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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,075 (1.7%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Custer County is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $732 a month.
Cities in this county include: Miles City
, Ismay
, Gardiner-Cooke City
, Valier-Dupuyer
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Neighboring
counties: Carter County
, Fallon County
, Garfield County
, Powder River County
, Prairie County
, Rosebud County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Custer County: Bonfield
Fishing Access Site
(A),
Bradshaw Ranch
(B),
Branum Lake Campground and Picnic Area
(C),
Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Station
(D),
Campbell Ranch
(E),
Eastern Montana Fairground
(F),
Roche Jaune Fishing Access Site
(G),
Shirley
(H),
Sunshine Camp
(I),
Tusler
(J),
Twelve Mile Dam Fishing Access Site
(K),
Venn Ranch
(L),
Woodruff Park
(M),
Murn
(N),
Miles City Town and Country Club
(O),
Miles City Fish Hatchery
(P),
Mather Brothers Ranch
(Q),
Big Sky Camp and RV Park
(R),
Locate Rest Area
(S),
Locate
(T)
Churches in Custer County include: Valley
Drive Baptist Church
(A),
Kinsey Association of Churches Protestant Community Church
(B),
Grace Bible Church
(C),
Grace Community Church
(D)
Cemeteries: Knowlton
Cemetery
(1),
Cottonwood Cemetery
(2),
Pine Hills School Cemetery
(3),
Pine Crest Cemetery
(4),
Calvary Cemetery
(5),
Ismay Cemetery
(6),
Custer County Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Pine
Hills Reservoir
(A),
Pine Hill Reservoir
(B),
Physic Creek Reservoir
(C),
Tepee Butte Reservoir
(D),
Noble Reservoir
(E),
Branum Lake
(F),
McFarland Reservoir
(G),
Corral Creek Reservoir
(H)
Rivers and creeks: Circle
L Creek
(A),
Schlosser Creek
(B),
Home Creek
(C),
Holmes Creek
(D),
Hogan Creek
(E),
Scott Creek
(F),
Hercules Creek
(G),
Haddow Creek
(H),
Sheep Creek
(I)
Parks in Custer County include: Pumping
Plant Park
(1),
Powder River Historical Marker
(2),
After the Roundup Historical Marker
(3),
Pirogue Island State Park
(4),
George Park
(5),
Tongue River Historical Marker
(6),
Spotted Eagle Recreation Area
(7),
Strawberry Hill Recreation Area
(8)
Post offices: Kinsey
Post Office
(A),
Volborg Post Office
(B)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 514
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 162 (57% naturalized citizens)
| Custer
County: |
1.4% | | Whole
state: | 1.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 33
- 1990
to 1994: 0
- 1985
to 1989: 19
- 1980
to 1984: 17
- 1975
to 1979: 7
- 1970
to 1974: 4
- 1970
to 1974: 7
- 1965
to 1969: 75
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Mean travel time to work: 11.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.5%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 3,631
- One,
attached: 64
- Two:
195
- 3
or 4: 291
- 5
to 9: 269
- 10
to 19: 130
- 20
or more: 58
- Mobile
homes: 722
Housing units in Custer County with a mortgage: 1,321 (177 second mortgage, 161 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,047 Agriculture
in Custer County
Average size of farms: 4480 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $95735
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $105.26
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.21%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $86323
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.00%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 44.71%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $70665
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 81.88%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.58
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.06%
Corn for grain: 367 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 12185 harvested acresCuster
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Montana state average. It is 14.4 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Public
administration (10%)
- Construction
(9%)
- Educational
services (7%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Repair
and maintenance (5%)
- Motor
vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (23%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Accommodation
and food services (10%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Social
assistance (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (11%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (5%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Canada
(30%)
- Germany
(17%)
- Mexico
(8%)
- United
Kingdom (6%)
- Philippines
(6%)
- South
Africa (6%)
- France
(5%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Custer County:
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- German
(34%)
- Norwegian
(12%)
- English
(8%)
- Irish
(8%)
- United
States or American (5%)
- Swedish
(3%)
- Italian
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 4,264 (78%)
- Carpooled:
544 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
11 (0%)
- Bicycle:
51 (1%)
- Walked:
274 (5%)
- Other
means: 2 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 325 (6%)
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People
in group quarters in Custer County, Montana
- 237
people in nursing homes
- 53
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 52
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 33
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 25
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 10
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 8
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 3
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $47,242.
