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Custer, MI map Population (year 2000): 318. Estimated population in July 2006: 319 (+0.3% change)
 

Males: 159  (50.0%)
Females: 159  (50.0%)

Mason County

Median resident age:  37.3 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49405.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,300 (it was $29,444 in 2000)
Custer  $29,300
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $85,200 (it was $65,600 in 2000)
Custer  $85,200
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Custer:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.9%)
  • American Indian (5.3%)
  • Hispanic (3.5%)
  • Other race (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (3.1%)

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Ancestries: German (25.5%), Irish (14.2%), English (7.5%), Dutch (6.0%), Italian (6.0%), United States (5.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 698 feet

Land area: 0.99 square miles.

Population density: 324 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Custer

  • High school or higher: 84.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Custer village

  • Never married: 20.7%
  • Now married: 54.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 9.7%
  • Divorced: 15.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.0%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Custer, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Custer to the number of sex offenders is 40 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Custer:  1.1% ($715)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Grand Rapids, MI (78.6 miles , pop. 197,800).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (134.5 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (177.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Scottville, MI (4.3 miles ), Fountain, MI (7.2 miles) , Free Soil, MI (10.9 miles) , Ludington, MI (15.5 miles ), Walkerville, MI (17.5 miles ), Pentwater, MI (18.6 miles ), Hart, MI (20.0 miles ), Eastlake, MI (21.0 miles ).

Latitude: 43.95 N, Longitude: 86.22 W


7 people in nursing homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 231

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Population change in the 1990s: -29 (-8.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (19%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Food (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
  • Personal and laundry services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Personal appearance workers (10%)
  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)


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Custer-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.0 miles away from the Custer village center killed 2 people and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/12/1972, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 9.2 miles away from the village center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Custer:
  • MEMORIAL MED CENTER OF WEST MICHIGAN (about 15 miles; LUDINGTON, MI)
  • WEST SHORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; MANISTEE, MI)
  • LAKESHORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; SHELBY, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Custer:
  • MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 54 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; ID: MKG)
  • CHERRY CAPITAL (about 71 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; ID: TVC)
  • GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 89 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Custer:
  • MASON COUNTY (about 13 miles; LUDINGTON, MI; ID: LDM)
  • MANISTEE CO.-BLACKER (about 22 miles; MANISTEE, MI; ID: MBL)
  • OCEANA COUNTY (about 23 miles; HART/SHELBY, MI; ID: C04)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Custer:
  • MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,365)
  • FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
  • GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
  • NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 72 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,343)
  • GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
  • AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 81 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • HOPE COLLEGE (about 82 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,918)
Public elementary/middle schools in Custer:
  • MASON COUNTY EASTERN JUNIOR HIGH/HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 362; Location: 18 S. MAIN STREET; Grades: 06 - 12)
  • MASON COUNTY EASTERN ELEM. SCH. (Students: 261; Location: 18 S. MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 05)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Custer and their reported violations in the past:

JOHNNY'S (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-14-2000), St Public Notif received (SEP-15-2000), St Public Notif requested (SEP-15-2000), St Tech Assistance Visit (SEP-15-2000), St Unresolved (OCT-06-2000), St Compliance achieved (DEC-12-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
PIONEER PARTY STORE (Population served: 26, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
VFW GOLD BAR POST 5096 (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Custer that have no violations reported:
  • WHISKEY CREEK RECREATIONS INC (Population served: 775, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • WHISKEY CREEK (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This village:  2.7 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  77.8%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  5.1%
Whole state:  5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  10.1%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  4.9%
Whole state:  4.8%

Custer compared to Michigan state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$350
Financial Administration 0$0 1$50
Firefighters 0$0 10$250
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$23
Sewerage 0$0 1$23
Totals for Government 0$0 20$696


Custer government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $67,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $15,000
    Central Staff Services: $9,000
    Sewerage: $7,000
    General - Other: $6,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,000
    Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $9,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $191,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $33,000
    General Support: $27,000
  • Tax - Property: $13,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $21,000

5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,766 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.34%
Michigan average:  5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Oceana County, MI  0.52% ($30,534 average AGI)
from Kent County, MI  0.46% ($26,078)
from Manistee County, MI  0.36% ($26,150)


5.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,175 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.45%
Michigan average:  5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Kent County, MI  0.49% ($25,019 average AGI)
to Manistee County, MI  0.41% ($21,804)
to Oceana County, MI  0.40% ($26,227)


Strongest AM radio stations in Custer:
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKLA (1450 AM; 1 kW; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: LAKE MICHIGAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WCCW (1310 AM; 15 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
  • WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMTE (1340 AM; 1 kW; MANISTEE, MI; Owner: LAKE MICHIGAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Custer:
  • WCXT (105.3 FM; HART, MI; Owner: WATERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKLA-FM (106.3 FM; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: LAKE MICHIGAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKZC (94.9 FM; SCOTTVILLE, MI; Owner: LAKE MICHIGAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WVXM (97.7 FM; MANISTEE, MI; Owner: XAVIER UNIVERSITY)
  • WOUF (92.1 FM; BEULAH, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WIAA (88.7 FM; INTERLOCHEN, MI; Owner: INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS)
  • WMOM (102.7 FM; PENTWATER, MI; Owner: BAY VIEW BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WBLV (90.3 FM; TWIN LAKE, MI; Owner: BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS CAMP, INC.)
  • WWKR (94.1 FM; PENTWATER, MI; Owner: SYNERGY MEDIA, INC.)
  • WMTE-FM (101.5 FM; MANISTEE, MI; Owner: LAKE MICHIGAN BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Custer:
  • W34BZ (Channel 34; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W48BY (Channel 48; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W53CC (Channel 53; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WCMW (Channel 21; MANISTEE, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WPBN-TV (Channel 7; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WPBN/WTOM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)

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