Custer County Information
Custer in
South Dakota occupies
1,559 square miles and has a 2006 population of
7,944, a change from a 2000 population of
7,275 and
6,179 in 1990.
15.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
9.9% percent is 25-35, and
11% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
acts of violent crime reported in
Custer in 2004, a change from
reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
148 people:
3.1% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.2%.
Read more about
Custer, South Dakota in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Custer | |
| State | South Dakota | |
| Land Area | 1,559 sq. miles | Ranked 426 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 7,944 | Ranked 2,596 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 7,825 | |
| Population 2000 | 7,275 | Ranked 2,658 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 6,179 | Ranked 2,734 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 94.4% | |
| African American | .3% | |
| Asian American | .2% | |
| Native American | 3.6% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.4% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 10.4% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 9.9% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 11% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 17.5% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 14.8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 9.8% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.1% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | | |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | | |
| Total Property Crimes | 34 | |
| Burglaries | 8 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 22 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 4 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 4,739 | 4,167 |
| Unemployed Population | 148 | 132 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.1% | 3.2% |
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