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Custer County
Custer County, South Dakota
At a Glance
Population 8,318 County Seat Custer County Courthouse State FIPS 46 County FIPS 033 Num Towns 5 Census-Designated Places 0 Total Town Population 2,601 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 8,515 Median Age 56.8 Veterans 1,097 Housing Units 4,979 Uninsured 218 Net Migration (recent) 699 Growing Yes
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 312 Total Employees 1,510 Avg Annual Pay $47,494 Median Household Income $75,943 Poverty Rate 8.3% Unemployment Rate 3.0% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $84,580 Federal Spending FY2024 $104,367,614 Federal Spending Per Capita $12,547
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $294,700 Median Rent $948 FMR Studio $715 FMR 1BR $794 FMR 2BR $1,042 FMR 3BR $1,460 FMR 4BR $1,664
Health & Safety
Hospitals 5 EMS Stations 15 Fire Stations 15 Police Stations 15 Adult Smoking 17.4% Adult Obesity 38.1% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 17.2 Air Quality Good Days 276
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 12.86 Electric Customers 433548 Towns with Broadband Data 5 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 5
Community
Churches 19 Libraries 5 Historic Places (NRHP) 53 Homeless Population N/A Schools 28 SNAP Stores 13 Bank Branches 2
Agriculture
Total Farms 9 Land in Farms (acres) 22,122 Avg Farm Size (acres) 2,458.0 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date FM QURY FIRE 2026-03-13 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-04-05 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2019-09-23 FM LEGION LAKE FIRE 2017-12-13 DR SEVERE WINTER STORM, SNOWSTORM, AND FLOODING 2013-11-08 FM MYRTLE FIRE 2012-07-20 EM HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION 2005-09-10 FM SD - BATTLE CREEK FIRE - 08/18/02 2002-08-18 FM SD - ELK MOUNTAIN FIRE COMPLEX - 08/01/01 2001-08-01
Detailed Topics
Communities in Custer County
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
