Custer County, Montana (MT)

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% of renters here:	30%
State:	31%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.5%), Retail trade (14.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.6%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.0%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Custer County, Montana:

Median resident age:	39.3 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Males: 5,724	(48.9%)
Females: 5,972	(51.1%)

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Custer County:	2.4 people
Montana:	2.5 people

This county:	$39,544
Montana:	$43,531

This county:	$393
State:	$485

Custer County:	$107,904
Montana:	$170,000

Detached houses: $164,195

Here:	$164,195
State:	$251,645

Townhouses or other attached units: $113,931

Here:	$113,931
State:	$207,161

In 2-unit structures: $96,394

Here:	$96,394
State:	$147,637

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $116,902

Here:	$116,902
State:	$221,631

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $148,198

Here:	$148,198
State:	$242,036

Mobile homes: $39,466

Here:	$39,466
State:	$51,663

This county:	15.1%
Whole state:	14.6%

This county:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Custer County is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $732 a month.

Cities in this county include: Miles City, Ismay, Mizpah-Pumpkin, North Custer, Shirley-Ismay.

Neighboring counties: Carter County , Fallon County , Garfield County , Powder River County , Prairie County , Rosebud County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Custer County: Bonfield Fishing Access Site (A), Bradshaw Ranch (B), Branum Lake Campground and Picnic Area (C), Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Station (D), Campbell Ranch (E), Eastern Montana Fairground (F), Roche Jaune Fishing Access Site (G), Shirley (H), Sunshine Camp (I), Tusler (J), Twelve Mile Dam Fishing Access Site (K), Venn Ranch (L), Woodruff Park (M), Murn (N), Miles City Town and Country Club (O), Miles City Fish Hatchery (P), Mather Brothers Ranch (Q), Big Sky Camp and RV Park (R), Locate Rest Area (S), Locate (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Custer County include: Valley Drive Baptist Church (A), Kinsey Association of Churches Protestant Community Church (B), Grace Bible Church (C), Grace Community Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Knowlton Cemetery (1), Cottonwood Cemetery (2), Pine Hills School Cemetery (3), Pine Crest Cemetery (4), Calvary Cemetery (5), Ismay Cemetery (6), Custer County Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Pine Hills Reservoir (A), Pine Hill Reservoir (B), Physic Creek Reservoir (C), Tepee Butte Reservoir (D), Noble Reservoir (E), Branum Lake (F), McFarland Reservoir (G), Corral Creek Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Circle L Creek (A), Schlosser Creek (B), Home Creek (C), Holmes Creek (D), Hogan Creek (E), Scott Creek (F), Hercules Creek (G), Haddow Creek (H), Sheep Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Custer County include: Pumping Plant Park (1), Powder River Historical Marker (2), After the Roundup Historical Marker (3), Pirogue Island State Park (4), George Park (5), Tongue River Historical Marker (6), Spotted Eagle Recreation Area (7), Strawberry Hill Recreation Area (8). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Kinsey Post Office (A), Volborg Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.0%
Montana:	5.8%

Current college students: 514
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 162 (57% naturalized citizens)

Custer County:	1.4%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 11.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,631
• One, attached: 64
• Two: 195
• 3 or 4: 291
• 5 to 9: 269
• 10 to 19: 130
• 20 or more: 58
• Mobile homes: 722

Housing units in Custer County with a mortgage: 1,321 (177 second mortgage, 161 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,047

Here:	55.8% with mortgage
State:	64.4% with mortgage

Custer County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Montana state average. It is 14.4 times below overall U.S. average.

Custer County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Montana state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/25/1993 at 03:44:15, a magnitude 3.9 (3.5 ML, 3.9 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 97.3 miles away from Custer County center
On 12/23/1991 at 20:32:27, a magnitude 3.6 (3.3 ML, 3.6 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 57.3 miles away from the county center
On 11/3/1999 at 13:28:52, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 58.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,264 (78%) Carpooled: 544 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%) Motorcycle: 11 (0%) Bicycle: 51 (1%) Walked: 274 (5%) Other means: 2 (0%) Worked at home: 325 (6%)

7.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,134 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.13%
Montana average:	8.25%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.91% relocated from other counties in Montana ($15,375 average AGI)
3.22% relocated from other states ($16,756 average AGI)

Custer County:	3.22%
Montana average:	4.64%

from Yellowstone County, MT	0.79% ($25,091 average AGI)
from Rosebud County, MT	0.38% ($17,125)
from Dawson County, MT	0.24% ($66,600)
from Gallatin County, MT	0.24% ($28,100)

8.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,898 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.07%
Montana average:	7.69%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.01% relocated to other counties in Montana ($13,538 average AGI)
4.06% relocated to other states ($19,360 average AGI)

Custer County:	4.06%
Montana average:	4.10%

to Yellowstone County, MT	1.44% ($24,508 average AGI)
to Gallatin County, MT	0.50% ($38,571)
to Rosebud County, MT	0.26% ($46,182)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,279 (1,950 aged, 329 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 9,370 (2,446 male householders, 674 female householders)

  2,354 spouses, 3,244 children (2,933 natural, 170 adopted, 141 stepchildren), 187 grandchildren, 49 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 111 other relatives, 254 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,905 (710 male householders (565 living alone)), 948 female householders (866 living alone)), 247 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 421 (315 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,504 2-persons, 632 3-persons, 617 4-persons, 248 5-persons, 82 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,431 1-person, 217 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

95.4% of residents of Custer County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 45% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (30% speak English very well, 67% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $86,854,000 ($7583 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,097,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,211,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,608,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,606,000
Federal grants: $16,680,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,083,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,665,000 ($335,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,252,000
Federal Government insurance: $35,316,000

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	62 per 1000 residents

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Here:	-36 per 1000 residents
State:	+20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.67 millions of gallons per day (13% from ground, 87% from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

58% of Custer County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Montana.

Custer County:	57.9%
State average:	54.0%

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

• This state: 7295
• Northeast: 248
• Midwest: 2110
• South: 411
• West: 1421

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,000

Here:	8.7%
Montana:	7.4%

Here:	1.2%
Montana:	6.1%

Here:	2.7%
Montana:	11.5%

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