Custer County, Idaho (ID)

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County population in 2005: 4,077 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,322
Renter-occupied apartments: 448

% of renters here:	25%
State:	28%

Land area: 4925 sq. mi.
Water area: 11.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 1 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.3%
Whole state:	11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.1%
Whole state:	4.6%

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:

Private wage or salary: 61%
Government: 21%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 17%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Custer County, Idaho:

White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
Hispanic (4.2%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Other race (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,154
County population in 2003: 4,118
Jobs in 2003: 1,677

Custer County,ID real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 2,583
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.7%

Average household size:

Custer County:	2.4 people
Idaho:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,489 ($32,174 in 2000)

This county	$35,489
Idaho:	$41,443

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $119,441

Custer County	$119,441
Idaho:	$134,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $378
Institutionalized population: 4
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Custer County in 2000: $742

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

Custer County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Custer County Idaho:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 74.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 23.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $518 (0.6%)

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	1.4%
Idaho:	1.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 20
1990 to 1994: 29
1985 to 1989: 13
1980 to 1984: 2
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 16
1970 to 1974: 9
1965 to 1969: 10

Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

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

Custer County marital status for males

Custer County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Custer County
Average size of farms: 462 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $44668
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $106.18
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 76.39%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $48012
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 21.52%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 98.06%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $52701
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.46%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.40
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.02%

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
Mining (18%)
Construction (14%)
Public administration (4%)
Utilities (4%)
Educational services (3%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Health care (10%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Mining (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Extraction workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (65%)
Canada (20%)
Germany (6%)
France (2%)
Other Western Europe (2%)
Korea (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Custer County:

English (19%)
German (17%)
Irish (11%)
United States or American (10%)
Italian (4%)
Swedish (4%)
Norwegian (4%)

Custer County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Custer County, Idaho

35 people in homes for the mentally ill
32 people in other nonhousehold living situations
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,687.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

Births per 1000 population in Custer County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Custer County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Custer County

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

Households: 4,271

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.

900 married couples with children.
161 single-parent households (66 men, 95 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 159

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

Deaths: 173

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

Net international migration: +4

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

Net internal migration: -249

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

Population growth in Custer County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 48
1995 to 1998: 345
1990 to 1994: 285
1980 to 1989: 605
1970 to 1979: 721
1960 to 1969: 207
1950 to 1959: 210
1940 to 1949: 152
1939 or earlier: 410

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Custer County, Idaho:

1 room: 10
2 rooms: 17
3 rooms: 76
4 rooms: 187
5 rooms: 336
6 rooms: 219
7 rooms: 186
8 rooms: 154
9 or more rooms: 137

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Custer County, Idaho:

1 room: 10
2 rooms: 38
3 rooms: 84
4 rooms: 73
5 rooms: 93
6 rooms: 95
7 rooms: 20
8 rooms: 16
9 or more rooms: 19

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Custer County:

no bedroom: 15
1 bedroom: 78
2 bedrooms: 354
3 bedrooms: 579
4 bedrooms: 204
5 or more bedrooms: 92

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Custer County:

no bedroom: 26
1 bedroom: 97
2 bedrooms: 131
3 bedrooms: 129
4 bedrooms: 54
5 or more bedrooms: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Custer County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 32
1 vehicle: 255
2 vehicles: 545
3 vehicles: 335
4 vehicles: 113
5 or more vehicles: 42

Cars and other vehicles available in Custer County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 31
1 vehicle: 215
2 vehicles: 151
3 vehicles: 44
4 vehicles: 7
5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (44%)
Wood (33%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (48%)
Wood (32%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12

Here:	2.2%
Idaho:	7.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	1.3%
Idaho:	5.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	7.1%
Idaho:	22.0%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Custer County government finances in 2004:

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $453,000
General Public Buildings: $440,000

Police Protection: $317,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $255,000

Central Staff Services: $248,000

Solid Waste Management: $226,000

Financial Administration: $170,000

Corrections - Other: $126,000

Natural Resources - Other: $117,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $107,000

General - Other: $80,000

Health Services - Other: $58,000

Parks & Recreation: $38,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $7,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $381,000
Highways: $46,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $16,000
Parks & Recreation: $13,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $40,000
Property Sale Other: $13,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $112,000
General Public Building: $108,000

Police Protection: $7,000

Natural Resource - Other: $4,000

Judicial: $2,000

Health - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,515,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $298,000
Highways: $37,000

All Other: $21,000
Tax - Property: $1,150,000
Motor Vehicle License: $16,000

Public Utilities: $12,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,036,000

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