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Custer County, NE

Demographic and economic profile of Custer County, NE, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Custer County is a sparsely populated rural Nebraska county of 10,544 residents with an economy centered on agriculture, reflected in a GDP per capita of $71,011 that runs well above median household income of $67,906 and median worker earnings of $41,546. The labor force is small, with 64.9% participation and 2.9% unemployment, and 25.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher against a high school attainment rate of 94.0%. Housing costs are low—median home value $160,500, median gross rent $794/month—though the county has shed 2.6% of its population over five years, and the foreign-born share stands at just 2.0%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

10,544

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,906

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.6% since 2018

Custer County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,661 (91.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone278 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races221 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race220 (2.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone56 (0.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone54 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish248
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic46
  3. 3.Arabic10
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic6
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

477

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$71,011

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$37,311

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,091
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining970
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)587
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)498
  5. 5.Construction (Group)375

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,025
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations972
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations833
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations829
  5. 5.Service Occupations563

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 12.28×)1,029
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.14×)283
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.11×)402
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.09×)132
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.08×)331

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$160,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$794/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999309 (10.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999280 (9.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999254 (8.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999246 (7.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999224 (7.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999202 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,546

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,965 (79.1%)
  • Carpooled489 (9.8%)
  • Worked At Home304 (6.1%)
  • Walked173 (3.5%)
  • Other41 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle35 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.