Custer County vs Ouray County

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

Custer County and Ouray County are counties in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Custer County has the higher population (5,073 vs 5,024 in Ouray County). Ouray County has the higher median household income ($84,556 vs $72,700 in Custer County). Ouray County has the higher median home value ($670,100 vs $358,800 in Custer County).

Population, income & housing

	Custer County	Ouray County
Population	5,073	5,024
Median age	58.6 yrs	55.6 yrs
Median household income	$72,700	$84,556
Median home value	$358,800	$670,100
Median gross rent	$1,021	$1,398
Housing units	4,349	3,466
Homeownership rate	85.7%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.3%	54.0%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Custer County	Ouray County
Population	4,776 → 5,073 (+6.2%)	4,796 → 5,024 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$53,119 → $72,700 (+36.9%)	$66,417 → $84,556 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$281,900 → $358,800 (+27.3%)	$449,000 → $670,100 (+49.2%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $1,021 (+64.7%)	$1,223 → $1,398 (+14.3%)

Custer County

Population

4,7765,073

Median household income

$53,119$72,700

Median home value

$281,900$358,800

Median gross rent

$620$1,021

Ouray County

Population

4,7965,024

Median household income

$66,417$84,556

Median home value

$449,000$670,100

Median gross rent

$1,223$1,398

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Custer County	Ouray County
Under 5	1.8%	2.3%
5 to 17	12.6%	10.3%
18 to 24	6.1%	2.0%
25 to 34	5.0%	11.4%
35 to 44	7.8%	10.0%
45 to 54	10.8%	13.2%
55 to 64	25.4%	15.3%
65 to 74	21.7%	23.4%
75 and over	8.7%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Custer County	Ouray County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.7%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Custer County	Ouray County
No high school diploma	3.5%	2.7%
High school graduate	20.8%	14.2%
Some college or associate's	40.4%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	34.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	19.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Custer County	Ouray County
Drove alone	68.3%	60.6%
Carpooled	10.9%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.9%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	17.9%	16.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Custer County	Ouray County
1-unit, detached	87.9%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Custer County	Ouray County
Poverty rate	9.7%	5.0%
Average household size	2.06	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	36	29
Median year structure built	1990	1994