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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $546 (0.4%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Custer County is $507 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $668 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $935 a month.
Cities in this county include: Silver Cliff
, Westcliffe
.
Neighboring
counties: Fremont County
, Huerfano County
, Pueblo County
, Saguache County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Custer County: Abbey
Summer Camp
(A),
Abbots Lodge
(B),
Rainbow Trail Camp
(C),
Akin Ranch
(D),
Dry Lake School
(E),
Robsin Windmill
(F),
Rush Windmill
(G),
Alvarado Picnic Ground
(H),
San Isabel Ranch
(I),
San Isabel Ski Area
(J),
Conquistador Ski Area
(K),
Smith Creek Campground
(L),
Smith Ranch
(M),
Armstrong Ranch
(N),
Gibson Creek Trailhead
(O),
The Pines
(P),
Tomsick Ranch
(Q),
Top Windmill
(R),
Trails End Ranch
(S),
Henrich Ranch
(T)
Cemeteries: Hope
Cemetery
(1),
Ula Cemetery
(2),
Rosita Cemetery
(3),
The Pines Cemetery
(4)
Lakes and reservoirs: Horseshoe
Lake
(A),
Venable Lakes
(B),
Horn Lakes
(C),
Brush Creek Lakes
(D),
Dry Lake
(E),
Silver Lake
(F),
Bench Lake
(G),
Banjo Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Willow
Creek
(A),
Alvarado Creek
(B),
Amethyst Creek
(C),
Antelope Creek
(D),
Asher Creek
(E),
Ophir Creek
(F),
Bear Creek
(G),
Beaver Creek
(H),
Bigelow Creek
(I)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 63
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 58 (66% naturalized citizens)
| Custer
County: |
1.7% | | Whole
state: | 8.6% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 0
- 1990
to 1994: 0
- 1985
to 1989: 8
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 4
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 6
- 1965
to 1969: 40
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Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 2,463
- One,
attached: 41
- Two:
26
- 3
or 4: 25
- 5
to 9: 20
- 10
to 19: 12
- 20
or more: 3
- Mobile
homes: 319
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 80
Housing units in Custer County with a mortgage: 291 (20 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 210 Agriculture
in Custer County
Average size of farms: 771 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $17347
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $73.83
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 89.98%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $18952
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.05%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 65.81%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $46193
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.65%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.17
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.16%Custer
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Colorado state average. It is 3.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(29%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Public
administration (9%)
- Real
estate and rental and leasing (4%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Utilities
(3%)
- Truck
transportation (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (12%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (10%)
- Food
and beverage stores (9%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Construction
(5%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (10%)
- Carpenters
(8%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Construction
trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
|
Most
common occupations for females
|
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Canada
(34%)
- Germany
(28%)
- Poland
(16%)
- Austria
(14%)
- Ireland
(9%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Custer County:
|
- German
(22%)
- English
(17%)
- United
States or American (12%)
- Irish
(12%)
- French
(except Basque) (4%)
- Swedish
(3%)
- Italian
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 945 (64%)
- Carpooled:
307 (21%)
- Walked:
57 (4%)
- Worked
at home: 159 (11%)
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People
in group quarters in Custer County, Colorado
- 7
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 7
people in other workers' dormitories
- 2
people in other group homes
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,573.
11.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($59,819 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
11.31% | | Colorado
average: |
10.77% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.47% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($29,671 average AGI)
5.84% relocated from other states ($30,148 average AGI)
| Custer
County: |
5.84% | | Colorado
average: |
4.67% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Fremont County, CO
|
1.75% ($30,083 average AGI) |
| from
Pueblo County, CO
|
0.80% ($128,182) |
10.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,766 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
10.13% | | Colorado
average: |
10.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.32% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($15,190 average AGI)
4.80% relocated to other states ($14,577 average AGI)
| Custer
County: |
4.80% | | Colorado
average: |
3.96% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Fremont County, CO
|
1.48% ($21,000 average AGI) |
| to
El Paso County, CO
|
1.18% ($29,375) |
| to
Pueblo County, CO
|
0.96% ($34,231) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.9
Births
per 1000 population in Custer County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Custer County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Custer County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 710 (613 aged, 97 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 3,487
- In
family households: 3,024 (891 male householders, 195 female householders)
979
spouses, 827 children (769 natural, 26 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 40 other relatives, 40 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 463 (203 male householders (193 living alone)), 201 female householders (159 living alone)), 59 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 16 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 616 2-persons, 200 3-persons, 157 4-persons, 74 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 352 1-person, 45 2-persons, 7 3-persons.
