Custer County, South Dakota (SD)

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• • 7,66287.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4124.7%Two or more races
  • 3914.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1732.0%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 440.5%Asian alone
  • 300.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 170.2%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $400,372

Here:	$400,372
State:	$303,134

Townhouses or other attached units: $173,278

Here:	$173,278
State:	$292,182

Mobile homes: $187,094

Here:	$187,094
State:	$82,732

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 19
• Thefts: 128
• Auto thefts: 16

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 19
• Thefts: 96
• Auto thefts: 16

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,605 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,152 (0.7%)

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.

2023 air pollution in Custer County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.043 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 6.5 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 3.9 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Charles Mix County , Davison County , Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin , Jerauld County , Worth County, Iowa .

Current college students: 185
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 30.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 161 (104.7% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 302010 or later
• 1092000 to 2009
• 31990 to 1999
• 101980 to 1989
• 41970 to 1979
• 51Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,887
• One, attached: 84
• Two: 18
• 3 or 4: 33
• 5 to 9: 66
• 10 to 19: 145
• 20 to 49: 61
• 50 or more: 4
• Mobile homes: 745
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 24

Housing units in Custer County with a mortgage: 1,788 (133 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 119 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 150

Religion statistics for Custer County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Custer County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• South Dakota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4527, Natural disaster type: Other
• South Dakota Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: May 26, 2019 - June 7, 2019, FEMA Id: 4463, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• South Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 03, 2013 to October 17, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4155: November 08, 2013, FEMA Id: 4155, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
• South Dakota Myrtle Fire, Incident Period: July 20, 2012, Fire Management Assistance Declared: July 20, 2012, FEMA Id: 2996, Natural disaster type: Fire
• South Dakota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 06, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3234: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3234, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• South Dakota Battle Creek Fire, Incident Period: August 16, 2002 to August 29, 2002, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 18, 2002, FEMA Id: 2458, Natural disaster type: Fire
• South Dakota Elk Mountain #2 Fire, Incident Period: July 30, 2001, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 01, 2001, FEMA Id: 2369, Natural disaster type: Fire
• South Dakota Jasper Fire, Incident Period: August 24, 2000, Fire Management Assistance Declared: August 25, 2000, FEMA Id: 2324, Natural disaster type: Fire
• South Dakota Winter Storm, Incident Period: April 18, 2000 to April 20, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1330: May 19, 2000, FEMA Id: 1330, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• South Dakota Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 03, 1997 to May 24, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1173: April 07, 1997, FEMA Id: 1173, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

12.35% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($80,956 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.93% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($26,291 average AGI)
7.43% relocated from other states ($54,665 average AGI)

Custer County:	7.43%
South Dakota average:	4.11%

from Pennington County, SD

2.76% ($68,387 average AGI)

8.44% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($48,803 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.08% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($23,000 average AGI)
4.36% relocated to other states ($25,803 average AGI)

Custer County:	4.36%
South Dakota average:	3.31%

to Pennington County, SD	2.04% ($42,933 average AGI)
to Fall River County, SD	0.54% ($68,300)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Custer County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 2,181 (593 living alone), Female householders: 1,872 (546 living alone)

• 2,389 spouses (2,389 opposite-sex spouses), 292 unmarried partners, (292 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,342 children (1,212 natural, 31 adopted, 104 stepchildren), 78 grandchildren, 159 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 0 foster children, 166 other relatives, 52 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 230

Size of family households: 1,741 2-persons, 520 3-persons, 231 4-persons, 90 5-persons, 109 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,137 1-person, 121 2-persons, 41 4-persons.

766 married couples with children.
235 single-parent households (86 men, 149 women).

95.6% of residents of Custer speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (99% speak English very well, 1% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $68,299,000 ($8,911 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

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

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)

• Year house built in Custer County, South Dakota
• 462020 or later
• 7682010 to 2019
• 1,4602000 to 2009
• 4441990 to 1999
• 4581980 to 1989
• 6261970 to 1979
• 1761960 to 1969
• 3251950 to 1959
• 2331940 to 1949
• 6101939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Custer County, South Dakota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Custer County, South Dakota
• 161 room
• 512 rooms
• 1433 rooms
• 5124 rooms
• 6965 rooms
• 6436 rooms
• 4467 rooms
• 4528 rooms
• 5929+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Custer County, South Dakota
• 151 room
• 372 rooms
• 523 rooms
• 1564 rooms
• 1005 rooms
• 266 rooms
• 637 rooms
• 468 rooms
• 479+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Custer County, South Dakota

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Custer County, South Dakota
• 18no bedroom
• 3061 bedroom
• 8752 bedrooms
• 1,5593 bedrooms
• 6044 bedrooms
• 1825+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Custer County, South Dakota
• 16no bedroom
• 731 bedroom
• 2172 bedrooms
• 1853 bedrooms
• 454 bedrooms
• 95+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Custer County, South Dakota in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Custer County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 0no vehicle
• 5591 vehicle
• 1,4992 vehicles
• 8423 vehicles
• 3424 vehicles
• 2765+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Custer County in renter-occupied apartments
• 28no vehicle
• 2341 vehicle
• 1772 vehicles
• 803 vehicles
• 154 vehicles
• 125+ vehicles

92.0% of Custer County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in South Dakota.

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

• This state: 3,564
• Other state: 4,949
• Northeast: 333
• Midwest: 2,060
• South: 748
• West: 1,883

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 106
• Number of aged recipients: 10
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 96
• Number of recipients under 18: 15
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 65
• Number of recipients older than 64: 26
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 52
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 41

Custer County on our top lists:

• #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"