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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Custer County is $21,685, which is lower than the state average of $25,229 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Custer County median household income is $42,364, which has grown by 38.10% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 23.33% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Custer County residents spend 15.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 17.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 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, #51

Custer County	21,685 USD
Nebraska	25,229 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Custer County	23,946 USD
Nebraska	26,786 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Custer County	31,060 USD
Nebraska	32,261 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Custer County	16,332 USD
Nebraska	21,491 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #51

Custer County	42,364 USD
Nebraska	49,342 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Custer County	52,196 USD
Nebraska	62,707 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #22

Custer County	38.10%
Nebraska	23.33%
U.S.	19.17%

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		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.31%	$14,692, see rank	27.72%	$11,682	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	36.31%	$14,466, see rank	26.94%	$15,663	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	2.49%	$1,592, see rank	2.21%	$2,481	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	10.05%	$14,919, see rank	13.53%	$17,916	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Custer County	50,110 USD
Nebraska	61,888 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Custer County	59,975 USD
Nebraska	74,985 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Custer County	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$42,725, see rank	$50,904	$54,999
Hispanic	$15,750, see rank	$37,714	$41,534
American Indian, Alaska Native	$31,042, see rank	$26,932	$36,779
One Race, Other	$11,528, see rank	$39,323	$40,847
Two or More Races	$41,111, see rank	$32,410	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Custer County	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$30,795, see rank	$25,891	$26,465
25 to 44	$48,695, see rank	$54,640	$57,132
45 to 64	$53,101, see rank	$61,439	$63,398
65 or over	$29,013, see rank	$31,963	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Custer County	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	8,707	see rank	1,397,699	238,733,844
Male¹	4,272	49.06%, see rank	49.09%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,125	73.15%, see rank	76.42%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	6	0.14%, see rank	0.74%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	3,119	73.01%, see rank	75.68%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,993	95.96%, see rank	94.65%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	126	4.04%, see rank	5.35%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,147	26.85%, see rank	23.58%	29.08%
Female¹	4,435	50.94%, see rank	50.91%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,572	57.99%, see rank	66.00%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	2,572	57.99%, see rank	65.88%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,517	97.86%, see rank	95.16%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	55	2.14%, see rank	4.84%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,863	42.01%, see rank	34.00%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Custer County	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,399	100%	923,456	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,940	72.98%, see rank	79.95%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	487	9.02%, see rank	10.04%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	0.66%	4.94%
Walked	295	5.46%, see rank	3.19%	2.85%
Other Means	104	1.93%, see rank	1.29%	1.72%
Worked at Home	573	10.61%, see rank	4.87%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Custer County	15.9 minutes
Nebraska	17.4 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Custer County	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,510	-	937,574	141,833,331
Male¹	2,993	54.32%, see rank	52.42%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,060	35.42%, see rank	32.30%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	182	6.08%, see rank	11.69%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	310	10.36%, see rank	17.36%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	271	9.05%, see rank	2.41%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	357	11.93%, see rank	9.56%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	631	21.08%, see rank	20.19%	18.08%
Female¹	2,517	45.68%, see rank	47.58%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	834	33.13%, see rank	37.58%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	536	21.30%, see rank	21.26%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	921	36.59%, see rank	33.51%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	35	1.39%, see rank	0.48%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3	0.12%, see rank	0.27%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	188	7.47%, see rank	6.69%	6.07%

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	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,510	100%	937,574	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	947	17.19%, see rank	4.80%	1.86%
Construction	380	6.90%, see rank	6.51%	7.13%
Manufacturing	557	10.11%, see rank	10.94%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	173	3.14%, see rank	3.09%	3.06%
Retail Trade	578	10.49%, see rank	11.60%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	438	7.95%, see rank	6.01%	5.07%
Information	65	1.18%, see rank	2.06%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	248	4.50%, see rank	7.72%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	194	3.52%, see rank	8.14%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,163	21.11%, see rank	23.14%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	361	6.55%, see rank	7.58%	8.86%
Public Administration	192	3.48%, see rank	3.94%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	214	3.88%, see rank	4.47%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Custer County	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,060	9.98%, see rank	11.82%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	231	7.17%, see rank	7.95%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.