Custer County, Idaho (ID)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (29.2%), Educational,health and social services (15.6%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

Custer County, Idaho business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Custer County, Idaho:

Median resident age:	41.2 years
Idaho median age:	33.2 years

Males: 2,219	(51.1%)
Females: 2,123	(48.9%)

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	thinking of moving to Salmon or Challis  (27 replies)
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Custer County:	2.4 people
Idaho:	2.7 people

This county:	$39,607
Idaho:	$46,253

This county:	$366
State:	$564

Custer County:	$166,251
Idaho:	$178,100

Detached houses: $290,763

Here:	$290,763
State:	$251,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $92,994

Here:	$92,994
State:	$186,487

In 2-unit structures: $532,648

Here:	$532,648
State:	$340,461

Mobile homes: $89,422

Here:	$89,422
State:	$52,209

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $10,000

Here:	$10,000
State:	$37,997

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 41
• Auto thefts: 4

This county:	14.3%
Whole state:	11.8%

This county:	5.1%
Whole state:	4.6%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Custer County is $417 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $532 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $752 a month.

Cities in this county include: Challis, Mackay, Stanley, Clayton.

Neighboring counties: Blaine County , Boise County , Butte County , Elmore County , Lemhi County , Valley County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Custer County: Granite Rest Area (A), Penal Gulch Access Area (B), Sandy Beach Boat Ramp (C), Lake Creek Campsite (D), Upper Pahsimeroi Recreation Site (E), Empire Smelter (F), Heyburn Mountain Campground (G), Phi Kappa Campground (H), Phillips Creek Transfer Campground (I), Doublespring Ranch (J), Bonanza Guard Station (K), Tincup Campground (L), Marshall Creek Campground (M), Marsh Creek Transfer Camp (N), Pine Creek Flat Campsite (O), Marsh Creek Recreation Site (P), Jimmy Smith Lake Public Fishing Area (Q), Asay Ranch (R), Upper O'brien Campground (S), Pistol Creek Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mount McCaleb Cemetery (1), Barton Cemetery (2), Boot Hill Cemetery (3), Darlington Cemetery (4), Battleground Cemetery (5), Houston Cemetery (6), Chilly Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Middle Cramer Lake (A), Noisy Lake (B), Hell Roaring Lake (C), Helldiver Lake (D), Iris Lake (E), Island Lake (F), McWillards Lake (G), McGown Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Adair Creek (A), Steep Creek (B), Allen Creek (C), Stephens Creek (D), Alta Creek (E), Steve Creek (F), American Creek (G), Anderson Creek (H), Anderson Spring (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Custer County include: North Shore Picnic Ground (1), Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area (2), Langer Monument (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.1%
Idaho:	7.3%

Current college students: 69
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 99 (31% naturalized citizens)

Custer County:	2.3%
Whole state:	5.0%

Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,000
• One, attached: 21
• Two: 49
• 3 or 4: 26
• 5 to 9: 15
• 10 to 19: 28
• 20 or more: 21
• Mobile homes: 601
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 222

Housing units in Custer County with a mortgage: 393 (17 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 337

Here:	53.8% with mortgage
State:	73.2% with mortgage

Custer County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Idaho state average. It is 360% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 19.1 miles away from Custer County center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 10/29/1983 at 23:29:11, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.0 MS, 5.8 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 9.6 miles away from the county center
On 10/28/1983 at 19:51:24, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 20.9 miles away from the county center
On 8/22/1984 at 09:46:30, a magnitude 5.8 (5.0 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 21.4 miles away from Custer County center
On 6/7/1994 at 13:30:03, a magnitude 5.0 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 20.6 miles away from the county center
On 8/20/1999 at 13:50:25, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, 4.5 MS, 5.1 MD, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 77.6 miles away from Custer County center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,175 (62%) Carpooled: 352 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 41 (2%) Motorcycle: 1 (0%) Bicycle: 8 (0%) Walked: 120 (6%) Other means: 18 (1%) Worked at home: 190 (10%)

10.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,177 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.91%
Idaho average:	9.61%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.59% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($20,134 average AGI)
5.32% relocated from other states ($24,037 average AGI)

Custer County:	5.32%
Idaho average:	5.54%

from Ada County, ID	0.86% ($35,615 average AGI)
from Bannock County, ID	0.67% ($30,000)
from Twin Falls County, ID	0.67% ($18,400)

10.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,013 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.07%
Idaho average:	8.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.04% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($19,580 average AGI)
4.03% relocated to other states ($15,433 average AGI)

Custer County:	4.03%
Idaho average:	4.23%

to Ada County, ID	0.87% ($37,769 average AGI)
to Bannock County, ID	0.67% ($22,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 709 (610 aged, 99 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 3,622 (1,049 male householders, 143 female householders)

  1,082 spouses, 1,216 children (1,114 natural, 44 adopted, 58 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 14 other relatives, 84 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 649 (312 male householders (269 living alone)), 262 female householders (227 living alone)), 75 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 71 (4 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 592 2-persons, 221 3-persons, 205 4-persons, 118 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 496 1-person, 78 2-persons.

95.7% of residents of Custer County speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $29,216,000 ($7102 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $691,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $11,770,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $4,769,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $350,000
Federal grants: $3,087,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,311,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,928,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $262,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,518,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,588,000

Here:	39 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	37 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-61 per 1000 residents
State:	+43 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.36 millions of gallons per day (31% from ground, 69% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Here:	4.7
State:	4.1

59% of Custer County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Idaho.

Custer County:	59.2%
State average:	50.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 2246
• Northeast: 200
• Midwest: 373
• South: 175
• West: 1244

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $86,700

Here:	2.2%
Idaho:	7.2%

Here:	1.3%
Idaho:	5.7%

Here:	7.1%
Idaho:	22.0%

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