Custer city, SD

Custer County, SD

2022 population: 2,043 ( 24 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.5 square miles
Population density: 807.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,856	90.85%	3.4%
Black:	23	1.13%	109.1%
Indian:	62	3.03%	19.2%
Asian:	15	0.73%	275.0%
2+ races:	32	1.57%	33.3%
Hispanic:	55	2.69%	1.9%

Total non-White:	187	9.15%	29.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-66	-3.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	42	2.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,067
1,922	92.99%
11	0.53%
52	2.52%
4	0.19%
24	1.16%
54	2.61%
145	7.01%

2000
1,878
1,801	95.90%
0	0.00%
51	2.72%
0	0.00%
11	0.59%
10	0.53%
77	4.10%

1990
1,741
1,708	98.10%
1	0.06%
29	1.67%
0	0.00%
n/a
3	0.17%
33	1.90%

1980
1,830
1,764	96.39%
0	0.00%
46	2.51%
5	0.27%
n/a
15	0.82%
66	3.61%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

121	6.4
68	3.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

93	5.3
44	2.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-56	-3.1
-33	-1.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Custer city, SD

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
57.6
261	12.8%
1,782	87.2%
744	36.4%

983
1.93

598	60.8%
447	74.7%
63	10.5%
385	39.2%

2010
Number	Percent
47.5
439	21.2%
1,628	78.8%
473	22.9%

956
2.06

535	56.0%
425	79.4%
54	10.1%
421	44.0%

2000
Number	Percent
39.9
427	22.7%
1,451	77.3%
365	19.4%

826
2.21

506	61.3%
423	83.6%
50	9.9%
320	38.7%

1990
Number	Percent
38.1
483	27.7%
1,258	72.3%
332	19.1%

706
2.33

474	67.1%
359	75.7%
70	14.8%
232	32.9%

1980
Number	Percent
32.4
504	27.5%
1,326	72.5%
311	17.0%

709
2.47

500	70.5%
441	88.2%
33	6.6%
209	29.5%

2022 Housing Data for Custer city, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	58	5.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	55	5.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	64	6.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	82	8.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	10	1.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	32	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	0.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	40	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	19	1.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	88	9.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	109	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	200	20.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	73	7.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	28	2.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	79	8.0%
$200,000 or more	44	4.5%

Median Household Income	66,141
Per Capita Income	41,284

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	48	4.9%
Public Assistance	19	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	93	9.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	776	76.2%
Unemployed	39	3.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	815	80.1%
Not in Labor Force	203	19.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	237	247	49.0%
Non-Profit	40	46	46.5%
Self-Employed	61	86	41.5%

Local Government	23	31	42.6%
State Government	40	21	65.6%
Federal Government	40	34	54.1%

Total Private + Self	298	333	47.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	143	132	52.0%
Total	441	465	48.7%

Pct. Govt.	20.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	203	22.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	200	22.1%
Professional, Technical	119	13.1%
Service Occupations	172	19.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	1.3%
All others	212	23.4%

White Collar		57.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Accommodation and food services	143	15.8%
Retail trade	90	9.9%
Health care and social assistance	88	9.7%
Educational services	75	8.3%
Construction	67	7.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	53	5.8%
Manufacturing	52	5.7%
Utilities	52	5.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	47	5.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	45	5.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	36	4.0%
Public administration	36	4.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	34	3.8%
Finance and insurance	28	3.1%
Transportation and warehousing	25	2.8%
Other services	23	2.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	12	1.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	55	2.69%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	12	0.59%
Korean	3	0.15%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,880	96.2%
Spanish	18	0.9%
German, other Germanic	18	0.9%
Other	17	0.9%
Tagalog	12	0.6%
Other Indo-European	6	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	696	34.1%
Irish	416	20.4%
English	232	11.4%
Norwegian	184	9.0%
Swedish	114	5.6%
American	67	3.3%
European	65	3.2%
Scottish	51	2.5%
Danish	50	2.4%
French Canadian	43	2.1%
French	41	2.0%
Dutch	36	1.8%
Italian	34	1.7%
Russian	30	1.5%
Hungarian	28	1.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,027	99.2%
Not a citizen	16	0.8%

Native	2,006	98.2%
Foreign-born	37	1.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
28	1.7%	85	5.1%	552	33.3%	518	31.3%	322	19.4%	151	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	28	1.7%
9-12 Years	85	5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	552	33.3%
Some College	518	31.3%
Bach. Degree	322	19.4%
Grad Degree	151	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +92	D +7	D + 6.7%
D +99
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	732	63.0%	Joe Biden (D)	401	34.5%	29	2.5%	1,162	1	16	0.27%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	640	61.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	302	29.0%	101	9.7%	1,043	0	15	0.28%

2020 President, Custer city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

401

34.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

732

63.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.5%

TOTAL

1,162

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Custer city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

302

29.0%

Donald Trump (R)

640

61.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

8.3%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,043

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 15

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Custer city, SD

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	70%	Mike Rounds* (R)	767	66.1%	Dan Ahlers (D)	393	33.9%	0	0.0%	1,160	0	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:
2018	G	59%	Kristi Noem (R)	558	56.9%	Billie Sutton (D)	400	40.8%	22 [+]	2.2%	980	6	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Kurt Evans (Libertarian) 22 (2.2%);
2016	S3	63%	John Thune* (R)	754	72.1%	Jay Williams (D)	292	27.9%	0	0.0%	1,046	0	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,180
Median Value	$187,500

Occupied	983	83.3%
Vacant	197	16.7%

Owned	639	65.0%
Rented	344	35.0%
Median Rent	$885

Single-Family Units	777	65.8%
Detached	715	60.6%
Attached	62	5.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	245	20.8%
Mobile Homes	101	8.6%

Custer city, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Custer city, SD

2022 Housing Data for Custer city, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Custer city, SD

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Custer city, SD

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Custer city, SD

Historical Presidential Election Results for Custer city, SD

Historical Statewide Election Results for Custer city, SD