Custer County, South Dakota (SD)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.6%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (12.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.2%), Retail trade (10.0%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Custer County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	43.2 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 3,716	(51.1%)
Females: 3,559	(48.9%)

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Custer County:	2.4 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county:	$44,680
South Dakota:	$43,424

This county:	$330
State:	$436

Custer County:	$139,399
South Dakota:	$118,700

Detached houses: $246,822

Here:	$246,822
State:	$160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $145,499

Here:	$145,499
State:	$200,700

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $14,647

Here:	$14,647
State:	$114,786

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $21,203

Here:	$21,203
State:	$117,332

Mobile homes: $51,878

Here:	$51,878
State:	$34,151

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $16,250

Here:	$16,250
State:	$101,720

This county:	9.4%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	4.0%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Custer County is $379 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $648 a month.

Cities in this county include: Custer, Hermosa, Buffalo Gap, Pringle, Fairburn.

2005 air pollution in Custer County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.083 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.070 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 7 µg/m³. Significantly below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 26 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 5.4 µg/m³. Significantly below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 13 µg/m³. Significantly below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Niobrara County, Wyoming , Weston County, Wyoming , Fall River County , Pennington County , Shannon County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Custer County: Elk Mountain Campgrounds (A), Elliot Ranch (B), Flutter Ranch (C), Flynn Creek Picnic Area (D), French Creek Campground (E), French Creek Trailhead (F), Gahl Ranch (G), Gillis Ranch (H), Hammock Ranch (I), Harris Ranch (J), Harrymill Picnic Area (K), Hazelrodt Picnic Area (L), Hazelrodt Summer Homes (M), Horse Campground (N), Iron Creek Horse Camp (O), Iron Creek Summer Home Group (P), Iron Mountain Picnic Area (Q), Jewel Cave Campground (R), Jewel Cave Visitor Center (S), Johnson Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Fairburn Cemetery (1), Pringle Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Pines, Lake of the (A), Bismark Lake (B), Lakota Lake (C), Center Lake (D), Stockade Lake (E), Stockdale Lake (F), Sylvan Lake (G), Ventling Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pleasant Valley Creek (A), Galena Creek (B), Glen Erin Creek (C), Short Fork (D), Fourmile Creek (E), Sidney Creek (F), Flynn Creek (G), South Fork Lame Johnny Creek (H), Laughing Water Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Custer County include: Wind Cave National Park (1), Custer State Park (2), Custer State Park - Norbeck Wildlife Preserve (3), Zimbleman Deer Camp (4), Norbeck Wildlife Preserve (5), Jewel Cave National Monument (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Crazy Horse Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	3.4%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Current college students: 185
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 79 (77% naturalized citizens)

Custer County:	1.1%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,339
• One, attached: 19
• Two: 16
• 3 or 4: 59
• 5 to 9: 46
• 10 to 19: 44
• 20 or more: 96
• Mobile homes: 990
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

Housing units in Custer County with a mortgage: 592 (62 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 481

Here:	55.2% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Custer County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 3.0 times below overall U.S. average.

Custer County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/28/1990 at 04:59:59, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 57.1 miles away from Custer County center
On 2/6/1996 at 16:08:36, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 22.6 miles away from the county center
On 5/25/2003 at 07:32:33, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/9/1996 at 02:48:08, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 52.3 miles away from Custer County center
On 2/24/1993 at 23:52:17, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 ML) earthquake occurred 88.6 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/1998 at 16:26:38, a magnitude 3.4 (3.1 MB, 3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.5 miles away from Custer County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,432 (72%) Carpooled: 406 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 26 (1%) Bicycle: 8 (0%) Walked: 193 (6%) Other means: 32 (1%) Worked at home: 274 (8%)

11.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,128 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.22%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.65% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($17,484 average AGI)
5.57% relocated from other states ($25,647 average AGI)

Custer County:	5.57%
South Dakota average:	3.82%

from Pennington County, SD	2.98% ($34,458 average AGI)
from Fall River County, SD	0.68% ($23,421)
from Minnehaha County, SD	0.47% ($32,385)
from Meade County, SD	0.43% ($48,333)

10.71% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,645 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.71%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.53% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($15,919 average AGI)
5.17% relocated to other states ($16,726 average AGI)

Custer County:	5.17%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

to Pennington County, SD	3.15% ($35,057 average AGI)
to Fall River County, SD	0.54% ($24,133)
to Meade County, SD	0.36% ($32,800)
to Campbell County, WY	0.36% ($21,100)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,436 (1,237 aged, 199 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 5,911 (1,817 male householders, 267 female householders)

  1,859 spouses, 1,784 children (1,591 natural, 76 adopted, 117 stepchildren), 51 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 20 other relatives, 86 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,061 (436 male householders (342 living alone)), 455 female householders (419 living alone)), 170 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 303 (258 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,149 2-persons, 396 3-persons, 313 4-persons, 147 5-persons, 65 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 761 1-person, 106 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

97.0% of residents of Custer County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $68,299,000 ($8911 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,234,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $26,646,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,949,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $646,000
Federal grants: $19,761,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,130,000 ($35,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,166,000 ($1,334,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,327,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,196,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,988,000

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Here:	+82 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.45 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.3

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

56% of Custer County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in South Dakota.

Custer County:	55.7%
State average:	56.2%

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

• This state: 3780
• Northeast: 306
• Midwest: 1771
• South: 287
• West: 1013

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,000

Here:	7.6%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	7.4%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	27.7%
South Dakota:	17.8%

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