Colfax County vs Custer County

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

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

Custer County has the higher population (10,544 vs 10,541 in Colfax County). Colfax County has the higher median household income ($79,720 vs $66,310 in Custer County). Custer County has the higher median home value ($160,500 vs $128,800 in Colfax County).

Population, income & housing

	Colfax County	Custer County
Population	10,541	10,544
Median age	35.0 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$79,720	$66,310
Median home value	$128,800	$160,500
Median gross rent	$902	$794
Housing units	3,996	5,331
Homeownership rate	76.1%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colfax County	Custer County
Population	10,714 → 10,541 (-1.6%)	10,826 → 10,544 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$58,872 → $79,720 (+35.4%)	$52,184 → $66,310 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$101,100 → $128,800 (+27.4%)	$108,100 → $160,500 (+48.5%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $902 (+29.6%)	$666 → $794 (+19.2%)

Colfax County

Population

10,71410,541

Median household income

$58,872$79,720

Median home value

$101,100$128,800

Median gross rent

$696$902

Custer County

Population

10,82610,544

Median household income

$52,184$66,310

Median home value

$108,100$160,500

Median gross rent

$666$794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colfax County	Custer County
Under 5	8.0%	6.7%
5 to 17	22.4%	17.5%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.4%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.4%
35 to 44	9.8%	11.1%
45 to 54	14.2%	10.3%
55 to 64	12.5%	14.3%
65 to 74	8.2%	12.3%
75 and over	5.3%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colfax County	Custer County
White (non-Hispanic)	45.7%	92.4%
Black or African American	3.4%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	47.3%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colfax County	Custer County
No high school diploma	23.3%	6.0%
High school graduate	32.1%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colfax County	Custer County
Drove alone	78.9%	78.8%
Carpooled	11.8%	10.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.7%
Worked from home	2.8%	6.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colfax County	Custer County
1-unit, detached	80.9%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.5%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Colfax County	Custer County
Poverty rate	8.7%	8.6%
Average household size	2.87	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	18	18
Median year structure built	1970	1958