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Custer County, Oklahoma

Custer County had 28,266 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 988.8 square miles of land. It ranks 33rd of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 22nd by land area.

Population
28,266
#33 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,501 in US
Area
988.8 sq mi
#22 of 77 in Oklahoma · #696 in US
Density
29 / sq mi
#38 of 77 in Oklahoma · #1,971 in US
Median household income
$55,458
#41 of 77 in Oklahoma · #2,283 in US

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

Custer County within Oklahoma. Pin: Oklahoma City.

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Custer County population, land area and income

Custer County had 28,266 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 988.8 square miles of land. It ranks 33rd of 77 in Oklahoma by population and 22nd by land area. That works out to 28.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Oklahoma has 20,577 residents; Custer County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $55,458 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

28,266

3144th1st

1501st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

989 sq mi

3144th1st

696th of 3,144 (US)

Density

28.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1971st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$55,458

3143rd1st

2283rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Oklahoma (77)

Population

28,266

77th1st

33rd of 77 (OK)

Land area

989 sq mi

77th1st

22nd of 77 (OK)

Density

28.6 / sq mi

77th1st

38th of 77 (OK)

Median household income

$55,458

77th1st

41st of 77 (OK)

How Custer County's population changed since 2020

Custer County lost 178 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.6%. That ranks 57th of 77 in Oklahoma for growth. The median Oklahoma county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +3.3%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Custer County recorded 1,500 births and 1,423 deaths, a natural change of +77. Net international migration added +136 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -457. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 457 people.

28.4k202028.2k202128.1k202228.3k202328.3k2024
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
1,500
Deaths
1,423
Net international migration
+136
Net domestic migration
-457
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-66

Where Custer County is

The Census internal point of Custer County is at 35.645600, -98.997400. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Oklahoma's 77 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.

Kingfisher County: +4.2%Okfuskee County: +0.8%Creek County: +2.9%Carter County: +2.3%Hughes County: +0.2%Murray County: -0.9%Haskell County: +2.2%Cherokee County: +3.5%Grady County: +6.3%Canadian County: +16.9%Caddo County: -2.1%Garvin County: +1.9%Custer County: -0.6%Pushmataha County: +0.1%Mayes County: +2.8%Stephens County: +2.9%Dewey County: -4.6%Greer County: -1.1%Logan County: +8.3%Atoka County: +3.1%Nowata County: +2.5%Beckham County: -0.4%Cimarron County: -6.9%Harper County: -1.2%Cleveland County: +2.6%Texas County: -3.4%Marshall County: +5.3%Tulsa County: +3.4%McIntosh County: +4.0%Grant County: -1.3%Seminole County: -0.7%Garfield County: -1.1%Jackson County: -0.8%Blaine County: -1.5%Lincoln County: +4.4%Alfalfa County: +0.0%Jefferson County: +0.8%Okmulgee County: +1.1%Major County: -2.3%Noble County: -0.2%Oklahoma County: +2.3%Pawnee County: +3.5%Bryan County: +8.6%Payne County: +3.1%Adair County: +1.9%Harmon County: -6.5%Love County: +2.6%Craig County: +2.6%Rogers County: +6.3%Muskogee County: +0.8%Sequoyah County: +3.3%Delaware County: +3.4%Johnston County: +0.5%Pittsburg County: -0.9%Le Flore County: +3.4%McClain County: +15.6%Woodward County: -2.1%Ottawa County: +0.6%Choctaw County: -0.2%Cotton County: -0.6%Roger Mills County: -3.6%Washita County: -0.6%Coal County: +2.5%Pontotoc County: +0.6%Kiowa County: -2.8%Tillman County: -3.0%Ellis County: -3.9%Wagoner County: +12.1%Beaver County: -0.1%McCurtain County: -0.1%Kay County: -0.4%Pottawatomie County: +2.6%Osage County: +1.5%Comanche County: +0.2%Washington County: +2.8%Woods County: -0.2%Latimer County: +0.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.1%
  2. < +0.0%
  3. < +2.2%
  4. < +3.3%
  5. ≥ +3.3%
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Orange pin: Custer County internal point. Dark pin: Oklahoma City.

Internal point

Decimal
35.645600, -98.997400
DMS
35°38'44.16"N 98°59'50.64"W
UTM
14N 500235.4E 3944641.5N
Geohash
9y3dg3069
Plus code
8673J2W3+62

Towns in Custer County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Custer County, 21,540 people together, or 76% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Custer County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Weatherford with 12,047.

  1. 01Weatherford12,047
  2. 02Clinton8,355
  3. 03Thomas1,138
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Custer County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Custer County. The most populous is Caddo County, OK, with 26,337 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Oklahoma City and the nearest big city

Oklahoma City is 84.7 miles E of Custer County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Oklahoma City, OK (population 712,919), 84.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Weatherford, OK (population 12,047), 19.1 miles away.

Custer County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Custer County is 40039: state code 40 for Oklahoma plus county code 039. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $55,458.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Custer County, Oklahoma?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 28,266. That is down 178 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 28,444.

What is the FIPS code of Custer County?

40039. The first two digits (40) are Oklahoma; the last three (039) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Custer County?

Weatherford, with 12,047 residents inside Custer County in 2024.

Which counties border Custer County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Caddo County, OK; Beckham County, OK; Washita County, OK; Blaine County, OK; Dewey County, OK; Roger Mills County, OK.

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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