Custer County, Nebraska

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 10,544
Median household income: $66,310
Median home value: $160,500

Custer County, Nebraska counts 10,544 residents. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. At $66,310, its median household income sits below Nebraska's $74,985.

From 2019 to 2023, Custer County's population declined 2.6% from 10,826 to 10,544, while its median household income rose 27.1% from $52,184 to $66,310.

25.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,544
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $66,310
Median home value: $160,500
Median gross rent: $794
Housing units: 5,331
Homeownership rate: 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,82610,544

Median household income

$52,184$66,310

Median home value

$108,100$160,500

Median gross rent

$666$794

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,826	$52,184	$108,100	$666
2020	10,788	$53,891	$116,900	$677
2021	10,625	$57,715	$115,600	$719
2022	10,566	$62,288	$133,400	$765
2023	10,544	$66,310	$160,500	$794

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	705	6.7%
5 to 17	1,847	17.5%
18 to 24	674	6.4%
25 to 34	1,198	11.4%
35 to 44	1,175	11.1%
45 to 54	1,085	10.3%
55 to 64	1,513	14.3%
65 to 74	1,293	12.3%
75 and over	1,054	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,744	92.4%
Black or African American	54	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	64	0.6%
Asian	12	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.1%
Some other race	40	0.4%
Two or more races	222	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	396	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's37.0%

Bachelor's degree18.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	438	6.0%
High school graduate	2,299	31.4%
Some college or associate's	2,706	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,365	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	510	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,981	78.8%
Carpooled	509	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	187	3.7%
Bicycle	34	0.7%
Worked from home	306	6.1%
Other means	38	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,706	57.0%
15 to 29 min	1,132	23.8%
30 to 44 min	434	9.1%
45 to 59 min	283	6.0%
60+ min	194	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 8.6% (900 of 10,418)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,973	66.7%
Nonfamily households	1,483	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,456	83.6%
Vacant	875	16.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,159	70.9%
Renter-occupied	1,297	29.1%

1-unit, detached87.7%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,676	87.7%
1-unit, attached	61	1.1%
2 to 4 units	166	3.1%
5 to 19 units	149	2.8%
20 or more units	170	3.2%
Mobile home & other	109	2.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 31041
State: Nebraska
Land area: 2,575 sq mi
Water area: 0.5 sq mi
Center point: 41.3939, -99.7269