Custer County, Colorado

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 5,073
Median household income: $72,700
Median home value: $358,800

Custer County, Colorado counts 5,073 residents. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. At $72,700, its median household income sits below Colorado's $92,470.

From 2019 to 2023, Custer County's population grew 6.2% from 4,776 to 5,073, while its median household income rose 36.9% from $53,119 to $72,700.

87.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1990.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,073
Median age: 58.6 yrs
Median household income: $72,700
Median home value: $358,800
Median gross rent: $1,021
Housing units: 4,349
Homeownership rate: 85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7765,073

Median household income

$53,119$72,700

Median home value

$281,900$358,800

Median gross rent

$620$1,021

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,776	$53,119	$281,900	$620
2020	4,941	$60,361	$249,900	$655
2021	4,720	$59,877	$262,700	$772
2022	4,885	$66,250	$327,100	$865
2023	5,073	$72,700	$358,800	$1,021

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 345.0%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6425.4%

65 to 7421.7%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	91	1.8%
5 to 17	640	12.6%
18 to 24	310	6.1%
25 to 34	256	5.0%
35 to 44	396	7.8%
45 to 54	548	10.8%
55 to 64	1,291	25.4%
65 to 74	1,101	21.7%
75 and over	440	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,723	93.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	57	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	109	2.1%
Two or more races	87	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	92	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate20.8%

Some college or associate's40.4%

Bachelor's degree22.6%

Graduate or professional degree12.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	143	3.5%
High school graduate	838	20.8%
Some college or associate's	1,629	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	910	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	512	12.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone68.3%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,391	68.3%
Carpooled	222	10.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	60	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	364	17.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	368	22.0%
15 to 29 min	403	24.1%
30 to 44 min	432	25.8%
45 to 59 min	47	2.8%
60+ min	423	25.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 9.7% (490 of 5,064)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,553	63.4%
Nonfamily households	895	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,448	56.3%
Vacant	1,901	43.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,097	85.7%
Renter-occupied	351	14.3%

1-unit, detached87.9%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other8.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,823	87.9%
1-unit, attached	15	0.3%
2 to 4 units	48	1.1%
5 to 19 units	73	1.7%
20 or more units	7	0.2%
Mobile home & other	383	8.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 08027
State: Colorado
Land area: 739 sq mi
Water area: 1.3 sq mi
Center point: 38.1020, -105.3735