Custer County, Colorado (CO)

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• • 4,22485.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3236.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1823.7%Some other race alone
  • 691.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 631.3%Two or more races
  • 561.1%Asian alone
  • 30.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 9
• Thefts: 36
• Auto thefts: 8

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 24
• Thefts: 50
• Auto thefts: 5

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,218 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,311 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Custer County is $507 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $668 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $935 a month.

Cities in this county include: Silver Cliff, Westcliffe.

Neighboring counties: Dorchester County, Maryland , Fayette County, West Virginia , Haskell County, Kansas , Otero County , Iron County, Missouri , Ohio County, Kentucky , Wichita County, Kansas .

Current college students: 63
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 96.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 36.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 193 (65.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 242010 or later
• 752000 to 2009
• 31990 to 1999
• 81980 to 1989
• 41970 to 1979
• 46Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,882
• One, attached: 16
• Two: 2
• 3 or 4: 44
• 5 to 9: 26
• 10 to 19: 27
• 20 or more: 5
• Mobile homes: 265
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 30

Housing units in Custer County with a mortgage: 829 (56 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 58 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Religion statistics for Custer County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Custer County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Colorado Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4498, Natural disaster type: Other
• Colorado Duckett Fire, Incident Period: June 15, 2011 to June 24, 2011, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 16, 2011, FEMA Id: 2923, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Colorado Snow, Incident Period: December 18, 2006 to December 22, 2006, Emergency Declared EM-3270: January 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 3270, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Colorado Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3224: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3224, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Colorado Mason Fire, Incident Period: July 08, 2005 to July 17, 2005, Fire Management Assistance Declared: July 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 2566, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Colorado Snowstorm, Incident Period: March 17, 2003 to March 20, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3185: April 09, 2003, FEMA Id: 3185, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• Colorado Cuerna Verde Fire, Incident Period: April 30, 2002 to May 05, 2002, Fire Management Assistance Declared: May 01, 2002, FEMA Id: 2401, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Colorado Wildfires, Incident Period: April 23, 2002 to August 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1421: June 19, 2002, FEMA Id: 1421, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: April 29, 1999 to May 19, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1276: May 17, 1999, FEMA Id: 1276, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood

15.46% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($82,399 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.96% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($53,386 average AGI)
6.50% relocated from other states ($29,012 average AGI)

Custer County:	6.50%
Colorado average:	5.04%

from El Paso County, CO	2.07% ($76,581 average AGI)
from Fremont County, CO	1.35% ($69,893)
from Pueblo County, CO	1.06% ($71,318)
from Jefferson County, CO	0.96% ($106,950)

10.05% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($63,531 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.36% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($23,990 average AGI)
5.69% relocated to other states ($39,541 average AGI)

Custer County:	5.69%
Colorado average:	4.80%

to Fremont County, CO

1.49% ($59,759 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Custer County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 1,266 (328 living alone), Female householders: 1,014 (284 living alone)

• 1,393 spouses (1,393 opposite-sex spouses), 68 unmarried partners, (68 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 995 children (890 natural, 63 adopted, 38 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 0 foster children, 31 other relatives, 112 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 21

Size of family households: 1,133 2-persons, 124 3-persons, 134 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 86 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 613 1-person, 173 2-persons, 8 3-persons.

789 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (3 men, 28 women).

99.5% of residents of Custer speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $24,074,000 ($6,268 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,103,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $14,614,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,383,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $24,000
Federal grants: $2,959,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,103,000 ($2,887,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $991,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $51,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,344,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	+24 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.12 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Custer County, Colorado
• 282020 or later
• 5122010 to 2019
• 8412000 to 2009
• 8361990 to 1999
• 7711980 to 1989
• 4381970 to 1979
• 1891960 to 1969
• 1381950 to 1959
• 791940 to 1949
• 4041939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Custer County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Custer County, Colorado
• 451 room
• 772 rooms
• 1313 rooms
• 2614 rooms
• 5205 rooms
• 2246 rooms
• 1447 rooms
• 2528 rooms
• 3579+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Custer County, Colorado
• 251 room
• 482 rooms
• 563 rooms
• 514 rooms
• 145 rooms
• 676 rooms
• 07 rooms
• 128 rooms
• 269+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Custer County, Colorado

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Custer County, Colorado
• 44no bedroom
• 1361 bedroom
• 8382 bedrooms
• 6483 bedrooms
• 2744 bedrooms
• 675+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Custer County, Colorado
• 25no bedroom
• 751 bedroom
• 1222 bedrooms
• 463 bedrooms
• 164 bedrooms
• 95+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Custer County, Colorado in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Custer County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 28no vehicle
• 4381 vehicle
• 8832 vehicles
• 4123 vehicles
• 1224 vehicles
• 1075+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Custer County in renter-occupied apartments
• 30no vehicle
• 1401 vehicle
• 612 vehicles
• 623 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 35+ vehicles

90.4% of Custer County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Colorado.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,826
• Other state: 2,817
• Northeast: 325
• Midwest: 1,200
• South: 680
• West: 609

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 41
• Number of aged recipients: 5
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 36
• Number of recipients under 18: 4
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 30
• Number of recipients older than 64: 7
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 21
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 13

Custer County on our top lists:

• #95 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"