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County:

Custer County

State:

Nebraska

FIPS Code:

31041

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

31,638

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.29

% Water:

0.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

23

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

14,092

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

13,877

-1.5%

-3.2%

1.7%

1990:

12,270

-11.6%

-12.3%

0.7%

2000:

11,793

-3.9%

-1.2%

-2.7%

2005:

11,410

-3.2%

-2.2%

-1.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

11,553

98.0%

0-to-19:

3,338

28.3%

Black:

8

0.1%

20-to-39:

2,321

19.7%

Hispanic:

108

0.9%

40-to-59:

3,057

25.9%

American Indian:

47

0.4%

60-plus:

3,077

26.1%

Other:

77

0.7%

Median Age:

41.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.1%

Median Family Income:

$37,063

Families Below Poverty Line:

9.1%

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