Custer vs Huntley

A side-by-side comparison of Custer and Huntley: population, income, housing, and more.

Custer and Huntley are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Huntley has the higher population (534 vs 155 in Custer). Huntley has the higher median household income ($91,667 vs $70,000 in Custer). Huntley has the higher median home value ($237,200 vs $121,700 in Custer).

Population, income & housing

	Custer	Huntley
Population	155	534
Median age	59.5 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,000	$91,667
Median home value	$121,700	$237,200
Median gross rent	$431	$1,119
Housing units	96	204
Homeownership rate	81.3%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Custer	Huntley
Population	120 → 155 (+29.2%)	414 → 534 (+29.0%)
Median household income	$36,500 → $70,000 (+91.8%)	$77,059 → $91,667 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$82,100 → $121,700 (+48.2%)	$155,000 → $237,200 (+53.0%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $431 (-25.0%)	—

Custer

Population

120155

Median household income

$36,500$70,000

Median home value

$82,100$121,700

Median gross rent

$575$431

Huntley

Population

414534

Median household income

$77,059$91,667

Median home value

$155,000$237,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Custer	Huntley
Under 5	6.5%	12.9%
5 to 17	11.6%	12.0%
18 to 24	1.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	9.7%	11.0%
35 to 44	1.9%	36.5%
45 to 54	3.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	38.7%	20.6%
65 to 74	12.3%	6.9%
75 and over	14.2%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Custer	Huntley
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Custer	Huntley
No high school diploma	5.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	32.8%	50.1%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Custer	Huntley
Drove alone	82.9%	80.4%
Carpooled	1.2%	18.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Custer	Huntley
1-unit, detached	67.7%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26.0%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Custer	Huntley
Poverty rate	18.1%	0.0%
Average household size	1.94	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	34	39
Median year structure built	1956	2010