 6.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.4% 32nd 0.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 16th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.6% 40th 2.5% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.5% 27th 3.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 93.5% 28th 87.2% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Custer County Rank Montana US
Female residents 50.1% 17th 49.8% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.5% 31st 2.0% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Custer County Rank Montana US
Housing units 5,577 17th 489,157 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 12.2% 18th 16.3% 25.9%
Households 5,122 13th 403,495 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 68.6% 39th 68.9% 66.1%
Home median value $97,700 37th $179,900 $186,200
People per household 2.2 47th 2.4 2.6
Building permits (last year) 41 10th 2,736 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Custer County Rank Montana US
Income per capita $22,858 27th $24,640 $27,915
Income per household $41,373 25th $45,324 $52,762
Income below poverty line 14.3% 27th 14.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Custer County Rank Montana US
Non-farm private establishments 415 15th 35,687 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 4,172 13th 336,110 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,005 21st 114,398 27,092,908
Retail sales $199,923 12th $14,686,854 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $17,987 5th $15,343 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $22,098 14th $2,079,426 $613,795,732

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