584 married couples with children.
132 single-parent households (37 men, 95 women).
96.4% of residents of Custer County speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $24,074,000 ($6268 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,103,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $14,614,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,383,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $24,000
Federal grants: $2,959,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,103,000 ($2,887,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $991,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $51,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,344,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 148
| Here: |
38 per 1000 residents | | State: | 76
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 113
| Here: |
29 per 1000 residents | | State: | 32
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: -4
| Here: |
-1 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+24 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +341
| Here: |
+88 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+10 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Custer County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.12 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 231
- 1995
to 1998: 661
- 1990
to 1994: 345
- 1980
to 1989: 432
- 1970
to 1979: 422
- 1960
to 1969: 178
- 1950
to 1959: 116
- 1940
to 1949: 123
- 1939
or earlier: 481
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Custer County, Colorado: |
- 1
room: 30
- 2
rooms: 59
- 3
rooms: 89
- 4
rooms: 174
- 5
rooms: 248
- 6
rooms: 211
- 7
rooms: 137
- 8
rooms: 97
- 9
or more rooms: 123
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Custer County, Colorado: |
- 1
room: 2
- 2
rooms: 14
- 3
rooms: 42
- 4
rooms: 82
- 5
rooms: 63
- 6
rooms: 53
- 7
rooms: 28
- 8
rooms: 11
- 9
or more rooms: 17
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Custer County: |
- no
bedroom: 44
- 1
bedroom: 145
- 2
bedrooms: 325
- 3
bedrooms: 479
- 4
bedrooms: 116
- 5
or more bedrooms: 59
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Custer County: |
- no
bedroom: 4
- 1
bedroom: 70
- 2
bedrooms: 107
- 3
bedrooms: 85
- 4
bedrooms: 34
- 5
or more bedrooms: 12
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Custer County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 31
- 1
vehicle: 183
- 2
vehicles: 514
- 3
vehicles: 297
- 4
vehicles: 106
- 5
or more vehicles: 37
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Custer County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 41
- 1
vehicle: 102
- 2
vehicles: 124
- 3
vehicles: 26
- 4
vehicles: 19
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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46% of Custer County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Colorado.
| Custer
County: |
45.7% | | State
average: |
45.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 1238
- Northeast:
371
- Midwest:
953
- South:
497
- West:
351
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $88,800 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (71%)
- Wood
(20%)
- Electricity
(7%)
- Solar
energy (1%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Electricity
(17%)
- Wood
(13%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 43
| Here: |
12.3% | | Colorado: |
8.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25
| Here: |
14.4% | | Colorado: |
7.9% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 6
| Here: |
12.8% | | Colorado: | 16.7% |
Custer
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- Solid Waste Management: $74,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $1,062,000
Police Protection: $638,000
Central Staff Services: $628,000
Welfare - Other: $249,000
Corrections - Other: $151,000
General Public Buildings: $141,000
Financial Administration: $116,000
Solid Waste Management: $114,000
General - Other: $100,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $58,000
Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $34,000
Air Transportation: $20,000
Health Services - Other: $10,000
Fire Protection: $1,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - General Support: $189,000
- Miscellaneous
- Special Assessments: $354,000
General Revenue, NEC: $97,000
Interest Earnings: $65,000
Property Sale Other: $6,000
Rents: $4,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $121,000
Police Protection: $92,000
Central Staff: $41,000
Solid Waste Management: $30,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,544,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $815,000
Public Welfare: $178,000
All Other: $52,000
Health & Hospitals: $17,000
- Tax
- Property: $957,000
Total General Sales: $736,000
Motor Vehicle License: $1,000
NEC: $1,000
Tobacco Sales: $0
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,599,000
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