Camas County vs Custer County

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

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

Custer County has the higher population (4,411 vs 1,155 in Camas County). Custer County has the higher median household income ($56,957 vs $55,536 in Camas County). Custer County has the higher median home value ($295,600 vs $248,900 in Camas County).

Population, income & housing

	Camas County	Custer County
Population	1,155	4,411
Median age	34.9 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,536	$56,957
Median home value	$248,900	$295,600
Median gross rent	$992	$744
Housing units	694	3,164
Homeownership rate	75.8%	77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.4%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Camas County	Custer County
Population	1,048 → 1,155 (+10.2%)	4,169 → 4,411 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$39,688 → $55,536 (+39.9%)	$40,875 → $56,957 (+39.3%)
Median home value	$183,300 → $248,900 (+35.8%)	$191,600 → $295,600 (+54.3%)
Median gross rent	$853 → $992 (+16.3%)	$608 → $744 (+22.4%)

Camas County

Population

1,0481,155

Median household income

$39,688$55,536

Median home value

$183,300$248,900

Median gross rent

$853$992

Custer County

Population

4,1694,411

Median household income

$40,875$56,957

Median home value

$191,600$295,600

Median gross rent

$608$744

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Camas County	Custer County
Under 5	8.8%	2.5%
5 to 17	24.3%	8.6%
18 to 24	3.0%	5.2%
25 to 34	14.1%	4.2%
35 to 44	16.4%	8.2%
45 to 54	8.5%	14.8%
55 to 64	10.0%	20.4%
65 to 74	8.2%	22.3%
75 and over	6.7%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Camas County	Custer County
White (non-Hispanic)	76.2%	89.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.8%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	14.2%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Camas County	Custer County
No high school diploma	14.0%	6.4%
High school graduate	28.2%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Camas County	Custer County
Drove alone	74.1%	56.6%
Carpooled	9.0%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	2.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	14.4%	25.0%
Other means	0.5%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Camas County	Custer County
1-unit, detached	87.6%	67.3%
1-unit, attached	0.1%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	22.7%

Poverty & households

	Camas County	Custer County
Poverty rate	6.7%	11.5%
Average household size	3.41	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	40	17
Median year structure built	1991	1987