Custer County vs Lincoln County

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

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

Lincoln County has the higher population (5,276 vs 4,411 in Custer County). Lincoln County has the higher median household income ($66,038 vs $56,957 in Custer County). Custer County has the higher median home value ($295,600 vs $206,700 in Lincoln County).

Population, income & housing

	Custer County	Lincoln County
Population	4,411	5,276
Median age	59.5 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,957	$66,038
Median home value	$295,600	$206,700
Median gross rent	$744	$860
Housing units	3,164	1,973
Homeownership rate	77.7%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Custer County	Lincoln County
Population	4,169 → 4,411 (+5.8%)	5,350 → 5,276 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$40,875 → $56,957 (+39.3%)	$50,053 → $66,038 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$191,600 → $295,600 (+54.3%)	$145,600 → $206,700 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	$608 → $744 (+22.4%)	$639 → $860 (+34.6%)

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

Lincoln County

Population

5,3505,276

Median household income

$50,053$66,038

Median home value

$145,600$206,700

Median gross rent

$639$860

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Custer County	Lincoln County
Under 5	2.5%	6.2%
5 to 17	8.6%	19.8%
18 to 24	5.2%	7.6%
25 to 34	4.2%	14.3%
35 to 44	8.2%	12.9%
45 to 54	14.8%	11.6%
55 to 64	20.4%	12.1%
65 to 74	22.3%	9.8%
75 and over	13.9%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Custer County	Lincoln County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	63.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.6%
Asian	2.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	32.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Custer County	Lincoln County
No high school diploma	6.4%	17.5%
High school graduate	28.8%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.3%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Custer County	Lincoln County
Drove alone	56.6%	77.4%
Carpooled	11.3%	12.3%
Public transit	0.9%	0.9%
Walked	4.2%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.5%
Worked from home	25.0%	5.7%
Other means	1.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Custer County	Lincoln County
1-unit, detached	67.3%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.7%	22.7%

Poverty & households

	Custer County	Lincoln County
Poverty rate	11.5%	9.4%
Average household size	2.17	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	17	35
Median year structure built	1987	1987