Custer County vs. Lemhi County

	Custer County (ID)	Lemhi County (ID)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4,280	7,961
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.0%	0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	4,366	7,936
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	4,368	7,936
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.8%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	17.4%	18.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	29.0%	30.3%
Female persons, percent	48.7%	49.4%
White alone, percent	96.0%	95.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	1.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.7%	3.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.7%	93.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	446	824
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.3%	3.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,137	4,910
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.8%	75.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$177,300	$171,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,047	$1,104
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$271	$308
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$639	$646
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.9%	6.6%
Building permits, 2018	1	32
Households, 2014-2018	1,761	3,549
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.28	2.14
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.8%	79.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.8%	2.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.7%	84.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.0%	77.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.4%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.0%	21.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.4%	10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.8%	12.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.5%	51.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	43.9%	47.5%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	39,421	98,352
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,102	$12,677
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.0	15.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$39,957	$37,921
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,545	$23,042
Persons in poverty, percent	14.7%	14.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	173	296
Total employment, 2017	824	1,837
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	26,926	56,258
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	17.0%	6.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	437	766
All firms, 2012	433	797
Men-owned firms, 2012	196	369
Women-owned firms, 2012	137	325
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	405	734
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	68	41
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	335	721
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	27.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	0.9	1.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	4,920.94	4,563.39

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Custer county (ID) and Lemhi county (ID) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.