| | People QuickFacts | Custer County | Montana |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 11,752 | 998,199 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 11,699 | 989,415 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.5% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 11,699 | 989,415 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 22.8% | 22.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 17.1% | 15.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 50.4% | 49.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 95.8% | 89.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 0.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.8% | 6.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.5% | 2.4% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 2.3% | 3.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 93.9% | 87.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 78.6% | 83.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.1% | 2.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 2.3% | 4.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 91.2% | 91.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 19.2% | 27.9% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,220 | 100,874 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 14.3 | 17.7 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 5,577 | 489,157 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 65.6% | 69.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 11.2% | 16.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $86,700 | $173,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 5,168 | 401,328 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.18 | 2.36 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $21,676 | $23,836 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $38,913 | $43,872 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 15.7% | 14.5% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Custer County | Montana |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 397 | 36,0112 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 3,968 | 338,4052 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 1.6 | 14.22 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 820 | 83,651 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,005 | 114,398 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.0% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 21.9% | 24.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 10,638,145 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 75,061 | 8,202,782 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 199,923 | 14,686,854 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $17,987 | $15,343 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 22,098 | 2,079,426 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 6 | 1,914 |