Custer County, ID Population

Overview

4,273

Total Population

53.4

Median age

46.71%

Female population %

114.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

87.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

197

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 53.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Custer County's population under 18 was 16.92%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Custer County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Custer County, 13.32% were under the age of 15, 13.74% aged 15 to 29, 39.62% aged 30 to 64, 30.49% aged 65 to 84, and 2.83% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 281 less females than males in Custer County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.71% females and 53.29% males in Custer County, ID.
The Custer County, ID gender ratio is 114.1:100 i.e. 114.1 men to 100 women (1.141).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 387.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 237.

Custer County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Custer County population: 89% are White, 0.09% are Black or African American, 0.59% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.02% are Asian, 1.24% are some other race and 9.06% are multiracial.
Custer County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 197 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,076 (95.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Custer County is White with a population of 3,803 (89% 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 4,506 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Custer County's population increased by 26 (0.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Custer County's population decreased by 92 (2.11%), 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 2005 at 4,037.