Custer County, Idaho

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 4,411
Median household income: $56,957
Median home value: $295,600

Home to 4,411 residents, Custer County is one of Idaho's counties. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. At $56,957, its median household income sits below Idaho's $74,636.

From 2019 to 2023, Custer County's population grew 5.8% from 4,169 to 4,411, while its median household income rose 39.3% from $40,875 to $56,957.

25.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 77.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,411
Median age: 59.5 yrs
Median household income: $56,957
Median home value: $295,600
Median gross rent: $744
Housing units: 3,164
Homeownership rate: 77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1694,411

Median household income

$40,875$56,957

Median home value

$191,600$295,600

Median gross rent

$608$744

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,169	$40,875	$191,600	$608
2020	4,193	$44,757	$216,700	$707
2021	4,273	$47,663	$221,200	$702
2022	4,344	$60,357	$282,000	$771
2023	4,411	$56,957	$295,600	$744

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 178.6%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 344.2%

35 to 448.2%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6420.4%

65 to 7422.3%

75 and over13.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	111	2.5%
5 to 17	380	8.6%
18 to 24	229	5.2%
25 to 34	185	4.2%
35 to 44	362	8.2%
45 to 54	652	14.8%
55 to 64	898	20.4%
65 to 74	983	22.3%
75 and over	611	13.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,944	89.4%
Black or African American	12	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.4%
Asian	117	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.5%
Two or more races	168	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	131	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate28.8%

Some college or associate's39.6%

Bachelor's degree21.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	236	6.4%
High school graduate	1,063	28.8%
Some college or associate's	1,462	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	787	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	143	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone56.6%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.9%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home25.0%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,047	56.6%
Carpooled	209	11.3%
Public transit	17	0.9%
Walked	78	4.2%
Bicycle	2	0.1%
Worked from home	463	25.0%
Other means	33	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	847	61.1%
15 to 29 min	236	17.0%
30 to 44 min	126	9.1%
45 to 59 min	83	6.0%
60+ min	94	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 11.5% (503 of 4,355)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,253	64.8%
Nonfamily households	680	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,933	61.1%
Vacant	1,231	38.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,501	77.7%
Renter-occupied	432	22.3%

1-unit, detached67.3%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other22.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,128	67.3%
1-unit, attached	157	5.0%
2 to 4 units	90	2.8%
5 to 19 units	64	2.0%
20 or more units	6	0.2%
Mobile home & other	719	22.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 16037
State: Idaho
Land area: 4,922 sq mi
Water area: 16 sq mi
Center point: 44.2734, -114.2523