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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Custer County is $24,876, which is about the same as the state average of $25,977 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Custer County median household income is $46,125, which has grown by 53.75% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 41.61% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Custer County residents spend 13.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 17.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #29

Custer County	24,876 USD
Montana	25,977 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Custer County	25,991 USD
Montana	25,594 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Custer County	30,295 USD
Montana	31,254 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Custer County	22,470 USD
Montana	21,003 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #23

Custer County	46,125 USD
Montana	46,766 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Custer County	58,265 USD
Montana	62,086 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #21

Custer County	53.75%
Montana	41.61%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Custer County		Montana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.94%	$11,070, see rank	25.61%	$17,592	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.93%	$14,782, see rank	31.54%	$17,075	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.09%	$2,180, see rank	2.32%	$3,179	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.68%	$16,573, see rank	17.95%	$21,548	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Custer County	63,838 USD
Montana	60,581 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Custer County	73,315 USD
Montana	75,070 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Custer County	Montana	U.S.
White	$47,089, see rank	$48,107	$56,900
Hispanic	$53,750, see rank	$36,434	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$11,786, see rank	$30,284	$37,170
Two or More Races	$18,229, see rank	$37,542	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Custer County	Montana	U.S.
less than 25	$37,930, see rank	$25,992	$25,788
25 to 44	$55,699, see rank	$52,540	$58,398
45 to 64	$62,798, see rank	$55,064	$65,027
65 or over	$27,737, see rank	$35,632	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Custer County	Montana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	9,570, see rank	807,917	248,775,628
Male¹	4,700, 49.11%, see rank	50.00%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,208, 68.26%, see rank	68.59%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,208, 68.26%, see rank	67.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,066, 95.57%, see rank	92.12%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	142, 4.43%, see rank	7.88%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,492, 31.74%, see rank	31.41%	30.72%
Female¹	4,870, 50.89%, see rank	50.00%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,047, 62.57%, see rank	60.09%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,047, 62.57%, see rank	59.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,965, 97.31%, see rank	94.35%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	82, 2.69%, see rank	5.65%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,823, 37.43%, see rank	39.91%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Custer County	Montana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,915, 100%	473,349	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,595, 77.68%, see rank	75.33%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	548, 9.26%, see rank	10.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	27, 0.46%, see rank	0.85%	5.06%
Walked	265, 4.48%, see rank	4.79%	2.78%
Other Means	142, 2.40%, see rank	2.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	338, 5.71%, see rank	6.39%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Custer County	13.1 minutes
Montana	17.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Custer County	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,031	481,119	143,435,233
Male¹	3,066, 50.84%, see rank	52.52%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	968, 31.57%, see rank	32.39%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	432, 14.09%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	499, 16.28%, see rank	15.31%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	117, 3.82%, see rank	2.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	351, 11.45%, see rank	12.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	468, 15.26%, see rank	15.23%	17.94%
Female¹	2,965, 49.16%, see rank	47.48%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,089, 36.73%, see rank	38.86%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	855, 28.84%, see rank	24.45%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	931, 31.40%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	21, 0.71%, see rank	0.62%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6, 0.20%, see rank	0.52%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	63, 2.12%, see rank	3.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Custer County	Montana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,031, 100%	481,119	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	510, 8.46%, see rank	7.22%	1.96%
Construction	546, 9.05%, see rank	7.97%	6.17%
Manufacturing	132, 2.19%, see rank	4.54%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	171, 2.84%, see rank	2.35%	2.75%
Retail Trade	769, 12.75%, see rank	12.14%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	281, 4.66%, see rank	4.91%	4.93%
Information	99, 1.64%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	380, 6.30%, see rank	5.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	343, 5.69%, see rank	8.17%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,423, 23.59%, see rank	23.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	631, 10.46%, see rank	11.07%	9.49%
Public Administration	505, 8.37%, see rank	6.39%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	241, 4.00%, see rank	4.84%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Custer County	%	Montana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,474	12.92%, see rank	15.29%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	304	10.06%, see rank	10.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.