Custer County, CO Population

Overview

4,720

Total Population

59.0

Median age

52.37%

Female population %

90.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

84.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

379

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Custer County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Custer County is 59.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Custer County's population under 18 was 15.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Custer County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Custer County, 12.16% were under the age of 15, 11.57% aged 15 to 29, 42.71% aged 30 to 64, 31.08% aged 65 to 84, and 2.48% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 224 more females than males in Custer County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.37% females and 47.63% males in Custer County, CO.
The Custer County, CO gender ratio is 90.9:100 i.e. 90.9 men to 100 women (0.909).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 356.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 351.

Custer County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Custer County population: 94.70% are White, 1.72% are Black or African American, 0.11% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.85% are Asian, 0.85% are some other race and 1.78% are multiracial.
Custer County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 379 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,341 (91.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Custer County is White with a population of 4,47 (94.70% of the total population).

Custer County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 5,335 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Custer County's population increased by 774 (22.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Custer County's population increased by 441 (10.31%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Custer County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,504.