7.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,134 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.13% | | Montana
average: | 8.25% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.91% relocated from other counties in Montana ($15,375 average AGI)
3.22% relocated from other states ($16,756 average AGI)
| Custer
County: |
3.22% | | Montana
average: | 4.64% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Yellowstone County, MT
|
0.79% ($25,091 average AGI) |
| from
Rosebud County, MT
|
0.38% ($17,125) |
| from
Dawson County, MT
|
0.24% ($66,600) |
| from
Gallatin County, MT
|
0.24% ($28,100) |
8.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,898 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.07% | | Montana
average: |
7.69% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.01% relocated to other counties in Montana ($13,538 average AGI)
4.06% relocated to other states ($19,360 average AGI)
| Custer
County: |
4.06% | | Montana
average: | 4.10% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Yellowstone County, MT
|
1.44% ($24,508 average AGI) |
| to
Gallatin County, MT
|
0.50% ($38,571) |
| to
Rosebud County, MT
|
0.26% ($46,182) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9
Births
per 1000 population in Custer County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2
Deaths
per 1000 population in Custer County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Custer County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,279 (1,950 aged, 329 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 11,275
- In
family households: 9,370 (2,446 male householders, 674 female householders)
2,354
spouses, 3,244 children (2,933 natural, 170 adopted, 141 stepchildren), 187 grandchildren, 49 brothers or sisters, 51 parents, 111 other relatives, 254 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,905 (710 male householders (565 living alone)), 948 female householders (866 living alone)), 247 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 421 (315 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,504 2-persons, 632 3-persons, 617 4-persons, 248 5-persons, 82 6-persons, 37 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,431 1-person, 217 2-persons, 10 3-persons.
1,960 married couples with children.
716 single-parent households (170 men, 546 women).
95.4% of residents of Custer County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 45% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (30% speak English very well, 67% speak English well, 3% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $86,854,000 ($7583 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,097,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,211,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,608,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,606,000
Federal grants: $16,680,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,083,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $13,665,000 ($335,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,252,000
Federal Government insurance: $35,316,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 693
| Here: |
62 per 1000 residents | | State: | 62
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 731
| Here: |
65 per 1000 residents | | State: |
47 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +28
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+2 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -405
| Here: |
-36 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+20 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Custer County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.67 millions of gallons per day (13% from ground, 87% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 46
- 1995
to 1998: 164
- 1990
to 1994: 156
- 1980
to 1989: 399
- 1970
to 1979: 1,299
- 1960
to 1969: 536
- 1950
to 1959: 631
- 1940
to 1949: 525
- 1939
or earlier: 1,604
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Custer County, Montana: |
- 1
room: 11
- 2
rooms: 36
- 3
rooms: 102
- 4
rooms: 434
- 5
rooms: 670
- 6
rooms: 583
- 7
rooms: 423
- 8
rooms: 411
- 9
or more rooms: 671
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Custer County, Montana: |
- 1
room: 21
- 2
rooms: 123
- 3
rooms: 255
- 4
rooms: 479
- 5
rooms: 247
- 6
rooms: 101
- 7
rooms: 74
- 8
rooms: 52
- 9
or more rooms: 75
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Custer County: |
- no
bedroom: 19
- 1
bedroom: 145
- 2
bedrooms: 691
- 3
bedrooms: 1,328
- 4
bedrooms: 841
- 5
or more bedrooms: 317
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Custer County: |
- no
bedroom: 40
- 1
bedroom: 396
- 2
bedrooms: 595
- 3
bedrooms: 250
- 4
bedrooms: 107
- 5
or more bedrooms: 39
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Custer County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 137
- 1
vehicle: 806
- 2
vehicles: 1,308
- 3
vehicles: 752
- 4
vehicles: 206
- 5
or more vehicles: 132
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Custer County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 136
- 1
vehicle: 770
- 2
vehicles: 332
- 3
vehicles: 141
- 4
vehicles: 32
- 5
or more vehicles: 16
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58% of Custer County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Montana.
| Custer
County: |
57.9% | | State
average: |
54.0% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 7295
- Northeast:
248
- Midwest:
2110
- South:
411
- West:
1421
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (77%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Electricity
(7%)
- Wood
(3%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (71%)
- Electricity
(19%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- Coal
or coke (1%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 117
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 13
Custer
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $361,000
Solid Waste Management: $116,000
Parks & Recreation: $93,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $275,000
- Current
Operations - Police Protection: $817,000
Health Services - Other: $629,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $526,000
Regular Highways: $521,000
Solid Waste Management: $368,000
Natural Resources - Other: $354,000
General - Other: $313,000
Central Staff Services: $277,000
Financial Administration: $258,000
Welfare - Other: $114,000
General Public Buildings: $110,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $69,000
Libraries: $34,000
Air Transportation: $21,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - General Support: $450,000
All Other: $204,000
Health & Hospitals: $133,000
Highways: $6,000
Housing & Community Development: $3,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,142,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $323,000
Interest Earnings: $84,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Natural Resource - Other: $85,000
General - Other: $30,000
Judicial: $7,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,901,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $281,000
General Support: $163,000
Highways: $117,000
Health & Hospitals: $36,000
- Tax
- Property: $3,694,000
NEC: $2,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $2,338,000
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