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Custer County, Colorado

Custer County had 5,553 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 738.6 square miles of land. It ranks 51st of 64 in Colorado by population and 51st by land area.

Population
5,553
#51 of 64 in Colorado · #2,775 in US
Area
738.6 sq mi
#51 of 64 in Colorado · #1,196 in US
Density
7.5 / sq mi
#38 of 64 in Colorado · #2,662 in US
Median household income
$77,137
#29 of 64 in Colorado · #573 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Custer County within Colorado. Pin: Denver.

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Custer County population, land area and income

Custer County had 5,553 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 738.6 square miles of land. It ranks 51st of 64 in Colorado by population and 51st by land area. That works out to 7.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Colorado has 15,336 residents, so Custer County has 36% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $77,137 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,553

3144th1st

2775th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

739 sq mi

3144th1st

1196th of 3,144 (US)

Density

7.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2662nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$77,137

3143rd1st

573rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Colorado (64)

Population

5,553

64th1st

51st of 64 (CO)

Land area

739 sq mi

64th1st

51st of 64 (CO)

Density

7.5 / sq mi

64th1st

38th of 64 (CO)

Median household income

$77,137

64th1st

29th of 64 (CO)

How Custer County's population changed since 2020

Custer County gained 828 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 17.5%. That ranks 1st of 64 in Colorado for growth. The median Colorado county changed by +1.7%, and the state as a whole by +2.9%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Custer County recorded 194 births and 254 deaths, a natural change of -60. Net international migration added +15 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +894. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 894 people.

4,72520205,06520215,34320225,55120235,5532024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
194
Deaths
254
Net international migration
+15
Net domestic migration
+894
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2

Where Custer County is

The Census internal point of Custer County is at 38.102000, -105.373500. It sits in UTM zone 13N. The map shades Colorado's 64 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Custer County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Otero County: -3.6%Lake County: -0.6%Adams County: +4.3%Kit Carson County: +0.2%Phillips County: -0.9%Bent County: +5.5%Lincoln County: -1.1%Washington County: -0.9%Hinsdale County: -5.1%Alamosa County: +1.9%Kiowa County: -4.1%Arapahoe County: +1.8%Archuleta County: +5.1%Montrose County: +4.6%Jefferson County: -0.8%Gilpin County: +2.5%Larimer County: +4.1%Custer County: +17.5%Saguache County: +4.3%Mineral County: +7.1%Broomfield County: +5.1%Logan County: -2.1%Mesa County: +3.4%Eagle County: -2.4%Denver County: +1.6%Pitkin County: -4.2%Boulder County: -0.2%El Paso County: +2.6%Las Animas County: +0.1%San Miguel County: -2.9%Douglas County: +9.3%Cheyenne County: -1.9%Garfield County: +2.2%Ouray County: +6.5%San Juan County: +16.0%Yuma County: +0.8%Elbert County: +12.1%Prowers County: -0.5%Morgan County: +4.2%Delta County: +3.7%Chaffee County: +6.6%Huerfano County: +2.4%Teller County: +0.5%Costilla County: +5.3%Baca County: -3.3%Routt County: +1.6%Conejos County: +1.3%Summit County: -1.1%Clear Creek County: -3.0%Fremont County: +2.5%Rio Blanco County: +1.3%Dolores County: +5.8%Grand County: +2.6%Gunnison County: +2.1%Park County: +5.1%Sedgwick County: -5.5%Montezuma County: +3.7%La Plata County: +2.1%Moffat County: -1.0%Rio Grande County: -3.6%Weld County: +11.5%Pueblo County: +0.9%Jackson County: -7.6%Crowley County: -1.5%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.9%
  2. < +0.5%
  3. < +2.4%
  4. < +5.1%
  5. ≥ +5.1%
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Orange pin: Custer County internal point. Dark pin: Denver.

Internal point

Decimal
38.102000, -105.373500
DMS
38°06'7.20"N 105°22'24.60"W
UTM
13N 467253.1E 4217198.1N
Geohash
9wv0f0m25
Plus code
85CP4J2G+RH

Towns in Custer County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Custer County. Its 5,553 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Custer County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Custer County. The most populous is Pueblo County, CO, with 169,866 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Denver and the nearest big city

Denver is 115.0 miles N of Custer County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Pueblo, CO (population 111,166), 43.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cañon City, CO (population 17,193), 24.9 miles away.

Custer County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Custer County is 08027: state code 08 for Colorado plus county code 027. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $77,137.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Custer County, Colorado?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,553. That is up 828 people (17.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 4,725.

What is the FIPS code of Custer County?

08027. The first two digits (08) are Colorado; the last three (027) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Custer County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Custer County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Custer County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Pueblo County, CO; Fremont County, CO; Huerfano County, CO; Saguache County, CO.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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