Custer

Population: 155
Median household income: $70,000
Median home value: $121,700

Custer, a community in Yellowstone County, Montana, has 155 residents. The median household income of $70,000 is below the Yellowstone County median ($74,400).

From 2019 to 2023, Custer's population grew 29.2% from 120 to 155, while its median home value rose 48.2% from $82,100 to $121,700.

The median gross rent is $431. 23.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 155
Median age: 59.5 yrs
Median household income: $70,000
Median home value: $121,700
Median gross rent: $431
Housing units: 96
Homeownership rate: 81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

120155

Median household income

$36,500$70,000

Median home value

$82,100$121,700

Median gross rent

$575$431

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	120	$36,500	$82,100	$575
2020	151	$53,333	$94,300	$575
2021	158	$57,083	$97,200	$600
2022	146	$63,750	$118,100	$563
2023	155	$70,000	$121,700	$431

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 241.3%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 441.9%

45 to 543.9%

55 to 6438.7%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over14.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10	6.5%
5 to 17	18	11.6%
18 to 24	2	1.3%
25 to 34	15	9.7%
35 to 44	3	1.9%
45 to 54	6	3.9%
55 to 64	60	38.7%
65 to 74	19	12.3%
75 and over	22	14.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	149	96.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's38.4%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7	5.6%
High school graduate	41	32.8%
Some college or associate's	48	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	19	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone82.9%

Carpooled1.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked11.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	68	82.9%
Carpooled	1	1.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	11.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	4.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9	11.5%
15 to 29 min	4	5.1%
30 to 44 min	41	52.6%
45 to 59 min	17	21.8%
60+ min	7	9.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 18.1% (28 of 155)

	Count	Share
Family households	27	33.8%
Nonfamily households	53	66.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	80	83.3%
Vacant	16	16.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	65	81.3%
Renter-occupied	15	18.8%

1-unit, detached67.7%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	65	67.7%
1-unit, attached	1	1.0%
2 to 4 units	5	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25	26.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3018700
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.31 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 46.1292, -107.5555